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Comparing notes : how we make sense of music / by Ockelford, Adam,1959-author.(CARDINAL)467805;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prelude : Insights from the blind -- How does music work? -- The zygonic conjecture -- How we construct musical meaning -- We are all musical -- Composing, performing and lsitening -- Postlude : Notes compared.
Subjects: Music; Musical perception.; Sound;
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A perfect harmony : music, mathematics and science / by Darling, David,author.(CARDINAL)515383;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the earliest of civilisations, humans have found ways to make music, whether through makeshift drums or artfully drilled bone flutes. But how did music - effectively little more than a series of certain tones and rhythms - become so integral to the human experience? Untangling the curious links between notes and number, musical perception, psychology and physics, David Darling examines the fascinating science behind music, from its Palaeolithic origins to the present." -- Back cover texts.
Subjects: Music; Music and science.; Musical perception.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Bad singer : the surprising science of tone deafness and how we hear music / by Falconer, Tim,1958-author.(CARDINAL)350468;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the tradition of Daniel Levitin's This Is Your Brain on Music and Oliver Sacks' Musicophilia, Bad Singer follows the delightful journey of Tim Falconer as he tries to overcome tone deafness--and along the way discovers what we're really hearing when we listen to music. A work of scientific discovery, musicology, and personal odyssey, Bad Singer is a fascinating, insightful, and highly entertaining account from an award-winning journalist and author."--Side one: Music and human evolution -- "Sweet dreams (are made of this)" -- "It's only rock 'n' roll (but I like it)" -- "For the sake of the song" -- "The harder they come" -- Side two: The science of tone deafness -- "I've got news for you" -- "Tell it like it is" -- "Can you hear the music" -- "Blue highways" -- Side three: How we hear music -- "Cum on feel the noize" -- "Wordy rappinghood" -- "Small change" -- "Come undone" -- Side four: Unlocking a surprising secret of music -- "Teacher teacher" -- "If I only had a brain" -- "Smells like teen spirit" -- "Higher ground" -- Bonus track: "Silver and gold."
Subjects: Music; Musical perception.; Hearing.; Deafness.;
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Effortless relaxation [sound recording] / by Halpern, Steven.;
Pachelbel's canon in D major -- 48 hours -- Dawn -- Crystal suite -- Comfort zone I -- Confort zone II -- In the flow -- Hush -- Eventide.Produced by Steven Halpern.Steven Halpern, grand piano, electric piano, angelic choir, keyboard string ensemble ; with Bettine Clemen & Emerald Web, silver flutes.Recorded at the Music Annex, Menlo Park, CA.
Subjects: Music for relaxation.; New Age music.; Relaxation; Subliminal perception.;
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The new analog : listening and reconnecting in a digital world / by Krukowski, Damon,author.(CARDINAL)349367;
User's manual -- Headspace -- Proximity effect -- Surface noise -- Loudness wars -- Real time -- Listening to noise."Having made his name in the late 1980s as a member of the indie band Galaxie 500, Damon Krukowski has watched cultural life lurch from analog to digital. And as an artist who has weathered the transition, he has challenging, urgent questions for both creators and consumers about what we have thrown away in the process: Are our devices leaving us lost in our own headspace even as they pinpoint our location? Does the long reach of digital communication come at the sacrifice of our ability to gauge social distance? Do streaming media discourage us from listening closely? Are we hearing each other fully in this new environment? Rather than simply rejecting the digital disruption of cultural life, Krukowski uses the sound engineer's distinction of signal and noise to reexamine what we have lost as a technological culture, looking carefully at what was valuable in the analog realm so we can hold on to it. Taking a set of experiences from the production and consumption of music that have changed since the analog era--the disorientation of headphones, flattening of the voice, silence of media, loudness of mastering, and manipulation of time--as a basis for a broader exploration of contemporary culture, Krukowski gives us a brilliant meditation and guide to keeping our heads amid the digital flux. Think of it as plugging in without tuning out."Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Music; Musical perception.; Sound;
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Baby Einstein [kit] : Baby Beethoven discovery kit / by Aigner-Clark, Julie.(CARDINAL)663796;
To stimulate babies' neural development, images of toys, puppets, and art are set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven.Ages 3 months +.DVD.
Subjects: Children's films.; Educational films.; Music videos.; Music videos.; Nonfiction films.; Documentary films.; Infants; Music; Visual learning; Music.; Perception.;
For private home use only.
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Perfecting sound forever : an aural history of recorded music / by Milner, Greg.(CARDINAL)467932;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-391) and index.The point of commencement -- From the new world -- Aluminum cowboys : a pretape parable -- Pink pseudo-realism -- Presence -- Perfect sound? Whatever -- The story of the band that clipped itself to death (and other dispatches from the loudness war) -- Tubby's ghost.
Subjects: Musical perception.; Sound; Sound;
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Accelerating self-healing [sound recording] : Beautiful, relaxing music plus subliminal suggestions / by Halpern, Steven.; Clemen, Bettine.; Stohl, Bob.; Epple, Kat.;
The healing zone (12:50) -- Pachelbel's canon (6:45) -- Awakening (3:59) -- Balancing the chakras (13:09) -- Dawn (6:12) -- Starborn (4:59) -- Eventide-I (4:27) -- Deep healing-II (5:40) -- Eventide-II (4:15).Steven Halpern, electric piano, angelic choir, keyboard string ensemble; Bettine Clemen, silver flutes; Bob Stohl, silver flutes; Kat Eppel, silver flutes.Recorded at the Music Annex, Menlo Park, CA.Compact disc.
Subjects: Music for relaxation.; Peace of mind.; Subliminal perception.; New Age music.;
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Losing tempo / by Wain, Keith,author.; Di Cecio, Michela,illustrator.;
Now that everybody is too busy for the band, Lewis needs another hobby besides music.Ages 9-11Grades 4-6
Subjects: Bands (Music); Hobbies; Friendship; Self-perception;
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Inner peace [sound recording] soothing music for body, mind & soul / by Halpern, Steven.;
Steven Halpern, Rhodes electric piano, piano, keyboards, angelic choir ; Paul McCandless, English horn ; Bettine Clemen, flute.
Subjects: Music for relaxation.; New Age music.; Peace of mind.; Stress relaxation.; Subliminal perception.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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