Austin Mardon

Understanding Music Austin Mardon

Do you think you know music? Understanding Music: An Interdisciplinary Study will explore five notable approaches to understanding music, and will help you to think differently about the music you listen to in your daily life. This book will guide you through a brief introduction to western art music before jumping into the five disciplines that are covered: science, linguistics, communication, philosophy, and politics. From learning about the physics of sound waves to debating important music philosophical thought through the ages, this book will encourage you to open your mind to new patterns of thinking about music and provide you with the tools with which to listen to and engage with your preferred music in new, innovative, and intriguing ways. copyright by Golden Meteorite Press, published by Golden Meteorite Press