Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology (Oxford Handbooks)
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (550 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199604975 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 600 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is past editor of Psychology of Music, Psychology of Education Review and Learning Matters. At Colorado State University he is a Professor of Music and a Professor of Neuroscience and serves as Executive Director of the School of the Arts and Chairman of the Dept of Music, Theater, and Dance. His principal research focus at present is on music as a biocultural phenom
It considers the way that the research has developed in relation to technological advances, fostering links across the field and providing an overview of the areas where the field needs further development in the future. The final section examines how in recent years the study of music psychology has broadened to include a range of other scientific disciplines. The field of Music Psychology has grown dramatically in the past 20 years, to emerge from being just a minor topic to one of mainstream interest within the brain sciences. The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology will be the essential reference text for students and researchers across psychology and neuroscience.. However, until now, there has been no comprehensive reference text in the field. Written by leading experts, the 52 chapters are divided into 11 sections covering both experimental and theoretical perspectives, each edited by an internationally recognised authority Ten sections e
The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology is broad in conception, clear in purpose, thorough in coverage of all relevant areas, and excellent in style and presentationit is to be recommended without hesitation. Classical Net Review
"A very academic overview, mixed content, some great, some not" according to Aaron Wolf. This is written by a very large number of authors and edited by a number of editors. A few chapters are almost unreadable and useless. Some chapters are great. Most are good and very informative, although the reading isn't exactly fun. Overall, it is probably the best broad view of the entire scope of music psychology leading up through today. The content could have been more integr. Excellent reading! Excellent reading, specially the Musical Time Article!