Handbook of musical identities /

"The editors identify three main features of current psychological approaches to musical identities, which concern their definition, development, and the identification of individual differences, as well as four main real-life contexts in which musical identities have been investigated, namely...

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Other Authors: MacDonald, Raymond A. R. (Editor), Hargreaves, David J. (David John), 1948- (Editor), Miell, Dorothy (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"The editors identify three main features of current psychological approaches to musical identities, which concern their definition, development, and the identification of individual differences, as well as four main real-life contexts in which musical identities have been investigated, namely in music and musical institutions; specific geographical communities; education; and in health and well-being. This conceptual framework provides the rationale for the structure of the Handbook. The book is divided into seven main sections. The first, 'Sociological, discursive and narrative approaches', includes several general theoretical accounts of musical identities from this perspective, as well as some more specific investigations. The second and third main sections deal in depth with two of the three psychological topics described above, namely the development of and individual differences in musical identities. The fourth, fifth and sixth main sections pursue three of the real-life contexts identified above, namely 'Musical institutions and practitioners', 'Education', and 'Health and well-being'. The seventh and final main section of the Handbook -- 'Case studies' -- includes chapters which look at particular musical identities in specific times, places, or contexts. The multidisciplinary range and breadth of the Handbook's contents reflect the rapid changes that are taking place in music, in digital technology, and in their role in society as a whole, such that the study of musical identity is likely to proliferate even further in the future."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 876 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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