Music in the Human Experience An Introduction to Music Psychology
Synopsis
Music in the Human Experience: An Introduction to Music Psychology, Second Edition is geared toward music students yet incorporates other disciplines to provide an explanation for why and how we make sense of music and respond to it—cognitively, physically, and emotionally. All human societies in every corner of the globe engage in music. Taken collectively, these musical experiences are widely varied and hugely complex affairs. How did human beings come to be musical creatures? How and why do our bodies respond to music? Why do people have emotional responses to music? Music in the Human Experience seeks to understand and explain these phenomena at the core of what it means to be a human being.New to this edition:
Expanded references and examples of non-Western musical styles
Updated literature on philosophical and spiritual issues
Brief sections on tuning systems and the acoustics of musical instruments
A section on creativity and improvisation in the discussion of musical performance
New studies in musical genetics
Greatly increased usage of explanatory figures
Book details
- Edition:
- 2
- Author:
- Donald A. Hodges
- ISBN:
- 9780429018329
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780429507779, 9781138579804, 9781138579828
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- 456
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2023-09-05
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Copyright by:
- Taylor & Francis, The right of Donald A. Hodges to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Music, Nonfiction