Clarke, Eric - Music and mind in everyday life

What makes people want to live their lives to the sound of music? Why do so many of our most private experiences and most public spectacles incorporate - or depend on - music? This book examines musical behaviour and experience in a range of circumstances, including composing and performing, listening and persuading, and teaching and learning.

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CONTENTS

1 Music in people's lives
Making Music
2 Motivations and skills
3 Expression and communication in performance
4 Improvising and composing
Using Music
5 Hearing and listening
6 Individuals using music
7 Groups using music
Acquiring Music
8 Lifelong musical development
9 Contexts for learning
10 The psychology of music - an overview