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title: "How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond"
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# How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond

**Brand:** john powell
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- **What is this?** How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond by john powell
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How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond

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## Customer Reviews

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    Delivered on time and as promised
  

*by R***Y on Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2023*

Delivered on time and as promised

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    The Perfect Introduction to Music Theory
  

*by A***X on Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2022*

This book was a godsend for me in my efforts to learn music theory as an older beginner. John Powell combines his credentials as a physicist with his deep understanding of music theory in a way perfect for me. I have several books that tell me the “what” about music theory, but this book goes on to explain the “why” music is the way it is, and how it evolved down through history. I believe it is essential for learning to understand the overall concepts holistically, and then work back to the details of how something works. Mr. Powell does an outstanding job of this, and with wit and humor all along the way. I first read this book in its entirety to learn the musical concepts presented, and then as a reference in going back over the chapters in closer reading (keyboard in hand), and my understanding growing by epiphany to epiphany. Mr. Powell took the mystery out of music theory and provided me with the knowledge to understand other authors’ music theory books. I’m still learning, and this book has taken me much farther down the road than I have ever been, and in a relatively short amount of time. I am eternally grateful to you Mr. Powell.

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    Great lay-person's intro to music
  

*by P***N on Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2012*

Like many kids growing up, I had piano lessons here and there, but my overall knowledge of music was still pretty basic."How Music Works" takes a lot of musical concepts and makes it palatable even for people with limited knowledge of music theory but has an interest in better understanding why music works the way it does.From what is perfect pitch to the difference between notes and noise to how exactly instruments like organs and guitars work to scales and more, I learned a lot of fundamentals as well as interesting tidbits along the way.For instance, did you know that music notes weren't standardized until 1939?  Meaning that a French flute once sounded different than a German one?  Or that Mozart's compositions are now played a pitch or two higher than they were originally composed tuned to his tuning fork?I like too that Powell uses easy to understand examples about music accompanied by photos and diagrams using non-music every day reference points (explaining the concept of resonance with the idea of pushing a swing in a park -- pushing at the right time when the swing is just coming down from the top is simple and far less taxing than trying to push at any other point, or that you can visualize an oboe and its function by creating your own simplified version using a straw).Throughout the book there were plenty of music examples too so you can look up the songs on Youtube to understand references like arpeggio.Overall, I found the book to be a good comprehensive intro to music and well worth my time to read.

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