Music is an acoustic medium. Every aspect of musical structure which allows compositions to differ from one another is conveyed in the sound- pressure waves which make up a musical performance. However, music- listening can be considered as a complex interaction of the processes of perception, cognition, problem solving, analogical and metaphorical reasoning, and emotional mapping.
The present book provides a comprehensive analysis of the diverse aspects of music perception and cognition. It will serve as a highly useful reference tool not only for teachers and students of music but also for all general readers who are interested in music.
Padma Iyer a seasoned music teacher and a practising musician is widely know for her teaching and research works in the field of music. She is associated with many national as well as international music organisations and has participated in international seminars, symposia, workshops and congresses on music.
She has participated in many national as well as international musical competitions and is a winner of many prestigious awards. A prolific writer, she has penned a number of research papers on music in professional journals of repute. Her special area of interest is Carnatic Music and she is currently researching a book on Indian Musical Traditions.
Music, 'good' or not 'good', has only two ingredients that might be called God-given: the capacity of a body to vibrate and produce sound and the mechanism of the human car that registers it. These two ingredients can be studied and analyzed, but they cannot be changed. they are the comparative constants. All else in the art of music which may also be studied and analyzed, was created by man or is implicit in human acts and is therefore subject to the fiercest scrutiny and ultimately to approval, indifference, or contempt.
Music is an acoustic medium. Every aspect of musical structure which allows compositions to differ from one another is conveyed in the sound pressure waves which make up a musical performance. However, music-listening can be considered as complex interaction of the processes of perception, cognition, problem solving, analogical and metaphorical reasoning, and emotional mapping. The manner in which listeners map from the acoustic realizations impinging upon their eardrums to a cognitive model of musical structure is subtly and crucially dependent upon fundamental principles of auditory organization.
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