Powell, John,  1955- <br/><br/>
How music works :  the science and psychology of beautiful sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and beyond / 
 Science and psychology of beautiful sounds. 
John Powell. 
 - New York :  Little, Brown and Company,  2011. 
 - vi, 264 p. :  ill. ;  21 cm. +  1 computer optical discs (4 3/4 in.). 
<br/><br/> Book is accompanied by one CD, entitled'How music works' bearing the same call number and available at Bahagian Koleksi Media. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-257) and index. 
<br/><br/>So, what is music, anyway? -- What is perfect pitch and do I have it? -- Notes and noises -- Xylophones and saxophones : same notes but different sounds -- Instrumental break -- How loud is loud? -- Harmony and cacophony -- Weighing up scales -- The self-confident major and the emotional minor -- I got rhythm -- Making music -- Listening to music -- Fiddly details. Naming and identifying intervals ; Using the Decibel system ; Tuning an instrument to the pentatonic scale ; Calculating equal temperament ; The notes of the major keys. CD. How to get different sounds from a guitar string -- Can you guess what this instrument is? -- Why some notes clash and others get along together -- Different ways to accompany a tune -- Ancient and modern scales -- 3,000-year-old music : ancient harp tuning -- The horrible out-of-tune bamboo whistle -- Confident majors and emotional minors -- How to bring tears to the eyes of the audience -- The magnificent drinking-straw oboe. 
<br/><br/> John Powell, a scientist and musician, answers questions about harmony, timbre, keys, chords, loudness, musical composition, and many more in this intriguing and original guide to acoustics. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780316098311 (pbk.)  RM61.09 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Music--Acoustics and physics.<br/>Music--Psychological aspects.