Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds

Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds - Paperback

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Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds - Paperback

Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds - Paperback

by John Powell
$21.99
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Book Overview

A delightful journey through the psychology and science of music, Why You Love Music is the perfect book for anyone who loves a tune.

Music plays a hugely important role in our emotional, intellectual, and even physical lives. It impacts the ways we work, relax, behave, and feel. It can make us smile or cry, it helps us bond with the people around us, and it even has the power to alleviate a range of medical conditions. The songs you love (and hate, and even the ones you feel pretty neutral about) don't just make up the soundtrack to your life -- they actually help to shape it.

In Why You Love Music, scientist and musician John Powell dives deep into decades of psychological and sociological studies in order to answer the question "Why does music affect us so profoundly?" With his relaxed, conversational style, Powell explores all aspects of music psychology, from how music helps babies bond with their mothers to the ways in which music can change the taste of wine or persuade you to spend more in restaurants. Why You Love Music will open your eyes (and ears) to the astounding variety of ways that music impacts the human experience.
ISBN9780316260671
Author John Powell
PublisherLittle, Brown Spark
GenreEducation and Self-help & personal development
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2017
LanguageENG- English
Pages320
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About John Powell

Scientist and musician John Powell holds a PhD in physics from Imperial College (London University) and a Master's degree in music from the university of Sheffield (UK). He is the author of How Music Works.

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