The music practitioner : research for the music performer, teacher, and listener / edited by Jane W. Davidson

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

part 1. The practitioner and research. Psychology and the music practitioner / Aaron Williamon and Sam Thompson -- What and why do we need to know about music psychology research to improve music instrument teaching? / Kacper Miklaszewski -- The state of play in performance studies / John Rink -- A case study of a practical research environment : Sibelius Academy, Helsinki / Kari Kurkela part 2. Theory and experimentation : understanding pitches, tuning and rhythms. From acoustics to psychology : pitch strength of sounds / Andrzej Rakowski -- 'Expressive intonation' in string performance : problems of analysis and interpretation / Peter Johnson -- Do compositions reveal information about historical tuning? / Bernhard Billeter -- Enrichment of music theory pedagogy by computer-based repertoire analyses and perceptual-cognitive theory / Richard Parncutt -- The perceptual space between and within musical rhythm categories / George Papadelis and George Papanikolaou part 3. Practitioners investigating their daily work. Making a reflexive turn : practical music-making becomes conventional research / Jane W. Davidson -- Singing by heart : memorization strategies for the words and music of songs / Jane Ginsborg -- Formal and non-formal music learning amongst rock musicians / Anna-Karin Gullberg and Sture Brändström -- Priorities in voice training : carrying power or tone quality / Allan Vurma and Jaan Ross part 4. Researching musician identity and perception. Rethinking voice evaluation in singing / António G. Salgado -- Assessing vocal performance / Daniela Coimbra and Jane W. Davidson -- Starting a music degree at university / Stephanie E. Pitts -- Tracing a musical life transition / Karen Burland and Jane W. Davidson -- Flawed expertise : exploring the need to overcome the discrepancy between instrumental training and orchestral work, the case of string players / Daina Langner part 5. Adopting innovative research approaches. A new method for analysing and representing singing / Stefanie Stadler Elmer and Franz-Josef Elmer -- The fears and joys of new forms of investigation into teaching : student evaluation of instrumental teaching / Ingrid Maria Hanken -- A role for action research projects in developing new pedagogical approaches to aural and musicianship education / Nicholas Bannan -- A new approach to pursuing the professional development of recent graduates from German music academies : the alumni project / Heiner Gembris -- What music psychology is telling us about emotion and why it can't yet tell us more : a need for empirical and theoretical innovation / Matthew M. Lavy part 6. A final note. Musical chills and other delights of music / Jerrold Levinson