{"product_id":"good-vibrations-9780801892646","title":"Good Vibrations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeppered throughout with anecdotes and examples illustrating key concepts, this invitingly written book provides a firm grounding in the actual and theoretical physics of music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood Vibrations deals, in a nontechnical manner, with the very interesting subject of the physics of music. Choice 2010 Good Vibrations provides many interesting facts and connections between physics and music for the general reader. -- David Dolak Physics Today 2010 It is seriously easy to understand... It is clear that Parker loves having been born into a world that includes music. Reading this book is like listening to a teacher who worships his subject matter. -- Joseph Arellano Sacramento Bee 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eI. Sound and Sound Waves\u003cbr\u003e1. Making Music: How Sound Is Made\u003cbr\u003e2. The Sound of Music: Perception\u003cbr\u003e3. Good Vibes: Waves in Motion\u003cbr\u003eII. The Building Blocks of Music\u003cbr\u003e4. Making Music Beautiful: Complex Musical Tones\u003cbr\u003e5. The Well-Tempered Scale\u003cbr\u003e6. Down Melody Lane with Chords and Chord Sequences\u003cbr\u003e7. \"You've Gotta Have Rhythm\": Rhythm and Types of Music\u003cbr\u003eIII. Musical Instruments\u003cbr\u003e8. Why a Piano Is Not a Harpsichord\u003cbr\u003e9. The Stringed Instruments: Making Music with the Violin and the Guitar\u003cbr\u003e10. The Brass Instruments: Trumpet and Trombone\u003cbr\u003e11. The Woodwinds: Clarinet and Saxophone\u003cbr\u003e12. The Most Versatile Instrument: The Singing Voice\u003cbr\u003eIV. New Technologies and Acoustics\u003cbr\u003e13. New Technologies and Acoustics\u003cbr\u003e14. Making a MIDI Recording\u003cbr\u003e15. The Acoustics of Concert Halls and Studios\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eSuggested Readings\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527631839575,"sku":"9780801892646","price":33.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801892646.jpg?v=1731868624","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/good-vibrations-9780801892646","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}