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The music effect [electronic resource] : music physiology and clinical applications / Daniel J. Schneck and Dorita S. Berger ; illustrations by Geoffrey Rowland ; foreword by George D. Patrick.

By: Schneck, Daniel J.
Contributor(s): Berger, Dorita S | Rowland, Geoffrey | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Pub, 2006Edition: 1st American paperback ed.Description: 272 p. : ill.Subject(s): Music therapy | Music -- Physiological aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 615.8/5154 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction -- What is this thing called "music"? -- Principles of physics and the elements of music -- Principles of physiology and the elements of sensory information-processing -- Fear and the instinct for survival : what happens when the set-points go awry? -- Physiologic entrainment -- Rhythm in music and physiology -- Melody : the pitch of human emotion -- Timbre, harmony and dynamics : adding richness and depth to rhythm and melody -- Form : creating aesthetic wholeness -- Nature expressed through nurture -- Coda : where are they now?

Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-262) and indexes.

Introduction -- What is this thing called "music"? -- Principles of physics and the elements of music -- Principles of physiology and the elements of sensory information-processing -- Fear and the instinct for survival : what happens when the set-points go awry? -- Physiologic entrainment -- Rhythm in music and physiology -- Melody : the pitch of human emotion -- Timbre, harmony and dynamics : adding richness and depth to rhythm and melody -- Form : creating aesthetic wholeness -- Nature expressed through nurture -- Coda : where are they now?

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