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Psychology for Musicians: Understanding and Acquiring the Skills |  | Authors: Andreas C. Lehmann, John A. Sloboda, Robert H. Woody
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0195146107
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What is it that accounts for the differences between musical beginners, advanced music makers, and world class performers? Virtually everyone likes music and has the capacity to be musical in some way (despite what some may say about themselves). Yet far fewer people come to be so involved with it that they identify themselves as musicians, and fewer still become musicians of international class.
Psychology for Musicians provides the basis for answering this question. Examining the processes that underlie the acquisition of musical skills, Lehmann, Sloboda, and Woody provide a concise, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to psychological research for musicians.
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 Very Helpful for Teachers and Students October 19, 2008
Peter L. Forte (Hamden, CT)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
As a formally trained pianist and clarinetist and an informally trained drummer I have found this book very insightful and informative. This book is very scientific and very real. Numerous studies have been cited and all the information is scientifically backed. This is what makes it so useful for teachers and students. Specific techniques and methods for teaching and learning are combined with a stimulating mix of philosophy and psychology.
From a book lover's perspective, this is not exactly an easy or fun read. I enjoy reading almost anything and I certainly enjoyed this book, however, if you're not a teacher, or someone who has a direct need to study teaching methodology, there are other books that are far more adventurous about the psychology of music and how our brains injest and interpret different aural stimuli. Two particularly fascinating books on this subject are "The Tao of Music," by John Ortiz, and "Music, the Brain, and Estacy," by Robert Jourdain.
As a former music major at the University of New Haven, I feel like this book should start appearing as a required text for many relevant college classes. Also, anyone building a library or a collection of books on music should have this book.
 Psych for Musicians is one of the few comprehensive studies. April 5, 2010
Musician 35 (Pittsburgh, PA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a very detailed, comprehensive view of the music making process. It primarily refers to professional musicians, and the process by which they learn, memorize, play, compose, and improvise music. There is also some valuable information on performance anxiety that almost all musicians deal with. While it is great to finally see such detailed studies to "prove our worth" as musicians, this book is very wordy. A lot of what is said could have been shortened to a few paragraphs per topic, because, to the professional music, it is mostly common sense.
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