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Welcome MEMT 463 students! Below you will find resources to help you build operational definitions of your assigned music element.
BOOKS FOR OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780198722946Publication Date: 2016-03-07This handbook provides comprehensive and detailed information about music psychology for practitioners. Part II will be the most helpful in building the operational definition of your musical element while Parts III and IV may offer further insight for your musical element.
The Music Effect by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781843107712Publication Date: 2005-12-15This resource helps to breakdown musical elements from physic, physiology, and information processing standpoints.
Rhythm, Music, and the Brain by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781136762871Publication Date: 2013-01-11The goal of Rhythm, Music and the Brain is an attempt to bring the knowledge of the arts and the sciences and review our current state of study about the brain and music, specifically rhythm. (from description in ProQuest Ebook Central)
BOOKS FOR GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Below you will find resources to learn some general background information on the use of musical therapy for medical conditions and music therapy and music psychology theory.
The Cambridge Handbook of the Neuroscience of Creativity by Call Number: QP360.5 .C3535 2018ISBN: 9781107147614Publication Date: 2018-01-25This resource deals with neuroscience and creativity. Part VIII is specific to music creativity and neuroscience. However, you may find some good neuroscience information in this source. This book is currently checked out until Nov. 11, 2019. If you are interested in this book we can submit a recall request.
Music Therapy in the Management of Medical Conditions by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781634845229Publication Date: 2016-01-01This book focuses specifically on the use of music therapy to manage medical conditions from chronic pain, neurological disorders, and metabolism and exercise to cancer.
Music therapy in action by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781937440152Publication Date: 2012This is more of a narrative on use cases for music therapy. It might come in useful later on in you projects. The language is approachable.
The New Music Therapist's Handbook by Call Number: ML3920 .H3 2018ISBN: 0876391951Publication Date: 2018-11-01This book provides information on essential concepts of music therapy practice.
