Exploring the musical mind : cognition, emotion, ability, function
by
 
Sloboda, John A.

Title
Exploring the musical mind : cognition, emotion, ability, function

Author
Sloboda, John A.

ISBN
9780198530121
 
9780198530138

Personal Author
Sloboda, John A.

Publication Information
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Physical Description
xxix, 437 p. : ill., music ; 24 cm.

Contents
A: Cognitive processes -- The psychology of music reading -- Experimental studies of music reading: a review -- The uses of space in music notation -- Immediate recall of melodies -- Cognition and real music: the psychology of music comes of age -- Psychological structures in music: core research 1980-1990 -- Review of language, music, and mind / Diana Raffman -- Does music mean anything? -- B: Emotion and motivation -- Music as a language -- Music psychology and the composer -- Empirical studies of emotional response to music -- Emotional response to music: a review -- Musical performance and emotion: issues and developments -- C: Talent and skill development -- Musical expertise -- Musical ability -- The acquisition of musical performance expertise: deconstructing the 'talent' account of individual differences in musical expressivity -- Are some children more gifted for music than others? -- D: Music in the real world -- Everyday uses of music listening: a preliminary study -- Music: where cognition and emotion meet -- Music and workshop: a psychologist's perspective -- Emotion, functionality, and the everyday experience of music: where does music education fit? -- The 'sound of music' versus the 'essence of music': dilemmas for music-emotion researchers -- Assessing music psychology research: values, priorities, and outcomes.

Subject Term
Music -- Psychological aspects.
 
Musique -- Aspect psychologique.
 
Music -- psychology.
 
Muziekpsychologie.

Electronic Access
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0628/2005560241-d.html
 
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0628/2005560241-t.html


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