Parker, Barry. <br/><br/>
Good Vibrations :  The Physics of Music. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (285 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I: Sound and Sound Waves -- 1 Making Music: How Sound Is Made -- 2 The Sound of Music: Perception -- 3 Good Vibes: Waves in Motion -- II: The Building Blocks of Music -- 4 Making Music Beautiful: Complex Musical Tones -- 5 The Well-Tempered Scale -- 6 Down Melody Lane with Chords and Chord Sequences -- 7 "You've Gotta Have Rhythm": Rhythm and Types of Music -- III: Musical Instruments -- 8 Why a Piano Is Not a Harpsichord -- 9 The Stringed Instruments: Making Music with the Violin and the Guitar -- 10 The Brass Instruments: Trumpet and Trombone -- 11 The Woodwinds: Clarinet and Saxophone -- 12 The Most Versatile Instrument: The Singing Voice -- IV: New Technologies and Acoustics -- 13 Electronic Music -- 14 Making a MIDI Recording -- 15 The Acoustics of Concert Halls and Studios -- Epilogue -- Suggested Readings -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y. 
<br/><br/> Peppered throughout with anecdotes and examples illustrating key concepts, this invitingly written book provides a firm grounding in the actual and theoretical physics of music. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801897078 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Vibration.<br/>Sound-waves.<br/>Sound.<br/>Wave-motion, Theory of.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC231 .P37 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>781.2