Music in the human experience : an introduction to music psychology / Donald A. Hodges and David C. Sebald.
| Author/creator |
Hodges, Donald A. author. |
| Other author/creator | Sebald, David C., author. |
| Format | Software, Book, Print, and Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, New York : Routledge, 2011. |
| Description | xxi, 439 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Description | 1 CD-ROM ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Physical medium | 24 cm |
| Physical medium | 4 3/4 in. |
| Contents | Part I: Introducing music psychology. What is music psychology? A brief tour of the model of music psychology ; A very brief history of music psychology ; An overview of the literature in music psychology ; Library and online resources ; Music psychology periodicals ; Music psychology organizations -- Philosophical issues in music psychology. The musical significance of human nature ; The interface of music philosophy and music psychology -- How we came to be musical. Rhythm, a fundamental life process ; Natural soundscapes ; Parent-infant bonding ; The acquisition of language ; A unique mode of knowing ; Social organization -- Music around the world and across time. Time-line of early artistic behaviors ; Prehistoric cave and rock art ; Art and technology ; Invariants ; Music: a human invariant -- Part II: Perceiving, understanding and responding to music. Acoustical foundations of music. What is sound? ; Important parameters of sound ; Measuring and describing sound ; How environment affects sound -- Musical hearing. The hearing mechanism ; The auditory cortex -- Psychoacoustics and the perception of music. The critical band ; The perception of pitch ; The perception of loudness ; The perception of timbre ; The perception of duration ; Secondary relationships -- Music cognition. Gestalt laws of cognitive organization ; Auditory scene analysis ; Musical memory ; Statistical learning in music ; Expectancy theory ; Tonality ; Cognition of musical elements ; Cognition of larger musical forms ; Cross-cultural comparative research in music ; Music and language -- Music and the brain. Brief introduction to the brain ; Music in the brain -- Bodily responses to music. Physiological responses to music ; Physical responses to music ; Discussion of psychophysiological variables -- Musical emotions. Introduction to the study of emotions ; Perceived emotions: the cognitivist position ; Induced musical emotions: the emotivist position ; A third viewpoint: aesthetic trinity theory ; Musical emotions in everyday experiences -- Part III: Being musical. The musical person. Is musicality inherited or acquired? ; The musical personality ; Musical identity ; Musical preferences -- Music performance. Motor skills ; Cognitive skills ; Expressive skills -- The psychology of music learning. Psychoanalysis ; Behavioral psychology ; Cognitive approaches ; Music learning theory -- Music and health. Music therapy ; Music medicine ; Performing arts medicine -- Music in social contexts. Music in American society ; Reflections of society in music ; The influence of music on social behaviors -- Appendix A. Chronological summary of books published in music psychology ; Appendix B. Selected online databases frequently available through libraries. |
| Abstract | All human societies in every corner of the globe engage in music. For many, it occupies a primary role. Taken collectively, these musical experiences are widely varied, hugely complex affairs. How did human beings come to be musical creatures? How and why do our bodies respond to music? Why do people have emotional responses to music? This textbook seeks to understand and explain these phenomena that are at the core of what it means to be a human being. This is a textbook for college courses in music psychology, primarily geared to students of music. It incorporates several other disciplines to provide an explanation for why and how we make sense of music and respond to it, cognitively, physically, and emotionally. This text features comprehensive coverage--includes philosophical issues, biomusic, anthropology, ethnomusicology, acoustics, hearing, music perception and cognition, psychophysiological responses to music, emotional responses, music and the brain, personality, identity, music performance, learning theories, music and health, and social aspects of music. This book also offers media tutorials--a series of 32 narrated media presentations incorporating photographs, drawings, animations, recordings of singers, instrumentalists, and ensembles, and several interactive media files that illustrate key concepts of the text. Lastly this book contains pedagogical aids--discussion questions at the end of each chapter provide teachers and students with an opportunity to reflect on key concepts presented in the text and to consider ideas, such as how information applies to their musical lives and careers. In addition, there is an extensive glossary and companion website with brief quizzes, flash cards of key terms, and supplemental reading lists. |
| Local note | JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOFTWARE LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER: MusicLib SW-74. |
| General note | CD-ROM contains interactive tutorials to accompany book. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-426) and index. |
| Technical details | CD-ROM requires Mac or Windows web browser with recent Adobe Flash plug-in. |
| LCCN | 2010025158 |
| ISBN | 9780415881852 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0415881854 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780415881869 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0415881862 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780203834978 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 0203834976 (ebook) |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML3830 .H47 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
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