The Psychology of Music
John B. Davies
Abstract
What happens when we listen to music? Why are certain forms pleasing and others not? John Davies was both a psychologist and a talented musician and The Psychology of Music, originally published in 1978, explores the nature of man’s eternal need for, and love of, music. Drawing on current research in psychology and social psychology at the time, he explores the processes beneath this love affair in an easy and fluent style liberally punctuated with amusing and, occasionally, startling examples.
Topics & Concepts
Music perceptionTimbreTonalityPerceptionMusic psychologyPsychologyMusicalSingingMusic and emotionRhythmCognitive psychologyArtVisual artsMusic historyAestheticsAcousticsPhysicsNeuroscienceTensor decomposition and applicationsNeuroscience and Music PerceptionAdvanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques