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A joyful exploration of music's effects on the mind

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In this book, Powell does for music what Masters and Johnson did for sex * Bernie Krause *
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 *
A fascinating book, intriguing * Mark Radcliffe, BBC 6 Music *
A treat for music lovers * Big Issue *
Raises fascinating questions about the opportunities and pitfalls of our glut of music * Financial Times *
An engaging guide to the science of sound . . . He delivers a solid case for why people love (and need) music * Publishers Weekly *
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 *
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 *

Why We Love Music

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    Publisher: John Murray Press
    Publication Date: 04/05/2017
    ISBN13: 9781473613768, 978-1473613768
    ISBN10: 1473613760
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A joyful exploration of music's effects on the mind

    Trade Review
    In this book, Powell does for music what Masters and Johnson did for sex * Bernie Krause *
    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 *
    A fascinating book, intriguing * Mark Radcliffe, BBC 6 Music *
    A treat for music lovers * Big Issue *
    Raises fascinating questions about the opportunities and pitfalls of our glut of music * Financial Times *
    An engaging guide to the science of sound . . . He delivers a solid case for why people love (and need) music * Publishers Weekly *
    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 *
    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 *

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