Musical CommunicationDorothy Miell, Raymond A. R. MacDonald, David John Hargreaves Music is a powerful means of communication. It provides a means by which people can share emotions, intentions, and meanings even though their spoken languages may be mutually incomprehensible. It can also provide a vital lifeline to human interaction for those whose special needs make other means of communication difficult. Music can exert powerful physical effects, can produce deep and profound emotions within us, and can be used to generate infinitely subtle variations of expressiveness by skilled composers and performers. This new addition to the music psychology list brings together leading researchers from a variety of academic and applied backgrounds. It examines how music can be used to communicate and the biological, cognitive, social, and cultural processes which underlie such communication. Taking a broad, interdisciplinary look at all aspects of communication, from the symbolic aspects of musical notation, to the use of music in advertising, the book is the first of its kind. It will be valuable for all those involved in music cognition, music education, and communication studies. |
Contents
Music and meaning ambiguity and evolution | 27 |
Music and conversation | 45 |
defining constraints on musical | 61 |
expression perception and induction | 85 |
invented | 117 |
How the conventions of music notation shape musical perception | 143 |
Rhythm human temporality and brain function | 171 |
Musical companionship musical community Music therapy | 193 |
Musical communication and childrens communities | 261 |
Musical communication between adults and young children | 281 |
Pedagogical communication in the music classroom | 301 |
a vehicle for identity development | 321 |
an exploration of musics ability | 339 |
Communication in Indian raga performance | 361 |
The role of music communication in cinema | 383 |
Musical communication in commercial contexts | 405 |
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