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Why you love music : from Mozart to Metallica : the emotional power of beautiful sounds / John Powell.

by Powell, John, 1955-

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Little, Brown and Company, 2016.

Music appreciation.

Music -- Psychological aspects.

9780316260657 (hc.)

viii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-282) and index.

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.

Music 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. 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?" How music helps babies bond with their mothers and the ways music can change the taste of wine or persuade you to spend more in restaurants.

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