Musical identities mediate musical development

This article has two main aims. The first is to identify those aspects of developmental psychology as a whole that are most useful in trying to explain musical development in particular. The second is to develop the central argument that the study of people's musical identities is an essential...

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Main Authors: Hargreaves, David, MacDonald, R., Miell, D.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33623
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MacDonald, R.
Miell, D.
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description This article has two main aims. The first is to identify those aspects of developmental psychology as a whole that are most useful in trying to explain musical development in particular. The second is to develop the central argument that the study of people's musical identities is an essential part of the explanation of their musical development. The article is organized as follows. The first section summarizes the main theoretical perspectives on musical development since the 1980s. The second section provides representative examples of empirical research from three broad areas—cognitive, social, and affective— and then looks at the cognitive aspects of musical development and learning: This was the predominant emphasis of developmental studies in the 1980s. The third section focuses on the social aspects of musical development, which have come to include the study of personality. The fourth section considers the development of the affective aspects of musical behavior, that is, those concerning emotion.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-336232017-09-13T15:33:15Z Musical identities mediate musical development Hargreaves, David MacDonald, R. Miell, D. musical identity cognitive aspects social aspects musical learning musical behavior affective aspects developmental psychology personality emotion This article has two main aims. The first is to identify those aspects of developmental psychology as a whole that are most useful in trying to explain musical development in particular. The second is to develop the central argument that the study of people's musical identities is an essential part of the explanation of their musical development. The article is organized as follows. The first section summarizes the main theoretical perspectives on musical development since the 1980s. The second section provides representative examples of empirical research from three broad areas—cognitive, social, and affective— and then looks at the cognitive aspects of musical development and learning: This was the predominant emphasis of developmental studies in the 1980s. The third section focuses on the social aspects of musical development, which have come to include the study of personality. The fourth section considers the development of the affective aspects of musical behavior, that is, those concerning emotion. 2012 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33623 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199730810.013.0008 Oxford University Press restricted
spellingShingle musical identity
cognitive aspects
social aspects
musical learning
musical behavior
affective aspects
developmental psychology
personality
emotion
Hargreaves, David
MacDonald, R.
Miell, D.
Musical identities mediate musical development
title Musical identities mediate musical development
title_full Musical identities mediate musical development
title_fullStr Musical identities mediate musical development
title_full_unstemmed Musical identities mediate musical development
title_short Musical identities mediate musical development
title_sort musical identities mediate musical development
topic musical identity
cognitive aspects
social aspects
musical learning
musical behavior
affective aspects
developmental psychology
personality
emotion
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33623