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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 classical music and, even more astounding, they are more likely to buy German wine in stores playing German music. With chapters on music and emotions, music as medicine, music and intelligence, and much more, Why We Love Music will entertain through to the very last page. A delightful journey through the psychology and science of music, Why We Love Music is the perfect book for anyone who loves a tune.
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 and Lulea (Sweden) and musical acoustics at Sheffield University. He lives in Nottingham.
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 some interesting findings . . . A nice melody has therapeutic properties, too, a fact explored in a great chapter on music as medicine
Boundless
An engaging guide to the science of sound . . . He delivers a solid case for why people love (and need) music
Publishers Weekly
Raises fascinating questions about the opportunities and pitfalls of our glut of music
Financial Times
A treat for music lovers
Big Issue
A fascinating book, intriguing
Mark Radcliffe, BBC 6 Music
If you have ever felt intimidated by music and its terminology of whole and half steps, scales and chords, this book will put you at ease
Wall Street Journal
In this book, Powell does for music what Masters and Johnson did for sex
Bernie Krause
Guardian
Our relationship with music starts in the womb, says physicist and musician John Powell. Research reveals some interesting findings . . . A nice melody has therapeutic properties, too, a fact explored in a great chapter on music as medicine
Boundless
An engaging guide to the science of sound . . . He delivers a solid case for why people love (and need) music
Publishers Weekly
Raises fascinating questions about the opportunities and pitfalls of our glut of music
Financial Times
A treat for music lovers
Big Issue
A fascinating book, intriguing
Mark Radcliffe, BBC 6 Music
If you have ever felt intimidated by music and its terminology of whole and half steps, scales and chords, this book will put you at ease
Wall Street Journal
In this book, Powell does for music what Masters and Johnson did for sex
Bernie Krause