**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.** 

Learn about a new model of music cognition describing the listener profile -- a set of mental “sweet spots” where music’s features lead to the individual’s strongest response. Just as we do with food and clothing, our musical taste forms over a lifetime of positive and negative experiences to create a unique profile for each music lover. New research into spontaneous thought processes such as daydreaming reveals that the neural network forming our self-image increases its activity when our minds wander. This same network is also activated when we enjoy our favorite music. Thus, the music we love the most reveals our sense of self and provides a way for us to share ourselves with others. How music preferences form and how they differ will be discussed. Led by Susan Rogers, a multiplatinum-earning record producer, engineer, mixer and audio technician. She is best known for her work with Prince (1983-1987) but production/engineering credits also include David Byrne, Barenaked Ladies, Geggy Tah, Nil Lara, Robben Ford, Tricky, Michael Penn, and Jeff Black. In 2021, Rogers became the first female recipient of the Music Producer’s Guild Award for Outstanding Contributions to U.K. Music. She recently retired from Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she taught psychoacoustics and record production in the department of Music Production & Engineering. Rogers is the author of the book, This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You.

Register directly on Zoom HERE. Presented in collaboration with the Groton Library. (Please note Tewksbury hosted a similar program with Susan Rogers back in January 2023. Some of the material in that presentation will be repeated in this one.)

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

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