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Psychology for Musicians: Understanding and Acquiring the Skills
Andreas C. Lehmann
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Description for Psychology for Musicians: Understanding and Acquiring the Skills
Hardback. Provides an introduction to psychological research for musicians - performers, music educators, and studio teachers. This work addresses the nature-nurture problem, identification and assessment of musical aptitude, musical development, adult skill maintenance, technical and expressive skills, practice, interpretation and expressivity, and more. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 photograph, 29 line illustrations and 2 music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
This book provides a concise, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to psychological research for musicians - performers, music educators, and studio teachers. Designed to address the needs and priorities of the performing musician rather than the research community, it reviews the relevant psychological research findings in relation to situations and issues faced by musicians, and draws out practical implications for the practice of teaching and performance. Rather than a list of DOs and DON'Ts, this book equips musicians with an understanding of the basic psychological principles that underlie music performcance, enabling each reader to apply the content flexibly to the task at hand. Following a brief review of the scientific method as a way of thinking about the issues and problems in music, this text addresses the nature-nurture problem, identification and assessment of musical aptitude, musical development, adult skill maintenance, technical and expressive skills, practice, interpretation and expressivity, sight-reading, memorization, creativity, and composition, performance anxiety, critical listening, and teaching and learning. While there is a large body of empirical research regarding music, most musicians lack the scientific training to interpret these studies. This text bridges this gap by relating these skills to the musician's experiences, addressing their needs directly with non-technical language and practical application. The book includes multiple illustrations, brief music examples, cases, questions, and suggestions for further reading.
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
278
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
517g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195146103
SKU
V9780195146103
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About Andreas C. Lehmann
Andreas C. Lehmann is Professor of (Systematic) Musicology at the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg, Germany. John Sloboda is Professor of Psychology at Keele University. A Fellow of the British Psychological Society, he has been President of both the Psychology and General Sections of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as President of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music. Robert Woody is Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music.
Reviews for Psychology for Musicians: Understanding and Acquiring the Skills
This is an extremely well-considered book by three familiar and extremely influential figures within their field, professional academics with distinct specialisation and musical competency. ...suitable for the classroom, and as a teaching resource, it is a comprehensive overview of psychology for musicians.
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