The developmental psychology of music / David J. Hargreaves, Department of Psychology, University of Leicester.

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986.

x, 260 pages : black and white illustrations, music ; 24 cm

Copy 1. Donor: Family of Martin Roth.

Chapter 1 : The developmental psychology of music. The perspective of music psychology ; The perspective of developmental psychology ; The musical perspective ; Psychological approaches to musical development -- Chapter 2 : Children's thinking and musical development. Piaget's theory ; Gardner's theory ; The development of aesthetic appreciation -- Chapter 3 : Musical development in the preschooler. Early responses to sound and music ; The development of song ; Development of rhythmic skills -- Chapter 4 : Musical development in the schoolchild. Development of melodic skills ; Development of harmonic skills ; Children's representation of music ; Environmental influences on musical development -- Chapter 5 : Development of responses to music. Scope of the field : definitions ; Methodological approaches ; Experimental aesthetics and responses to music ; Dimensional studies of responses to music ; Archival/historical approaches ; Behavioral studies ; Psychometric studies -- Chapter 6 : Creativity, personality, and musical development. The concept of creativity ; The creative process ; Cognitive processes in composition and improvisation ; Theories of creativity ; The creative person ; The psychometric approach -- Chapter 7 : Social psychology and musical development. Theories of social influence ; Popular culture and the development of musical taste ; Experimental studies of social influence ; Musical fashions -- Chapter 8 : Development psychology and music education. The scope of music education ; The curriculum ; Methods of instruction ; Assessment and evaluation.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-251) and index.