Musical communication

Music is a powerful form of communication. It provides a means by which people can share emotions, intentions, and meaning. This new addition to the music psychology list brings together leading researchers to examine how music can be used to communicate and the biological, cognitive, social, and cultural processes which underlie such communication. It will be valuable for all those involved in music cognition, music education, and communication studies.

How do people communicate using music? / David J. Hargreaves, Raymond Macdonald, and Dorothy Miell -- Music and meaning, ambiguity, and evolution / Ian Cross -- Music and conversation / R. Keith Sawyer -- Cognition, representation and communication. Music cognition : defining constraints on musical communication / Annabel J. Cohen ; From mimesis to catharsis : expression, perception, and induction of emotion in music / Patrik N. Juslin ; Representation, cognition, and musical communication : invented notation in children's musical communication / Margaret Barrett ; How the conventions of music notation shape musical perception and performance / Jeanne Bamberger -- Embodied communication. Rhythm, human temporality, and brain function / Michael H. Thaut ; Musical companionship, musical community. Music therapy and the process and value of musical communication / Gary Ansdell and Mercédès Pavilcevic ; Bodily communication in musical performance / Jane Davidson ; Singing as communication / Graham F. Welch

Communication in learning and education. Musical communication and children's communities of musical practice / Margaret Barrett ; Musical communication between adults and young chi…