Sound and Music

Jack Orbach is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at Queens College and the author of The Neuropsychological Theories of Lashley and Hebb (University Press of America, 1998).

• chapter 1 Historical Perspectives: The Origins of Western Music; Traditions of Western Music; The Secular Movement and Religious Accompaniments; The Beginnings of Baroque; Science and Music; The Evolutionary Significance of Music chapter 2 Dimensions of Auditory Perception: Sound Waves; Perception of Pitch; Intensity & the Perception of Loudness; Perception of Timbre; Perspectives on Tonal Color; The Development of Musical Scale; Perspectives on the Significance of Musical Scales chapter 3 The Psychology of Music: How We Hear and Why We Don't, Active Listening; Some Performing Skills; Musical Training; Musical Aptitude and Achievement; Musical Enjoyment and the Meaning of Music; Music and the Brain; Music Therapy chapter 4 Epilogue chapter 5 References chapter 6 Name Index chapter 7 Subject Index