{"product_id":"uncommon-measure-a-journey-through-music-performance-and-the-science-of-time-9781942658979","title":"Uncommon Measure: A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA virtuosic debut from a gifted violinist searching for a new mode of artistic becoming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does time shape consciousness and consciousness, time? Do we live in time, or does time live in us? And how does music, with its patterns of rhythm and harmony, inform our experience of time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUncommon Measure\u003c\/i\u003e explores these questions from the perspective of a young Korean American who dedicated herself to perfecting her art until performance anxiety forced her to give up the dream of becoming a concert solo violinist. Anchoring her story in illuminating research in neuroscience and quantum physics, Hodges traces her own passage through difficult family dynamics, prejudice, and enormous personal expectations to come to terms with the meaning of a life reimagined--one still shaped by classical music but moving toward the freedom of improvisation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatalie Hodges\u003c\/b\u003e has performed as a classical violinist throughout Colorado and in New York, Boston, Paris, and the Italian Piedmont, as well as at the Aspen Music Festival and the Stowe Tango Music Festival. She graduated from Harvard University, where she studied English and music, and lives in Denver, Colorado. \u003ci\u003eUncommon Measure\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Natalie Hodges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574748979381,"sku":"9781942658979","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cfbe035b-1ad9-4ddb-aabf-137422f7bf09.jpg?v=1643698752","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/uncommon-measure-a-journey-through-music-performance-and-the-science-of-time-9781942658979","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}