The Routledge Companion to Music Cognition (Routledge Music Companions)

This Companion Addresses Fundamental Questions About The Nature Of Music From A Psychological Perspective. Music Cognition Is Presented As The Field That Investigates The Psychological, Physiological, And Physical Processes That Allow Music To Take Place, Seeking To Explain How And Why Music Has Such Powerful And Mysterious Effects On Us. This Volume Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of Research In Music Cognition, Balancing Accessibility With Depth And Sophistication. A Diverse Range Of Global Scholars-music Theorists, Musicologists, Pedagogues, Neuroscientists, And Psychologists-address The Implications Of Music In Everyday Life While Broadening The Range Of Topics In Music Cognition Research, Deliberately Seeking Connections With The Kinds Of Music And Musical Experiences That Are Meaningful To The Population At Large But Are Often Overlooked In The Study Of Music Cognition. Consisting Of Over Forty Essays, The Volume Is Organized By Five Primary Themes. The First Section, Music From The Air To The Brain, Provides A Neuroscientific And Theoretical Basis For The Book. The Next Three Sections Are Based On Musical Actions: Hearing And Listening To Music, Making And Using Music, And Developing Musicality. The Closing Section, Musical Meanings, Returns To Fundamental Questions Related To Music's Meaning And Significance, Seen From Historical And Contemporary Perspectives. Part 1. Music From The Air To The Brain. Music From The Air To The Brain And Body / Edward W. Large -- Music And The Brain: Areas And Networks / Psyche Loui And Emily Przysinda -- Music In The Brain: Imagery And Memory / Rebecca S. Schaefer -- Music In The Brain: Music And Language Processing / Mireille Besson, Mylene Barbaroux, And Eva Dittinger -- Music And The Brain: Music And Cognitive Abilities / Reyna L. Gordon And Cyrille L. Magne -- Music, Brain And Movement: Time, Beat And Rhythm / Molly J. Henry And Jessica A. Grahn -- Music And Health: Physical, Mental, And Emotional / Suvi Saarikallio -- Music, Moments, And Healing Processes: Music Therapy / Jorg Fachner -- Music, Pleasure, And Social Affiliation: Hormones And Neurotransmitters / Roni Granot. Part 2. Hearing And Listening To Music. Musical Structure: Time And Rhythm / Peter Martens And Fernando Benadon -- Musical Structure: Sound And Timbre / Stephen Mcadams And Meghan Goodchild -- Musical Structure: Tonality, Melody, Harmonicity, And Counterpoint / Daniel Shanahan -- Musical Structure: Melody, Texture, And Harmony In The Classical Tradition / Robert Gjerdingen -- Harmony And Melody In Popular Music / David Temperley And Trevor De Clercq -- Musical Structure: Form / Richard Ashley -- Music Production: Recording Technologies And Acousmatic Listening / Ragnhild Brovig-hanssen And Anne Danielsen -- Musical Connections: Absolute Pitch / Elizabeth West Marvin -- Musical Connections: Crossmodal Correspondences / Zohar Eitan -- Musical Connections: Music Perception And Neurological Deficits / Barbara Tillman, Catherine Hirel, Yohana Leveque, And Anne Caclin -- Assisted Music Listening In Hearing Loss / Tonya R. Bergeson And Rachael Frush Holt. Part 3. Making And Using Music. Creating Music: Composition / Roger T. Dean -- Music Improvisation: A Challenge For Empirical Research / Peter Vuust And Morten Kringelbach -- Performing Music: Written Traditions / Dorottya Fabian -- Performing Music: Oral And Improvising Traditions / Nikki Moran -- Performing Music: Humans, Computers, And Electronics / Elaine Chew And Andrew Mcpherson -- Music With Others: Ensembles, Conductors, And Interpersonal Coordination / Clemens Wollner And Peter E. Keller -- Music Alone And With Others: Listening, Sharing And Celebrating / Alexandra Lamont -- Music And Text: Vocal Musicianship / Annabel J. Cohen -- Music And Movement: Musical Instruments And Performers / Laura Bishop And Werner Goebl -- Scene And Heard: The Role Of Music In Shaping Interpretations Of Film / Siu-lan Tan -- Music As Enabling: Enhancing Sport, Work, And Other Pursuits / Nicola Dibben. Part 4. Developing Musicality. Music Across The Species / Bruno Gingras -- Music Cognition: Developmental And Multimodal Perspectives / Sandra E. Trehub And Michael W. Weiss -- Musical Expertise: Genetics, Experience, And Training / William F. Thompson, Miriam A. Mosing, And Fredrik Ullen -- Learning Music: Informal Processes And Their Outcomes / Lucy Green And Tim Smart -- Music And Social Cognition In Adolescence / Susan A. O'neill -- Musical Preference: Personality, Style, And Music Use / Jonna K. Vuoskoski. Part 5. Musical Meanings. Music Cognition: Investigations Through The Centuries / Kyung Myung Lee -- Music And Communication / Richard Ashley -- Emotion In Music Listening / Renee Timmers -- Music, Analogy, And Metaphor / Lawrence M. Zbikowski -- Musical Aesthetics And Values / Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis -- Music's Meanings / Eric F. Clarke. Edited By Richard Ashley And Renee Timmers. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The interplay between musical training and speech perception continues to intrigue researchers in the areas of language and music alike. Historically, language function has been attributed to brain regions localized predominately in left hemisphere, whereas music has been attributed to right hemisphere dominant regions. Recent studies demonstrating neural overlap for processing speech and music, and enhanced speech perception and production in musicians suggest that these regions may be inextricably intertwined. The extent of neural overlap between music and speech remains hotly debated, with surprisingly little empirical research exploring specific neural homo-logs and analogs. Moreover, despite recognition that shared processes likely exist throughout development and depend upon an individual's acoustic experiences, even less research exists on how overlapping neural structures for music and language are affected by developmental trajectories. Nonetheless, the field is well poised to address key