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[o] This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says  
About You | Hardcover

Susan Rogers | Ogi Ogas

WW Norton

Music / Instruction & Study - Appreciation / History & Criticism / Psychology
/ Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

Published Sep 20, 2022

A legendary record producer-turned-brain scientist explains why you fall in
love with music.

This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music
that reveals the secrets of why your favorite songs move you. But it's also a
story of a musical trailblazer who began as a humble audio tech in Los
Angeles, rose to become Prince's chief engineer for Purple Rain, and then
created other No. 1 hits ,including Barenaked Ladies' "One Week," as one of
the most successful female record producers of all time.

Now an award-winning professor of cognitive neuroscience, Susan Rogers leads
readers to musical self-awareness. She explains that we each possess a unique
"listener profile" based on our brain's natural response to seven key
dimensions of any song. Are you someone who prefers lyrics or melody? Do you
like music "above the neck" (intellectually stimulating), or "below the neck"
(instinctual and rhythmic)? Whether your taste is esoteric or mainstream,
Rogers guides readers to recognize their musical personality, and offers
language to describe one's own unique taste. Like most of us, Rogers is not a
musician, but she shows that all of us can be musical - simply by being an
active, passionate listener.

While exploring the science of music and the brain, Rogers also takes us
behind the scenes of record-making, using her insider's ear to illuminate the
music of Prince, Frank Sinatra, Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, and many others. She
shares records that changed her life, contrasts them with those that appeal to
her coauthor and students, and encourages you to think about the records that
define your own identity.

Told in a lively and inclusive style, This Is What It Sounds Like will refresh
your playlists, deepen your connection to your favorite artists, and change
the way you listen to music.

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