Psychology of music
Subtitle: from sound to significance
By: Siu-Lan Tan, Peter Pfordresher, and Rom Harré
Contributors: Pfordresher, Peter, 1971-; Harré, Rom
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781841698687
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The scope of psychology in music; title: pt. 1. Foundations ; The acoustics of music ; Sound and the neurophysiology of hearing ; Neuroscience and music; title: pt. 2. The perception and cognition of music ; Perception of musical pitch and melody ; Perception of musical time ; Analysis and cognition of musical structure; title: pt. 3. 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; title: pt. 4. 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.