Musical imaginations : multidisciplinary perspectives on creativity, performance, and perception / edited by David Hargreaves, Dorothy E. Miell and Raymond A.R. MacDonald.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hargreaves, David J. (David John), 1948-

Miell, Dorothy

MacDonald, Raymond A. R.

Elizabeth Bowers Peck, 1929 Endowment Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Music.

Music--Psychological aspects.

Creative ability.

Imagination.

Physical Description:

xiii, 482 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Musical imagination and creativity are amongst the most abstract and complex aspects of musical behaviour, and until recently have been difficult to subject to empirical enquiry. However, music psychology and some allied disciplines have now developed, both theoretically and methodologically, to the point where these topics are now firmly within our grasp. The study of creativity and imagination is growing rapidly in disciplines including psychology, sociology, neuroscience, and education.

Musical Imaginations is a wide-ranging, multidisciplinary review of the latest theory and research on musical creativity, performance, and perception by some of the most eminent scholars in their respective disciplines. The topics addressed in this book include the investigation of creativity and imagination in music and emotion, composition and improvisation, performance and performance traditions, listening strategies, different musical genres and cultural belief systems, social collaboration, identity formation, the development of psychologically-based strategies, and interventions for the enhancement of performing musicians.

The book deals with practical as well as theoretical issues in music therapy, performance and education, and will be valuable to all in these fields, as well as to those in psychology, sociology, neuroscience, and education, and to musicians themselves. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Explaining musical imaginations: Creativity, performance, and perception / David J. Hargreaves Hargreaves, David J., Raymond MacDonald MacDonald, Raymond, Dorothy Miell Miell, Dorothy 1

Part 1 Perspectives from musicology, sociology, and ethnomusicology

2 Creativity in performance / Eric F. Clarke Clarke, Eric F. 17

3 Imagination feeds memory: Exploring evidence from a musical savant using zygonic theory / Adam Ockelford Ockelford, Adam 31

4 Creativity as a social fact / Simon Frith Frith, Simon 62

5 Musical creativity as social agency: Composer Paul Hindemith / Ian Sutherland Sutherland, Ian, Tia DeNora DeNora, Tia 73

6 Imagining creativity: An ethnomusicological perspective on how belief systems encourage or inhibit creative activities in music / Juniper Hill Hill, Juniper 87

Part 2 Perspectives from cognitive, social, and developmental psychology

7 Musical materials or metaphorical models? A psychological investigation of what inspires composers / Shira Lee Katz Katz, Shira Lee, Howard Gardner Gardner, Howard 107

8 Spreading activation and dissociation: A cognitive mechanism for creative processing in music / Emery Schubert Schubert, Emery 124

9 Composers' creative process: The role of life-events, emotion and reason / Vladimir J. Konecni Konecni, Vladimir J. 141

10 Imagination and creativity in music listening / David J. Hargreaves Hargreaves, David J., Jonathan James Hargreaves Hargreaves, Jonathan James, Adrian C. North North, Adrian C. 156

11 Creativity in singing: Universality and sensitive developmental periods? / Annabel J. Cohen Cohen, Annabel J. 173

Part 3 Perspectives from socio-cultural psychology

12 Digital tools and discourse in music: The ecology of composition / Göran Folkestad Folkestad, Göran 193

13 Troubling the creative imaginary. Some possibilities of ecological thinking for music and learning / Margaret S. Barrett Barrett, Margaret S. 206

14 Organ improvisation: Edition, extemporization, expansion, and instant composition / Karin Johansson Johansson, Karin 220

15 Communication, collaboration, and creativity: How musicians negotiate a collective 'sound' / Karen Littleton Littleton, Karen, Neil Mercer Mercer, Neil 233

16 Improvisation as a creative process within contemporary music / Raymond MacDonald MacDonald, Raymond, Graeme Wilson Wilson, Graeme, Dorothy Miell Miell, Dorothy 242

Part 4 Perspectives from neuroscience

17 Communicative musicality: The human impulse to create and share music / Colwyn Trevarthen Trevarthen, Colwyn 259

18 Musicianship-how and where in the brain? / Mari Tervaniemi Tervaniemi, Mari 285

19 Recreating speech through singing for stroke patients with non-fluent aphasia / Bradley W. Vines Vines, Bradley W. 296

20 Shared affective motion experience (SAME) and creative, interactive music therapy / Istvan Molnar-Szakacs Molnar-Szakacs, Istvan, Vanya Green Assuied Assuied, Vanya Green, Katie Overy Overy, Katie 313

21 Enhancing imaginative expression in the performing arts with EEG-neurofeedback / John Gruzelier Gruzelier, John 332

22 Musical imagery and imagination: The function, measurement, and application of imagery skills for performance / Terry Clark Clark, Terry, Aaron Williamon Williamon, Aaron, Aleksandar Aksentijevic Aksentijevic, Aleksandar 351

Part 5 Perspectives from education, psychiatry, and therapy

23 The call to create: Flow experience in music learning and teaching / Lori A. Custodero Custodero, Lori A. 369

24 Musical creativity, biography, genre, and learning / Graham F. Welch Welch, Graham F. 385

25 Music, music therapy, and schizophrenia / Denise Grocke Grocke, Denise, David J. Castle Castle, David J. 399

26 Creativity in improvisational, psychodynamic music therapy / Jaakko Erkkilä Erkkilä, Jaakko, Esa Ala-Ruona Ala-Ruona, Esa, Marko Punkanen Punkanen, Marko, Jörg Fachner Fachner, Jörg 414

27 Developing creative improvisation skills in music therapy: the tools for imaginative music-making / Anthony Wigram Wigram, Anthony 429

Part 6 Afterword

28 Beyond creativity? / Nicholas Cook Cook, Nicholas 451.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Elizabeth Bowers Peck, 1929 Endowment Book Fund.

ISBN:

0199568081

9780199568086

OCLC:

753300206

Publisher Number:

99947597545