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Why do we have music? Why do we love music, and have such a deep, human need for it? It is just vibrating air, yet it is at the heart of so many of our rituals; weddings, funerals, parties and all kinds of gatherings. Fleur Bouwer is both a musician and a cognitive neuroscientist, and in this fascinating book, she analyses everything that is remarkable about music – the way people can create it instinctively, know that some chords express certain emotions, and respond to it at a fundamental level. Humanity agrees that music makes all our lives better, but how? What is music for?
Price: $13.95
Pages: 160
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Series: What Is It For?
Publication Date:
23 March 2027
ISBN: 9781529255188
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
PSYCHOLOGY / Creative Ability, Theory of music and musicology, MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Neuroscience & Cognitive Neuropsychology, Psychology, Neurosciences
Fleur Bouwer is a cognitive neuroscientist and psychologist and a former professional musician. She has a deep passion for music. In her research at Leiden University, Fleur investigates the basic mechanisms of how music works in the brain, and how this translates to musical behaviour in all its facets.
Prelude
1 Why do we have Music? Musical Evolution
2 How do we Process Music? Music in the Brain
3 Who is Music for? Musical Infants, Adults and Animals
4 Music for Thinking
5 Music for Feeling
6 Music for Movement
7 Music for Social Bonding
8 Coda