The developmental psychology of music / David J. Hargreaves, Department of Psychology, University of Leicester.

Author
Hargreaves, David J. (David John), 1948- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986.
Description
x, 260 pages : black and white illustrations, music ; 24 cm

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      Cambridge books online. [More in this series]
      Summary note
      This book sets out the psychological basis of musical development in children and adults. The study has two major objectives: to review the research findings, theories and methodologies relevant to the developmental study of music; and to offer a framework within which these can be organised so as to pave the way for future research. It describes how psychologists have approached the study of music, and discusses the relationship between thinking and music in pre-schoolers and schoolchildren in areas such as singing, aesthetic appreciation, rhythmic and melodic development, and the acquisition of harmony and tonality. The book describes the development of musical taste, and discusses the questions of musical creativity, and of the social psychology of musical taste and fashion.
      Notes
      Includes indexes.
      Bibliographic references
      Bibliography: p. 228-251.
      Contents
      • Chapter 1 : The developmental psychology of music. The perspective of music psychology ; The perspective of developmental psychology ; The musical perspective ; Psychological approaches to musical development
      • Chapter 2 : Children's thinking and musical development. Piaget's theory ; Gardner's theory ; The development of aesthetic appreciation
      • Chapter 3 : Musical development in the preschooler. Early responses to sound and music ; The development of song ; Development of rhythmic skills
      • Chapter 4 : Musical development in the schoolchild. Development of melodic skills ; Development of harmonic skills ; Children's representation of music ; Environmental influences on musical development
      • Chapter 5 : Development of responses to music. Scope of the field : definitions ; Methodological approaches ; Experimental aesthetics and responses to music ; Dimensional studies of responses to music ; Archival/historical approaches ; Behavioral studies ; Psychometric studies
      • Chapter 6 : Creativity, personality, and musical development. The concept of creativity ; The creative process ; Cognitive processes in composition and improvisation ; Theories of creativity ; The creative person ; The psychometric approach
      • Chapter 7 : Social psychology and musical development. Theories of social influence ; Popular culture and the development of musical taste ; Experimental studies of social influence ; Musical fashions
      • Chapter 8 : Development psychology and music education. The scope of music education ; The curriculum ; Methods of instruction ; Assessment and evaluation.
      ISBN
      • 0521306655
      • 9780521306652
      • 0521314151 ((pbk.))
      • 9780521314152 ((pbk.))
      LCCN
      86013660
      OCLC
      13759688
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