Musical Cognition

Why do people attach importance to the wordless language we call music? Musical Cognition suggests that music is a game

Professor of Music Cognition Henkjan Honing (University of Amsterdam)

Part 1: De do do do, de da da da Babble Music 1 First Listening Experiences 2 The Illiterate Listener 3 What this Book Is About Part 2: Ooh-ooh-ooh The Magic of Music 4 Music as Mystery 5 Music as Language 6 Music as Sound Part 3: Hmmm . . . Music and Musicality 7 We're Musical Creatures 8 Measuring the Beat 9 Do You Recognize this Melody? Part 4: Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta Music as Cognition 10 The Secret of the Loud Rest 11 The Secret of the Details 12 The Secret, Mapped Out Part 5: Aha! Music in Our Heads 13 The Musical Listener 14 Listening and Learning 15 Encore