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Developmental Psychology of Music

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ISBN-10: 0521314151

ISBN-13: 9780521314152

Edition: 1986

Authors: David J. Hargreaves

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Description:

This book sets out the psychological basis of musical development in children and adults. The study has two major objectives: to review the research findings, theories and methodologies relevant to the developmental study of music; and to offer a framework within which these can be organised so as to pave the way for future research. It describes the relationship between thinking and music, and discusses the relationship between thinking and music in pre-schoolers and schoolchildren in areas such as singing, aesthetic appreciation, rhythmic and melodic development, and the acquisition of harmony and tonality. The book describes the development of musical taste, and discusses the questions…    
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Book details

List price: $45.99
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/18/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Preface
The developmental psychology of music
ChildrenG++s thinking and musical development
Musical development in the preschooler
Musical development in the schoolchild
Development of responses to music
Creativity, personality, and musical development
Social psychology and musical development
Development psychology and music education
References
Author index
Subject index