The music effect
Subtitle: music physiology and clinical applications
By: Daniel J. Schneck and Dorita S. Berger ; illustrated by Geoffrey Rowland ; foreword by George D. Patrick.
Contributors: Berger, Dorita S.; Rowland, Geoffrey ill.
Edition: First American paperback ed.
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781843107712
Subjects: Music therapy; Music -- Physiological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: What is this thing called "music"? : general considerations; title: Principles of physics from which derive the elements of music; title: Principles of physiology from which derive the elements of; title: Fear and the instinct for survival : what happens when the set points go awry?; title: Physiologic entrainment; title: Rhythm in music and physiology; title: Melody : the pitch of human emotion; title: Timbre, harmony and dynamics : adding richness and depth to rhythm and melody; title: Form : creating aesthetic wholeness; title: Nature expressed through nurture; title: Coda : where are they now?.