Music Perception

The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comprehensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern auditory research. The v- umes are aimed at all individuals with interests in hearing research including advanced graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and clinical investigators. The volumes are intended to introduce new investigators to important aspects of hearing science and to help established investigators to better understand the fundamental theories and data in fields of hearing that they may not normally follow closely. Each volume presents a particular topic comprehensively, and each serves as a synthetic overview and guide to the literature. As such, the chapters present neither exhaustive data reviews nor original research that has not yet appeared in pe- reviewed journals. The volumes focus on topics that have developed a solid data and conceptual foundation rather than on those for which a literature is only beg- ning to develop. New research areas will be covered on a timely basis in the series as they begin to mature.

Exploring how we listen to musical events, this book covers pitch perception in complex patterns, the role of tonal schemes, effects of metrical and rhythmic schemes, the ability of children and adults to perceive and comprehend dynamic sound patterns and more.

Provides a comprehensive overview of issues confronted by researchers in music perception/cognition

Music Perception: Current Research and Future Directions.- The Perception of Family and Register in Musical Tones.- A Theory of Tonal Hierarchies in Music.- Music Acquisition and Effects of Musical Experience.- Music and Emotion.- Tempo and Rhythm.- Neurodynamics of Music.- Memory for Melodies.