empirical questions, in part because of the recent development of new theories that address the neural and developmental interaction between music and language processing in conjunction with the broad availability of sophisticated tools for quantifying brain activity and dynamics. To understand the overlap of neural structures for language and music processing, research is needed to identify those specific functions of each that influence the other, with areas for enhanced perception of pitch and onset time having already been targeted. Research is also needed to identify the extent to which this overlap is developed in infancy or early childhood and the process by which it affects neural reorganization, plasticity, and trainability in adulthood. For this research topic, we would like to further explore the relationship between language and music in the brain from two perspectives: 1) understanding the nature of shared neural and cognitive processing for music and language and 2) understanding the developmental trajectory of these neural systems and how they are influenced by experience. We seek to gather technically diverse original research articles that present new empirical findings relevant to understanding: 1. When, in the brain, acoustic information becomes processed specifically as language or music. The shared and independent neural structures for processing music and language. 3. How acoustic experiences such as musical training influence overlap of neural structures for language and music. 4. How the overlap of processing regions changes over time due to experiences at any developmental stage WINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF MUSIC THEORY'S 2019 CITATION OF SPECIAL MERIT FOR MULTI-AUTHORED VOLUMESThe Routledge Companion to Music Cognition addresses fundamental questions about the nature of music from a psychological perspective. Music cognition is presented as the field that investigates the psychological, physiological, and physical processes that allow music to take place, seeking to explain how and why music has such powerful and mysterious effects on us. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of research in music cognition, balancing accessibility with depth and sophistication. A diverse range of global scholars—music theorists, musicologists, pedagogues, neuroscientists, and psychologists—address the implications of music in everyday life while broadening the range of topics in music cognition research, deliberately seeking connections with the kinds of music and musical experiences that are meaningful to the population at large but are often overlooked in the study of music cognition. Such topics include: Music's impact on physical and emotional health Music cognition in various genres Music cognition in diverse populations, including people with amusia and hearing impairment The relationship of music to learning and accomplishment in academics, sport, and recreation The broader sociological and anthropological uses of music Consisting of over forty essays, the volume is organized by five primary themes. The first section,'Music from the Air to the Brain,'provides a neuroscientific and theoretical basis for the book. The next three sections are based on musical actions:'Hearing and Listening to Music,''Making and Using Music,'and'Developing Musicality.'The closing section,'Musical Meanings,'returns to fundamental questions related to music's meaning and significance, seen from historical and contemporary perspectives. The Routledge Companion to Music Cognition seeks to encourage readers to understand connections between the laboratory and the everyday in their musical lives. WINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF MUSIC THEORYS 2019 CITATION OF SPECIAL MERIT FOR MULTI-AUTHORED VOLUMES The Routledge Companion to Music Cognition addresses fundamental questions about the nature of music from a psychological perspective. Music cognition is presented as the field that investigates the psychological, physiological, and physical processes that allow music to take place, seeking to explain how and why music has such powerful and mysterious effects on us. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of research in music cognition, balancing accessibility with depth and sophistication. A diverse range of global scholarsmusic theorists, musicologists, pedagogues, neuroscientists, and psychologistsaddress the implications of music in everyday life while broadening the range of topics in music cognition research, deliberately seeking connections with the kinds of music and musical experiences that are meaningful to the population at large but are often overlooked in the study of music cognition. Such topics Consisting of over forty essays, the volume is organized by five primary themes. The first section, "Music from the Air to the Brain," provides a neuroscientific and theoretical basis for the book. The next three sections are based on musical "Hearing and Listening to Music," "Making and Using Music," and "Developing Musicality." The closing section, "Musical Meanings," returns to fundamental questions related to musics meaning and significance, seen from historical and contemporary perspectives. The Routledge Companion to Music Cognition seeks to encourage readers to understand connections between the laboratory and the everyday in their musical lives. La 4e de couv. indique : "In the 1950s and 60s, H.L.A. Hart's writings were responsible for the revitalizing of legal philosophy in the UK and worldwide. This new collection of essays by distinguished philosophers and legal theorists addresses the enduring significance of Hart's work, focusing upon some of its more neglected aspects, including his work on causation and the philosophy of action. Two essays discuss Hart and Honore;'s Causation in the Law, a book that has been undeservedly overlooked in many philosophical discussions of causation. The majority of the essays consider Hart's views on the justification of punishment. 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