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Musical Cognition - A Science of Listening (Hardcover)
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Musical Cognition - A Science of Listening (Hardcover)
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Why do people attach importance to the wordless language we call
music? "Musical Cognition" suggests that music is a game. In music,
our cognitive functions such as perception, memory, attention, and
expectation are challenged; yet, as listeners, we often do not
realize that the listener plays an active role in reaching the
awareness that makes music so exhilarating, soothing, and
inspiring. In reality, the author contends, listening does not
happen in the outer world of audible sound, but in the inner world
of our minds and brains. Recent research in the areas of psychology
and neuro-cognition allows Honing to be explicit in a way that many
of his predecessors could not. His lucid, evocative writing style
guides the reader through what is known about listening to music
while avoiding jargon and technical diagrams. With clear examples,
the book concentrates on underappreciated musical skills--"sense of
rhythm" and "relative pitch"--skills that make us musical
creatures. Research on how living creatures respond to music
supports the conviction that all humans have a unique, instinctive
attraction to music. "Musical Cognition "includes a selection of
intriguing examples from recent literature exploring the role that
an implicit or explicit knowledge of music plays when one listens
to it. The scope of the topics discussed ranges from the ability of
newborns to perceive a beat, to the unexpected musical expertise of
ordinary listeners. The evidence shows that music is second nature
to most human beings--biologically and socially. View the book
trailer View the book's website - see videos, images, sample
materials, and the author's blog and Twitter feed.
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