{"product_id":"music-why-it-matters","title":"Music: Why It Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Information\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-title\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs countries went into lockdown in 2020, people turned to music for comfort and solidarity. Neighbours sang to each other from their balconies; people participated in online music sessions that created an experience of socially distanced togetherness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicholas Cook argues that the value of music goes far beyond simple enjoyment. Music can enhance well-being, interpersonal relationships, cultural tolerance, and civil cohesion. At the same time, music can be a tool of persuasion or ideology. Thinking about music helps bring into focus the values that are mobilized in today’s culture wars. Making music together builds relationships of interdependence and trust: rather than escapism, it offers a blueprint for a community of mutual obligation and interdependence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusic: Why It Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who loves playing, listening to, or thinking about music, as well as those pursuing it as a career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-toggle=\"collapse\" class=\"section-title collapsed\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-content collapsed\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNicholas Cook\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-content collapsed\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-content collapsed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-title collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-content collapsed\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eor maybe it doesn’t?                 \u003cbr\u003emusic for good or ill\u003cbr\u003eideology in disguise\u003cbr\u003emusic, race, colonialism\u003cbr\u003eafter BLM\u003cbr\u003emusic and asocial individualism\u003cbr\u003emusic, nostalgia, delusion\u003cbr\u003emusic and administered society\u003cbr\u003emusical togetherness\u003cbr\u003emusic, covid, ethics\u003cbr\u003epandemic intimacy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wiley Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40335339913314,"sku":"9781509542406","price":326.74,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1279\/5591\/files\/1509542396.webp?v=1773042682","url":"https:\/\/elexacademicbookstore.co.za\/products\/music-why-it-matters","provider":"Elex Academic Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}