Book
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Contents
- chapter 1 Historical Perspectives: The Origins of Western Music
- Traditions of Western Music
- The Secular Movement and Religious Accompaniments
- The Beginnings of Baroque
- Science and Music
- The Evolutionary Significance of Music chapter 2 Dimensions of Auditory Perception: Sound Waves
- Perception of Pitch
- Intensity & the Perception of Loudness
- Perception of Timbre
- Perspectives on Tonal Color
- The Development of Musical Scale
- Perspectives on the Significance of Musical Scales chapter 3 The Psychology of Music: How We Hear and Why We Don't, Active Listening
- Some Performing Skills
- Musical Training
- Musical Aptitude and Achievement
- Musical Enjoyment and the Meaning of Music
- Music and the Brain
- Music Therapy chapter 4 Epilogue chapter 5 References chapter 6 Name Index chapter 7 Subject Index