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Why We Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica - The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds
John Powell
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Description for Why We Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica - The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds
Paperback. A joyful exploration of music's effects on the mind Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AV; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Did you know that . . . carrying a musical instrument makes you more attractive? music can cure insomnia? music can change the taste of wine? the Mozart effect has nothing to do with Mozart? Barry Manilow songs can be used for crowd control? Why does music affect you so profoundly? It impacts the way you think, talk, feel, behave and even spend money. With his conversational style, humour, and endless knowledge, scientist and musician John Powell showcases fascinating studies - for example that shoppers spend more money in stores that play ... Read more
Did you know that . . . carrying a musical instrument makes you more attractive? music can cure insomnia? music can change the taste of wine? the Mozart effect has nothing to do with Mozart? Barry Manilow songs can be used for crowd control? Why does music affect you so profoundly? It impacts the way you think, talk, feel, behave and even spend money. With his conversational style, humour, and endless knowledge, scientist and musician John Powell showcases fascinating studies - for example that shoppers spend more money in stores that play ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473613768
SKU
V9781473613768
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Ref
99-10
About John Powell
Dr John Powell is a physicist and a classically trained musician, with naturally curly hair. He has given lectures at international laser conferences and played guitar in pubs in return for free beer. He prefers the latter activity. He holds a master's degree in music composition and a PhD in physics, and has taught physics at the universities of Nottingham ... Read more
Reviews for Why We Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica - The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds
His writing is chatty and unpretentious; he is informal and down-home, at times quite funny. If you have ever felt intimated by music and its terminology of whole and half steps, scales and chords, this book will put you at ease
Guardian
Our relationship with music starts in the womb, says physicist and musician John Powell. Research reveals ... Read more
Guardian
Our relationship with music starts in the womb, says physicist and musician John Powell. Research reveals ... Read more