Main Description
This title includes the following features: Brings together in one volumeimportant material from various hard-to-locate sources, giving the reader accessto a body of work from one of the founders of music psychology; Complements andupdates the bestselling 'The Musical Mind' (Sloboda); Focuses on ideas,interpretation, argument and application rather than on technical issuesTitle Summary
"This new book brings together 24 selected essays and reviews written by an internationally acclaimed authority on music and the mind. Chapters are grouped into four main areas of study: cognitive processes (including music reading, memory, and performance); emotion and motivation; talent and skill development; and music in the real world (including functions of music in everyday life and culture). The book ends with a newly written chapter on music psychology and social benefits. The book brings together a range of influential writings to provide a compendious overview of a subject that has come to maturity during the author's career, a career that has significantly contributed to the development of the field."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved