MENC Handbook of Musical Cognition and Development

by Richard Colwell (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190293413
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/23/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Richard Colwell is Professor Emeritus of Music Education at the University of Illinois and the New England Conservatory of Music. He is the founding editor of the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education and the Quarterly Journal of Music Teaching and Learning. He is also a Guggenheim scholar and a member of MENC's Hall of Fame.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Music Perception and Cognition, Andreas C. Lehmann, Hochschule für Musik, Würzburg, Germany1. Music and Neuroscience, John W. Flohr, Texas Women's University, Denton, and Donald A. Hodges, University of North Carolina, Greensboro2. The Neurobiology of Music Cognition and Learning, Wilfried Gruhn, University of Freiburg, and Frances Rauscher, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh3. Listening to Music, William Forde Thompson, York University, Toronto, and E. Glenn Schellenberg, University of Toronto at Mississauga4. The Development of Musical Abilities, Heiner Gembris, University of Paderborn, Germany5. A Comparative Review of Human Abilitiy Theory: Context, Structure, and Development, Bruce Torff, Hofstra University6. Making Music and Making Sense Through Music: Expressive Performance and Communication, Reinhard Kopiez, University of Hannover, Germany7. Taking an Acquired Skills Perspective on Music Performance, Andreas C. Lehmann, Hochschule für Musik, Würzburg, Germany and Jane W. Davidson, University of Sheffield

Editorial Reviews

"Written by international experts in their respective research fields, these chapters represent an up-to-date snapshot of key issues in music cognition and development research."—John Sloboda, Professor of Psychology, Keele University, and author of The Musical Mind

"The MENC Handbook of Musical Cognition and Development is an exciting and valuable resource to music educators as well as to others interested in psychological, physiological, and cognitive aspects of musical activity and development. The topics addressed are well chosen and are developed with clear, engaging writing, and the extensive bibliographies will be very helpful to those wondering where to start in this rapidly burgeoning area of research. Balancing real-world practicality with scholarly depth is no mean feat, and this volume does so in an admirable way."—Richard Ashley, Associate Professor of Music, Cognitive Science, and Cognitive Neuroscience, Northwestern University

"A valuable, thoughtful, and well-researched handbook that summarizes the newest findings for music educators and researchers in the rapidly growing field of music perception and cognition."—Daniel J. Levitin, Ph.D., Bell Canada Research Chair in Psychology, McGill University, and author of This Is Your Brain on Music (Dutton)

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