Music in the Human Experience: An Introduction to Music Psychology

by Donald A. Hodges, David Conrad Sebald

All human societies in every corner of the globe engage in music. For many, it occupies a primary role. Taken collectively, these musical experiences are widely varied, hugely complex affairs. How did human beings come to be musical creatures? How and why do our bodies respond to music? Why do people have emotional responses to music? This textbook seeks to understand and explain these phenomena that are at the core of what it means to be a human being. Music in the Human An Introduction to Music Psychology is a textbook for college courses in music psychology, primarily geared to students of music. It incorporates several other disciplines to provide an explanation for why and how we make sense of music and respond to it, cognitively, physically, and emotionally. Features

Genres: Music, Psychology

464 pages, Paperback

First published December 8, 2010

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[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

As far as textbooks go this was very interesting! It was informative and easy to understand.