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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Getz Library | ML3805 .P69 2010 | 37684001062603 | Getz Stacks | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available | - |
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- ISBN: 9780316098304 (hc.)
- ISBN: 0316098302 (hc.)
- Physical Description: vi, 264 p. : ill., music ; 22 cm. + 1 sound disc ... Read More
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown, 2010.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-257) ... Read More |
| Formatted Contents Note: | So, what is music, anyway? -- What is perfect ... Read More Accompanying CD. How to get different sounds from ... Read More |
| Summary, etc.: | John Powell, a scientist and musician, answers ... Read More |
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| Subject: | Music > Acoustics and physics Music > Psychological aspects |
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| 250 | . | ‡a1st U.S. ed. | |
| 260 | . | ‡aNew York, NY : ‡bLittle, Brown, ‡c2010. | |
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| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [255]-257) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tSo, what is music, anyway? -- ‡tWhat is perfect pitch and do I have it? -- ‡tNotes and noises -- ‡tXylophones and saxophones : same notes but different sounds -- ‡tInstrumental break -- ‡tHow loud is loud? -- ‡tHarmony and cacophony -- ‡tWeighing up scales -- ‡tThe self-confident major and the emotional minor -- ‡tI got rhythm -- ‡tMaking music -- ‡tListening to music -- ‡tFiddly details. ‡tNaming and identifying intervals ; ‡tUsing the Decibel system ; ‡tTuning an instrument to the pentatonic scale ; ‡tCalculating equal temperament ; ‡tThe notes of the major keys. |
| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡gAccompanying CD. ‡tHow to get different sounds from a guitar string -- ‡tCan you guess what this instrument is? -- ‡tWhy some notes clash and others get along together -- ‡tDifferent ways to accompany a tune -- ‡tAncient and modern scales -- ‡t3,000-year-old music : ancient harp tuning -- ‡tThe horrible out-of-tune bamboo whistle -- ‡tConfident majors and emotional minors -- ‡tHow to bring tears to the eyes of the audience -- ‡tThe magnificent drinking-straw oboe. |
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