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[this Edition] Updates The Original Landmark Text And Provides A Comprehensive Review Of The Latest Developments In This Fast-growing Area Of Research. Covering Both Experimental And Theoretical Perspectives, Each Of The 11 Sections Is Edited By An Internationally Recognised Authority In The Area--jacket. Part 1: The Origins And Functions Of Music. The Nature Of Music And Its Evolution / Ian Cross; Universals In Music Processing: Entrainment, Acquiring Expectations, And Learning / Catherine J. Stevens And Tim Byron; Music And Meaning / Ian Cross And Elizabeth Tolbert; The Social And Personal Functions Of Music In Cross-cultural Perspective / Martin Clayton -- Part 2: Music Perception. The Perception Of Pitch / Thomas Stainsby And Ian Cross; Absolute Pitch / Psyche Loui; Tonal Cognition / Emmanuel Bigan And Bénédicte Poulin-charronnat; The Perception Of Musical Timbre / Stephen Mcadams And Bruno L. Giordano; Musical Time / Mari Riess Jones; Tonality And Contour In Melodic Processing / Mark A. Schmuckler; Memory For Music / Bob Snyder --^ Part 3: Responses To Music. Bodily Responses To Music / Donald A. Hodges; Emotional Reactions To Music / Patrick N. Juslin; The Relationship Between Musical Structure And Perceived Expression / Alf Gabrielsson; Aesthetics / David Huron; The Neuroaesthetics Of Music / Donald A. Hodges; Musical Preferences / Alinka Greasley And Alexandra Lamont -- Part 4: Music And The Brain. The Neurobiology Of Musical Expectations From Perception To Emotion / Laurel J. Trainor And Robert J. Zatorre; Disorders Of Music Cognition / Psyche Loui; Music And Brain Plasticity / Simone Dalla Bella; The Relationship Between Music And Language / Sebastian Jentschke; The Neuroscience Of Rhythm / Daniel J. Cameron And Jessica A. Grahn --^ Part 5: Musical Development. Prenatal Development And The Phylogeny And Ontogeny Of Musical Behavior / Richard Parncutt; Infant Musicality / Sandra E. Trehub; Musical Development From The Early Years Onwards / Alexandra Lamont; Music Training And Nonmusical Abilities / E. Glenn Schellenberg -- Part 6: Learning Musical Skills. Musical Potential / Gary E. Mcpherson And Susan Hallam; Practicing / Harald Jørgensen And Susan Hallam; Individuality In The Learning Of Musical Skills / Helena Gaunt And Susan Hallam; Motivation To Learn / Susan Hallam; The Role Of The Family In Supporting Learning / Andrea Creech; The Role Of The Institution And Teachers In Supporting Learning / Graham Welch And Adam Ockelford --^ Part 7: Musical Performance. Planning And Performance / Eckart Altenmüller And Shinichi Furuya; Sight-reading / Andreas C. Lehmann And Reinhardt Kopiez; Performing From Memory / Roger Chaffin, Alexander P. Demos, And Topher Logan; Bodily Mediated Coordination, Collaboration, And Communication In Music Performance / Jane W. Davidson And Mary C. Broughton; Emotion In Music Performance / Patrick N. Juslin And Erik Lindström; Expression And Communication Of Structure In Music Performance: Measurements And Models / Erica Bisesi And W. Luke Windsor; Optimizing Physical And Psychological Health In Performing Musicians / Dianna T. Kenny And Bronwen J. Ackermann -- Part 8: Composition And Improvisation. Making A Mark: The Psychology Of Composition / Jonathan Impett; Musical Improvisation / Richard Ashley; Pathways To The Study Of Music Composition By Preschool To Precollege Students / Peter R. Webster --^ Part 9: The Role Of Music In Our Everyday Lives. Choosing To Hear Music: Motivation, Process, And Effect / Alexandra Lamont, Alinka Greasley, And John Sloboda; Music In Performance Arts: Film, Theater, And Dance / Annabel J. Cohen; Peak Experiences In Music / Alf Gabrielsson, John Whaley, And John Sloboda; Musical Identities / David J. Hargreaves, Raymond Macdonald, And Dorothy Miell; The Effects Of Music In Community And Educational Settings / Susan Hallam And Raymond Macdonald; Music And Consumer Behavior / Adrian C. North, David J. Hargreaves, And Amanda E. Krause -- Part 10: Music Therapy. Processes Of Music Therapy: Clinical And Scientific Rationales And Models / Shannon K. De L'etoile; Clinical Practice In Musical Therapy / Corene Hurt-thaut; Research In Music Therapy / Barbara L. Wheeler; Music Therapy In Medical And Neurological Rehabilitation Settings / Stefan Mainka, Ralph Spintge, And Michael Thaut --^ Part 11: Conceptual Frameworks, Research Methods, And Future Directions. Beyond Music Psychology / Adam Ockelford; History And Research / Michael Thaut; Where Now? / Susan Hallam, Ian Cross, And Michael Thaut. Edited By Susan Hallam, Ian Cross, And Michael Thaut. Previous Edition: 2009. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.