Music in the Human Experience: An Introduction to Music Psychology

by Donald A Hodges

Music in the Human An Introduction to Music Psychology, Second Edition, is geared toward music students yet incorporates other disciplines to provide an explanation for why and how we make sense of music and respond to it―cognitively, physically, and emotionally. All human societies in every corner of the globe engage in music. Taken collectively, these musical experiences are widely varied and 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? Music in the Human Experience seeks to understand and explain these phenomena at the core of what it means to be a human being. New to this

456 pages, Paperback

Published September 25, 2019

Reviews

[Morgan Vosburgh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not me adding my music psychology textbook for grad school to goodreads so it can count as one of my books for the year. Jk I’m doing that work smarter not harder ✌🏼

[Krysta Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was intriguing and the first textbook I bought for school that I actually enjoyed. I will be holding on to this one because of all the interesting topics inside it. My favorite chapter was Chapter 16: Music in Social Contexts.