Psychology of Music : From Sound to Significance (Paperback, 2 ed)

About the authors Preface to the second edition Notes to instructors  Acknowledgments  1. The scope of psychology of music  Part I. Foundations  2. The acoustics of music  3. Auditory perception and the neurophysiology of hearing  4. Cognitive neuroscience and the music-language link  Part II. The perception and cognition of music  5. Perception of musical pitch and melody  6. Perception of musical time  7. Analysis and cognition of musical structure  Part III. Development, learning, and performance  8. Emergence of auditory and music perception  9. Early musical development  10. Practice and musical expertise  11. The psychology of music performance  Part IV. The meaning and significance of music  12. The social psychology of music  13. The question of meaning in music  14. The emotional power of music  15. Culture and music.  Appendix: The chapters in action.  References.  Name index.  Subject index.