The expressive moment : how interaction (with music) shapes human empowerment / Marc Leman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leman, Marc, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Psychological aspects.

Music.

Music--Physiological aspects.

Musical perception.

Expression.

Physical Description:

x, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, [2016]

Summary:

"The expressive moment is that point in time when we grasp a situation and respond quickly, even before we are aware of it. In this book, Marc Leman argues that expression drives this kind of interaction, and he proposes a general framework for understanding expressive interactions. He focuses on the dynamic, fast, and pre-reflective processes underlying our interactions with music-whether we are playing an instrument, dancing, listening, or using new interactive technologies. Music offers a well-established domain for studying these fast and interactive processes, and Leman argues that understanding the power of expressive interaction through music may help us understand cognitive processing in other domains, including language, human action coordination, human-animal interaction, and human-machine interaction."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Empowered by music

A model of music communication

Musical expression

Music : emergent patterns endowed with expression

Entrainment

Sensorimotor prediction

Expressive alignment

Expression, motivation, and reward

Expressive interactions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-224) and index.

ISBN:

9780262034937

026203493X

OCLC:

940342179

Publisher Number:

99968908042