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This review summarizes psychological research on music performance, starting with studies of different levels of expertise (including the question of musical “talent” and deficits), the process and effects of music learning and the role of memory, the interplay between perception and action in performance, the use of expression in music ...
Jul 24, 2013 · The psychology of music seeks to interpret musical phenomena in terms of mental function; that is, it seeks to characterize the ways in which people perceive, remember, perform, create, and respond to music.
This chapter introduces the psychology of music as a field of study. It covers a number of topics, including the cultural nature of music, the contributors to emotionally powerful music experiences, and the acquired skill explanation of musical ability.
Work in the psychology of music typically depends on taking a high-level, interesting concept (for example, musical aptitude, or musical memory, or emotional response) and—in a process referred to as operationalizing—identifying a measurable behavior that can be taken to represent it.
Dec 31, 2013 · The goal of this chapter is to review contemporary empirical research on music and emotion primarily within music psychology. We begin by commenting on the recent history of the field. Then,...
Nov 3, 2022 · Music psychology, or the psychology of music, may be regarded as a branch of both psychology and musicology. It aims to explain and understand musical behaviour and experience, including the processes through which music is perceived, created, responded to, and incorporated into everyday life.
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Oct 2, 2014 · Absolute pitch (AP) is the ability to identify or categorize musical pitches accurately without an external reference. Although AP is generally thought to be rare, music psychology research in the past few decades has debated on every aspect of the phenomenon.
