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Psychology for musicians : understanding and acquiring the skills
- Title
- Psychology for musicians : understanding and acquiring the skills / Andreas C. Lehmann, John A. Sloboda, Robert H. Woody.
- Author
- Lehmann, Andreas C., 1964-
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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- Description
- 268 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Psychology for Musicians examines the processes that underlie the acquisition of musical skills, Lehmann, Sloboda, and Woody provide a concise, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to psychological research for musicians. The authors explore common traits between skilled activities in nonmusical domains and particular musical behaviors such as sight-reading, improvisation, performing from memory, and composing. With these comparisons in mind, they examine how the skills needed to teach, perform, and even listen to music are acquired and honed over time. Importantly, they take a cross-cultural perspective, considering the "conservatory culture" of formally trained musicians alongside non-Western societies, past periods of history, and contemporary vernacular music cultures."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references p. [243] - 264.
- Contents
- 1. Science and musical skills -- 2. Development -- 3. Motivation -- 4. Practice -- 5. Expression and interpretation -- 6. Reading or listening and remembering -- 7. Composition and improvisation -- 8. Managing performance anxiety -- 9. The performer -- 10. The teacher -- 11. The listener -- 12. The user.
- ISBN
- 9780195146103 (alk. paper)
- 0195146107 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2006007991
- OCLC
- 489661893
- ocn489661893
- SCSB-5312947
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries