2006•Music Educators JournalRequires access
Exploring the Musical Mind: Cognition, Emotion, Ability, Function
Daniel C. Johnson, John Sloboda
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Abstract
PART A: COGNITIVE PROCESSES 1. The psychology of music reading 2. Experimental studies of music reading: a review 3. The uses of space in music notation 4. Immediate recall of melodies 5. Cognition and real music: the psychology of music comes of age 6. Psychological structures in music: core research 1980-1990 7. Book review of Language, Music and Mind 8. Does music mean anything? PART B: EMOTION AND MOTIVATION 9. Music as a language 10. Music psychology and the composer 11. Empirical studies of emotional response to music 12. Emotional responses to music: a review 13. Musical performance and emotion: issues and developments PART C: TALENT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT 14. Musical expertise 15. Musical ability 16. The acquisition of music performance expertise 17. Are some children more gifted for music than others? PART D: MUSIC IN THE REAL WORLD 18. Everyday uses of music 19. Music: where cognition and emotion meet 20. Music and worship: a psychologist's perspective 21. Emotion, functionality, and the everyday experience of music 22. The sound of music versus the essence of music 23. Assessing music psychology research