Budding music fans will love discovering musical geniuses of every era, from Mozart and classical music to Bowie and pop, as well as finding out how music is created and what links it all together. The book looks at music throughout history, beginning with the first known melody from the Fertile Crescent and covering modern music phenomena, from K Pop to hip-hop. Instruments and genres from across the world are featured, with "playlists" of key pieces encouraging kids to look up pieces to hear for themselves. STEAM spreads delve into the psychology and math behind music, from how it affects our mood to how it can improve our minds. Covering India's Ragas, Indonesia's Gamelan, Japan's city pop, and more, this book will help children discover a love of music.

Includes index.

Foreword -- Why do we love music? -- Seven ingredients -- Do animals like music? -- The musical alphabet -- Percussion -- Traditional African styles -- How is sound made? -- How to build a song -- Classical -- Indian classical -- Classical composers -- Wind instruments -- Reading music -- Opera -- How high can you go? -- Folk -- String instruments -- Country -- The math of music -- Scales, chords, and keys -- The blues -- Jazz -- Seeing music -- Musicals -- The voice -- Funk -- Rock -- Why does music stick in your head? -- Rhythm -- Tempo -- Reggae -- Pop -- Electric instruments -- Layers of a song -- Hip hop -- Why do we move to music? -- Around the world -- K-pop -- Behind the scenes -- Electronic music -- In the studio -- Game changers -- The Mozart effect -- Music through time.