The Music Effect : Music Physiology and Clinical Applications.

Daniel J. Schneck
Bok · Engelsk · 2005 · Electronic books.

Omfang	1 online resource (274 pages)
Utgave	1st ed.
Opplysninger	COVER -- The Music Effect -- Contents -- Foreword -- Prelude -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Back to basics -- Sensory information-processing intended to maintain the internal environment of the body -- The paradigm -- Why music? -- Chapter 2 What Is This Thing Called "Music"? -- Introduction -- Putting music in proper perspective -- A definition of music -- Levels of organization of the controlled music system -- Sonic energy and the body -- Chapter 3 Principles of Physics and the Elements of Music -- Introduction -- Energy and the physics of reality -- Energy vibrates -- Recurring events as the essence of all reality -- Further quantification of energy -- "Forcing" the issue -- Conversion of sensory inputs into digitized information -- Energy as a life force -- Chapter 4 Principles of Physiology and the Elements of Sensory Information-processing -- Introduction -- Attributes of living systems -- Feedback control paradigm for the physiological processing of sensory information -- Gestalt laws governing the perceptual organization of sensory information -- Limitations to the processing of sensory information -- Hierarchy of information-processing channels in the CNS -- Chapter 5 Fear and the Instinct for Survival: What Happens When the Set-points Go Awry? -- Introduction -- What is different and what is the same? -- Fundamental human drives and the physiology of fear -- The physiological response to stress -- Physiological accommodation -- Caught in the fear spiral -- To change, or not to change? -- The role of music therapy -- Chapter 6 Physiological Entrainment -- Introduction -- Entrainment through the nervous system -- Entrainment through stimulation or inhibition of genetic material -- Entrainment through biochemical catalysis -- Entrainment through biasing of information-processing networks.. - Entrainment through the transport and utilization of energy -- Music as therapeutic, or music as therapy? -- Chapter 7 Rhythm in Music and Physiology -- Introduction -- What is this thing called "rhythm"? -- The three "P"s of rhythm -- Summary -- Chapter 8 Melody: The Pitch of Human Emotion -- Introduction -- What is this thing called "melody"? -- Pitch: the music ladder -- Pitch and the act of hearing -- Prosody, phrase, and profile -- Perception of melody -- Synesthesia: hearing, seeing, tasting, and feeling sound -- Auditory scanning and tracking -- Melody in therapy -- Cross-sensory processing of pitch and melody: clinical considerations -- Chapter 9 Timbre, Harmony, and Dynamics: Adding Richness and Depth to Rhythm and Melody -- Introduction -- Timbre: the texture of a note -- Timbre and the voice -- Sound perceived: timbre interpreted -- Harmony: general considerations -- Harmony: changing moods and changing colors -- Harmony: dimensional hearing and auditory figure-ground -- Dynamics: expression of attitudes and emotions -- Chapter 10 Form: Creating Aesthetic Wholeness -- Introduction -- Making the whole greater than its parts -- Music elements in form and therapy -- Chapter 11 Nature Expressed Through Nurture -- Introduction -- General relationships of the human being to music -- The nature/nurture relationship in clinical settings -- Putting it all together: some final thoughts -- Chapter 12 Coda: Where Are They Now? -- REFERENCES -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX.. - This book explains what 'music' is, how it is processed by and affects the body, and how it can be applied in a range of physiological and psychological conditions. Rhythm, melody, timbre, harmony, dynamics, form, and their effects are explored, helping practitioners create effective therapy interventions that complement other treatment systems.
Emner	Music -- Physiological aspects. Music therapy.
Sjanger	Electronic books.
Dewey	615.85154
ISBN	9781846424625
ISBN(galt)	9781843107712