Musical Cognition: A Science of Listening
Honing, Henkjan
Musical Cognition: A Science of Listening
Honing, Henkjan
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Musical Cognition includes a selection of intriguing examples from recent literature exploring the role that an implicit or explicit knowledge of music plays when one listens to it. The scope of the topics discussed ranges from the ability of newborns to perceive the beat, to the unexpected musical expertise of ordinary listeners. The evidence shows that music is second nature to most human beings—biologically and socially.