Musical Cognition - A Science of Listening

Informationen zum Autor Professor of Music Cognition Henkjan Honing (University of Amsterdam) Klappentext Why do people attach importance to the wordless language we call music? Musical Cognition suggests that music is a game Zusammenfassung Why do people attach importance to the wordless language we call music? Musical Cognition suggests that music is a game Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: De do do do, de da da da Babble Music 1 First Listening Experiences 2 The Illiterate Listener 3 What this Book Is About Part 2: Ooh-ooh-ooh The Magic of Music 4 Music as Mystery 5 Music as Language 6 Music as Sound Part 3: Hmmm . . . Music and Musicality 7 We're Musical Creatures 8 Measuring the Beat 9 Do You Recognize this Melody? Part 4: Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta Music as Cognition 10 The Secret of the Loud Rest 11 The Secret of the Details 12 The Secret, Mapped Out Part 5: Aha! Music in Our Heads 13 The Musical Listener 14 Listening and Learning 15 Encore

Product details

• Authors: Henkjan Honing, Honing Henkjan
• Assisted by: Henkjan Honing (Editor), Honing Henkjan (Editor)
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2011
• EAN: 9781412842280
• ISBN: 978-1-4128-4228-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, Theory of music & musicology, Theory of music and musicology