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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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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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