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    Making Sense with Music: The Only Book That Turns Notes Into Words.
    Making Sense with Music: The Only Book That Turns Notes Into Words.
    Making Sense with Music: The Only Book That Turns Notes Into Words.
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    Making Sense with Music: The Only Book That Turns Notes Into Words.

    By Joe Procopio

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    MAKING SENSE WITH MUSIC is the only book that actually turns musical notes into words that anyone can understand. This book will teach you how to listen and understand music as easy as understanding your own language. It is a masterful guide guaranteed to enhance, enrich, and make your life more joyful with the beauty and wonder of music. It is written for both non-musicians and musicians alike. It is also available as a CD on iTunes, CD Baby, etc.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateSep 21, 2010
    ISBN9780982155813
    Making Sense with Music: The Only Book That Turns Notes Into Words.

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      Making Sense with Music - Joe Procopio

      9780982155813

      Making Sense With Music

      by Joe Procopio

      Welcome to MAKING SENSE WITH MUSIC. My name is Joe Procopio And I am going to help you understand how to make sense out of music.

      Music is a language. If you could learn to understand music as well as you understand your own language, you will open up the whole world of music for yourself with all its wonder and beauty.

      Let ’s begin by showing you a basic difference between words and musical notes.

      Words put a picture in your mind. Musical notes do not.

      For example, the word horse makes you see a picture in your mind of an animal so big with four feet

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