Research Catalog

Title

Psychology of music : from sound to significance / Siu-Lan Tan, Peter Pfordresher and Rom Harré.

Author

Tan, Siu-Lan, 1963-

Publication

Hove, East Sussex [England] ; New York : Psychology Press, 2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Pfordresher, Peter, 1971-
• Harré, Rom.

Description

xi, 349 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Subjects

• Music > Psychological aspects
• Music > Social aspects
• Music > Acoustics and physics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-331) and indexes.

Contents

The scope of psychology in music -- pt. 1. Foundations ; The acoustics of music ; Sound and the neurophysiology of hearing ; Neuroscience and music -- pt. 2. The perception and cognition of music ; Perception of musical pitch and melody ; Perception of musical time ; Analysis and cognition of musical structure -- pt. 3. Development, learning, and performance ; Emergence of sound and music perception ; Early musical development and education ; Practice and musical expertise ; The psychology of music performance -- 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.

Call Number

JME 11-189

ISBN

• 9781841698687 (hb)
• 1841698687 (hb)

LCCN

2009038200

OCLC

437054177

Author

Tan, Siu-Lan, 1963-

Title

Psychology of music : from sound to significance / Siu-Lan Tan, Peter Pfordresher and Rom Harré.

Imprint

Hove, East Sussex [England] ; New York : Psychology Press, 2010.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-331) and indexes.

Added Author

Pfordresher, Peter, 1971- Author

Harré, Rom. Author

Research Call Number

JME 11-189