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In the 20 years since publication of John Sloboda's landmark volume The Musical Mind, music psychology has developed as a vibrant area of research - exerting influence on areas as diverse as music education and cognitive neuroscience. This new book brings together 24 selected essays andreviews written by an internationally acclaimed authority on music and the mind. Chapters are grouped into four main areas of study. These are, 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 books brings together in one place a range of influential writings, whose links to one another provide a compendious overview of a subject that hascome to maturity during the author's career, a career which has significantly contributed to the development of the field.

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In the 20 years since publication of John Sloboda's landmark volume The Musical Mind, music psychology has developed as a vibrant area of research - exerting influence on areas as diverse as music education and cognitive neuroscience. 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. These are, 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 in one place a range of influential writings, whose links to one another provide a compendious overview of a subject that has come to maturity during the author's career, a career which has significantly contributed to the development of the field.

Author Biography

Professor John Sloboda is the leading authority world-wide on the psychology of music. His classic book 'The musical mind' was published by OUP in 1985, and has been reprinted 15 times.

Table of Contents

Part A: Cognitive Processes1: The psychology of music reading2: Experimental studies of music reading: a review3: The uses of space in music notation4: Immediate recall of melodies5: Cognition and real music: the psychology of music comes of age6: Psychological structures in music: core research 1980-19907: Book review of Language, Music and Mind8: Does music mean anything?Part B: Emotion and Motivation9: Music as a language10: Music psychology and the composer11: Empirical studies of emotional response to music12: Emotional responses to music: a review13: Musical performance and emotion: issues and developmentsPart C: Talent and skill development14: Musical expertise15: Musical ability16: The acquisition of music performance expertise17: Are some children more gifted for music than others?Part D: Music in the real world18: Everyday uses of music19: Music: where cognition and emotion meet20: Music and worship: a psychologist's perspective21: Emotion, functionality, and the everyday experience of music22: The sound of music versus the essence of music23: Assessing music psychology research

Review

It is rare to find an academic book that is emotionally and morally compelling as well as intellectually engaging. John Sloboda achieves this remarkable feat. British Journal of Music Education Throughout the book, Sloboda's writing is clear and approachable; no mean achievement across three decades and such a wide variety of topics. British Journal of Music Education

Long Description

In the 20 years since publication of John Sloboda's landmark volume The Musical Mind, music psychology has developed as a vibrant area of research - exerting influence on areas as diverse as music education and cognitive neuroscience. 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. These are, 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 in one placea range of influential writings, whose links to one another provide a compendious overview of a subject that has come to maturity during the author's career, a career which has significantly contributed to the development of the field.

Review Quote

Throughout the book, Sloboda's writing is clear and approachable; no mean achievement across three decades and such a wide variety of topics.

Promotional "Headline"

Section A 1. The psychology of music reading 2. Experimental studies of music reading: a review 3. The uses of space in music notation 4. Immediate recall of melodies 5. Cognition and real music: the psychology of music comes of age 6. Psychological structures in music: core research 1980-1990 7. Book review of "Language, Music and Mind" 8. Does music mean anything? Section B 9. Music as a language 10. Music psychology and the composer 11. Empirical studies of emotional response to music 12. Emotional responses to music: a review 13. Musical performance and emotion: issues and developments Section C 14. Musical expertise 15. Musical ability 16. The acquisition of music performance expertise 17. Are some children more gifted for music than others? Section D 18. Everyday uses of music 19. Music: where cognition and emotion meet 20. Music and worship: a psychologist's perspective 21. Emotion, functionality, and the everyday experience of music 22. The sound of music versus the essence of music 23. Assessing music psychology research

Feature

Brings together in one volume important material from various hard-to-locate sources, giving the reader access to a body of work from one of the founders of music psychologyComplements and updates the bestselling 'The Musical Mind' (Sloboda)Focuses on ideas, interpretation, argument and application rather than on technical issues

Details ISBN0198530137 Author John Sloboda Short Title EXPLORING THE MUSICAL MIND Pages 437 Language English ISBN-10 0198530137 ISBN-13 9780198530138 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 781.11 Illustrations Yes Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-01-31 Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Publisher Oxford University Press, USA Audience Professional and Scholarly Affiliation Professor of Psychology, Keele University, UK Subtitle Cognition, emotion, ability, function DOI 10.1604/9780198530138 UK Release Date 2004-11-25 AU Release Date 2004-11-25 NZ Release Date 2004-11-25 We've got this

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