Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Welcome
  4. Dedication
  5. 1. So, What Is Music, Anyway?
  6. 2. What Is Perfect Pitch and Do I Have It?
  7. 3. Notes and Noises
  8. 4. Xylophones and Saxophones: Same Notes but Different Sounds
  9. 5. Instrumental Break
  10. 6. How Loud Is Loud?
  11. 7. Harmony and Cacophony
  12. 8. Weighing Up Scales
  13. 9. The Self-Confident Major and the Emotional Minor
  14. 10. I Got Rhythm
  15. 11. Making Music
  16. 12. Listening to Music
  17. Fiddly Details
  18. A. Naming and Identifying Intervals
  19. B. Using the Decibel System
  20. C. Tuning an Instrument to a Pentatonic Scale
  21. D. Calculating Equal Temperament
  22. E. The Notes of the Major Keys
  23. A Preview of Why You Love Music
  24. About the Author
  25. Books by John Powell
  26. Praise for John Powell’s How Music Works
  27. Bibliography
  28. Acknowledgments
  29. Newsletters
  30. Copyright

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