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Title: Dated but fascinating; a little limited by author's snobbery
Review: This book provides a great overview and synthesis of the state of research findings in psychoacoustics and cognition as of the late 1990s, with practical examples of how melodic and harmonic structure appeal to the human brain. Unfortunately, Jourdain's pro classical and jazz snobbery keeps him from recognizing and applying the same cognitive principles to rhythm, timbre and verse for a better appreciation of more populist musical forms. It is all, however, fascinating, and you can do the extrapolation yourself. Combine this book with Jeff Hawkins' 2005 "On Intelligence" and Daniel Levitin's 2007 "This is Your Brain on Music" for more of the big picture.
