MENC handbook of musical cognition and development / edited by Richard Colwell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Colwell, Richard.

Music Educators National Conference (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Instruction and study.

Music.

Physical Description:

xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

Answering fundamental questions about musical preference, ability, and communication, the field of Musical Cognition and Development is critical to the understanding of how music is processed, grasped, and learned. Drawn from the widely acclaimed New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning (Oxford, 2002), the MENC Handbook of Musical Cognition and Development covers the latest theoretical and practical techniques that explain meaning and understanding in music. A distinguished team of internationally recognized experts offers cogent and concise insights providing readers up-to-date information and references. The volume covers the most important topics in this field, including skill development in music performance, research on communicating music expressiveness, the neurobiology of music, the cognitive constraints in the listening process, and music and medicine as applied to neuroscience.

Practical and affordable, this volume will prove essential for students and scholars of music education and the psychology of music. It is both an excellent starting point for those looking to gain an orientation to the field and an up-to-date presentation of the most recent research findings for experienced researchers, instructors, and pedagogues.

Contents:

Introduction: Music Perception and Cognition / Andreas C. Lehmann 3

1 Music and Neuroscience / John W. Flohr, Donald A. Hodges 7

2 The Neurobiology of Music Cognition and Learning / Wilfried Gruhn, Frances Rauscher 40

3 Listening to Music / William Forde Thompson, E. Glenn Schellenberg 72

4 The Development of Musical Abilities / Heiner Gembris 124

5 A Comparative Review of Human Ability Theory: Context, Structure, and Development / Bruce Torff 165

6 Making Music and Making Sense Through Music: Expressive Performance and Communication / Reinhard Kopiez 189

7 Taking an Acquired Skills Perspective on Music Performance / Andreas C. Lehmann, Jane W. Davidson 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

019518923X

019530456X

OCLC:

60515282

Publisher Number:

9780195189230

9780195304565