How Music Works A Listeners Guide to the Science and Pyschology of Beautiful Sounds

By John Powell

In this book, John Powell, a classically-trained composer and a physics professor, reveals the often little-known facts and fascinating science behind what we listen to, explaining the basics of harmony, scales, chords, keys and rhythm in a way that's easy for everyone to understand. He also shows us why a note has a different sound to a normal noise, why Chinese people are more likely to have perfect pitch, and even why Beethoven and Led Zeppelin are musically similar.