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Music and Mind in Everyday Life
Friends, family and fans gathered on Wednesday (28 October) at the OUP Bookshop on the High Street to celebrate the publication of the latest book by a member of the Music Faculty.
Eric Clarke, Heather Professor of Music, along with his two co-authors Nicola Dibben and Stephanie Pitts, marked the publication by OUP of their latest book, Music and Mind in Everyday Life. The book uses psychology to understand musical behaviour and experience in a range of circumstances, including composing and performing, listening and persuading, and teaching and learning. Starting from 'real world' examples of musical experiences, it critically examines the ways in which psychology can explain people's diverse experience of, and engagement with music, focusing on how music is used, acquired, and made in a range of familiar musical contexts. Using a framework of real and imagined musical scenarios, the book draws on a wide range of research in the psychology of music and music education.
Pictures of the authors and guests at the OUP launch will be posted below shortly.
Eric Clarke has also recently been awarded a grant to the value of £41,036 by the Arts & Humanities Research Council to support his current project on 'Musical Subjectivities'.