The Psychology of Musical Development
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (896 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1107686393 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 366 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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It takes pride of place in my own personal library!' Gary McPherson, University of MelbourneAdvance praise: 'Hargreaves and Lamont provide a comprehensive account of theoretical and empirical perspectives on musical development.' Sandra E. Advance praise: 'This accessible and wide-ranging book provides an outstanding map and guide to the rapidly changing field of musical development. Trehub, University of Toronto . It highlights the big issues while deftly incorporating scholarly detail, and so illuminates as well as informs.' John Sloboda FBA, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Keele University and Guildhall School of Music and DramaAdvance praise: 'This is not only a monumental book but a magnificent one, meticulously researched and profoundly illustrative of the many, varied ways in which musical develop
. David Hargreaves is Professor of Education at the Roehampton University, London and a Chartered Psychologist and Fellow of the British Psychological Society.Alexandra Lamont is a Senior Lecturer in Music Psychology at Keele University and recent Editor of the journal Psychology of Music
With an emphasis on practical applications throughout, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of music psychology, developmental psychology, music education and music therapy.. The Psychology of Musical Development provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the latest theory, empirical research and applications in the study of musical development, an important and emerging field of music psychology. After considering how people now engage with music in the digital world, and reviewing current advances in developmental and music psychology, Hargreaves and Lamont compare ten major theoretical approaches in this field - including cognitive stage models and neuroscientific, ecological and social cognitive approaches - and assess how successfully each of these deals with five critical theoretical issues. Individual chapters deal n