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

**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 lifeВ—they actually help to shape it. InВ __Why You Love Music__В 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.В __Why You Love Music__В will open your eyes (and ears) to the astounding variety of ways that music impacts the human experience.В Why Does Music Affect Us So Profoundly? The Songs We Love Do Far More Than Bring Back Happy Memories. They Impact The Way We Think, Talk, Feel, Behave, And Even Spend Money. With His Conversational Style, Humor, And Endless Knowledge, Scientist And Musician John Powell Explores The Fascinating Science Of Music, Showing That Shoppers Spend More Money In Stores That Play Classical Music And That Music Can Even Change The Flavor Of Wine! With Chapters On Music And Our Emotions (why Do We Listen To Sad Music?), Music As Medicine (how Does Music Reduce Pain At The Dentist?), Music And Intelligence (how Does The 'mozart Effect' Really Work?), And Much More, Why You Love Music Provides A Fascinating Study Of How Our Brains Respond To The Joys Of Music,--novelist. What Is Your Taste In Music? -- Lyrics, And Meaning In Music -- Music And Your Emotions -- Repetition, Surprises And Goosebumps -- Music As Medicine -- Can Music Make You More Intelligent? -- From Psycho To Star Wars-the Power Of Movie Music -- Are You Musically Talented? -- A Few Notes About Notes -- What's In A Tune? -- Untangling The Melody From The Accompaniment -- Don't Believe Everything You Hear -- Dissonance -- How Musicians Push Our Emotional Buttons -- Why You Love Music -- Fiddly Details A : Timbre -- Fiddly Details B : Post-skip Reversal -- Fiddly Details C : Harmonizing A Tune -- Fiddly Details D : How Many Tunes Are Hidden In The Harmony? -- Fiddly Details E : Scales And Keys. John Powell. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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 lifeВ—they actually help to shape it. InВ Why You Love Music В 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.В Why You Love Music В will open your eyes (and ears) to the astounding variety of ways that music impacts the human experience.В 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. What is your taste in music? Lyrics, and meaning in music Music and your emotions Repetition, surprises and goosebumps Music as medicine Can music make you more intelligent? From Psycho to Star wars : the power of movie music Are you musically talented? A few notes about notes What's in a tune? Untangling the tune from the accompaniment Don't believe everything you hear Dissonance How musicians push our emotional buttons Why you love music Fiddly details A: Timbre Fiddly details B. Post-skip reversal Fiddly details C. Harmonizing a tune Fiddly details D. How many tunes are hidden in the harmony? Fiddly details E. Scales and keys.