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Psychology of Music From Sound to Significance

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ISBN-10: 0415651166

ISBN-13: 9780415651165

Edition: 2010

Authors: Siu-Lan Tan, Peter Pfordresher, Rom Harr�

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Why are some disturbances of air molecules heard as 'noise' while others are perceived as music? What happens at the level of the sound wave, the ear, and the brain when we perform or listen to music? How do musical abilities emerge and develop, and become refined as one acquires musical expertise? And what gives music its deep emotional significance and its power to influence social behavior, across vastly different cultural contexts? These are some of the primary questions defining the field called 'the psychology of music' and driving the present volume. This book provides an introduction to classic and current studies in the psychology of music, combining a comprehensive summary with…    
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List price: $37.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 1/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188

Siu-Lan Tan is Associate Professor of Psychology at Kalamazoo College in Michigan USA. She graduated in Music Education and Piano Pedagogy and taught music for many years in Hong Kong and California before completing an M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology at Georgetown University. Her research has focused on musical unity, music notation, and film music, and her primary instrument is piano.Peter Pfordresher is Associate Professor of Psychology at SUNY Buffalo in New York USA. He completed his Ph.D. in Psychology at the Ohio State University. His research interests include the role of auditory feedback in music performance and causes of inaccurate singing. He has experience in musical performance…    

The Scope of Psychology in Music
Foundations
The Acoustics of Music
Sound and the Neurophysiology of Hearing
Neuroscience and Music
The Perception and Cognition of Music
Perception of Musical Pitch and Melody
Perception of Musical Time
Analysis and Cognition of Musical Structure
Development, Learning and Performance
Emergence of Sound and Music Perception
Early Musical Development and Education
Toward Musical Expertise: Effective Practice
The Psychology of Music Performance
The Meaning and Significance of Music
The Social Psychology of Music
The Question of Meaning in Music
The Emotional Power of Music
Culture and Music