{"product_id":"music-cognition-the-basics-9780367745004","title":"Music Cognition The Basics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do people attach importance to the wordless language we call music? \u003ci\u003eMusic Cognition: The Basics\u003c\/i\u003e considers the role of our cognitive functions, such as perception, memory, attention, and expectation in perceiving, making, and appreciating music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Henkjan Honing explores the active role these functions play in how music makes us feel; exhilarated, soothed, or inspired. Grounded in the latest research in areas of psychology, biology, and cognitive neuroscience, and with clear examples throughout, this book concentrates on underappreciated musical skills such as sense of rhythm, beat induction, and relative pitch, that make people intrinsically musical creaturesâsupporting the conviction that all humans have a unique, instinctive attraction to music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scope of the topics discussed ranges from the ability of newborns to perceive a beat, to the unexpected musical expertise of ordinary listeners. It is a must read for anyone studying the psycholog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Insights from one of the leading researchers working at the intersection of music, psychology, and computer science.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003eDan Levitin\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThis is your brain on music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A graceful and precise introduction into the intricacy of what ordinary humans manage to learn about music, naturally and automatically, just by listening.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003eGary Marcus\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eGuitar Zero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Honing demonstrates that ordinary listeners, whether children or adults, are a lot more musically savvy than they think they are.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003eSandra Trehub\u003c\/strong\u003e, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: \u003ci\u003eDe do do do, de da da da\u003c\/i\u003e | The tone of speech and music\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. First Listening Experiences 2. The Illiterate Listener \u003cb\u003ePart 2: \u003ci\u003eOoh-ooh-ooh\u003c\/i\u003e | The Magic of Music \u003c\/b\u003e3. Music as Mystery 4. Music as Language 5. Music as Sound \u003cb\u003ePart 3: \u003ci\u003eHmmm . . .\u003c\/i\u003e | Music and Musicality \u003c\/b\u003e6. We’re Musical Creatures 7. Measuring the Beat 8. Do You Recognize this Melody?\u003cb\u003e Part 4: \u003ci\u003eTá-ta-ta-tá-ta\u003c\/i\u003e | Music as Cognition \u003c\/b\u003e9. The Secret of the \"Loud Rest\" 10. The Secret of the Details 11. The Secret, Mapped Out \u003cb\u003ePart 5: \u003ci\u003eAha!\u003c\/i\u003e | Music in Our Minds \u003c\/b\u003e12. The Musical Listener 13. Listening and Learning 14. Encore\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018052927831,"sku":"9780367745004","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367745004.jpg?v=1750775480","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/music-cognition-the-basics-9780367745004","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}