How Music Works: The Science And Psychology Of Beautiful Sounds, From Beethoven To The Beatles And Beyond
by John Powell /
2016 / English / PDF
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Now, scientist and musician John Powell invites you on an
entertaining journey through the world of music. Discover what
distinguishes music from plain old noise, how scales help you
memorize songs, what the humble recorder teaches you about timbre
(assuming your suffering listeners don’t break it first), why
anyone can learn to play a musical instrument, what the absurdly
complicated names of classical music pieces actually mean, how
musical notes came to be (hint: you can thank a group of stodgy men
in 1939 London for that one), how to make an oboe from a drinking
straw, and much more. With wit and charm, and in the simplest
terms, Powell explains the science and psychology of music.
Now, scientist and musician John Powell invites you on an
entertaining journey through the world of music. Discover what
distinguishes music from plain old noise, how scales help you
memorize songs, what the humble recorder teaches you about timbre
(assuming your suffering listeners don’t break it first), why
anyone can learn to play a musical instrument, what the absurdly
complicated names of classical music pieces actually mean, how
musical notes came to be (hint: you can thank a group of stodgy men
in 1939 London for that one), how to make an oboe from a drinking
straw, and much more. With wit and charm, and in the simplest
terms, Powell explains the science and psychology of music.