Defining music

William Forde Thompson, Kirk N. Olsen

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Abstract

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Has it ever occurred to you how strange it is that humans seem to enjoy concocting sounds by hitting objects with sticks, blowing air across a small opening in
hollowed-out cylinders, buzzing lips into a mouthpiece, and scraping stretched
steel strings with the stretched fibers of horse hair? If humans were being investigated by an alien species from another planet, what would they make of this peculiar activity? If they wanted to understand this behavior, the first step they would
need to take is to define it
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe science and psychology of music: from Beethoven at the office to Beyoncé at the gym
EditorsWilliam F. Thompson, Kirk N. Olsen
Place of PublicationSanta Barbara
PublisherABC-CLIO
Chapter1
Pages3-7
ISBN (Electronic)9781440857720
ISBN (Print)9781440857713
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

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  • Competitions: judging expertise

    Thompson, W. F. & Dromey, C., 2021, The science and psychology of music: from Beethoven at the office to Beyoncé at the gym. Thompson, W. F. & Olsen, K. N. (eds.). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, p. 69-74

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  • Cross-cultural research in music psychology

    Thompson, W. F. & Olsen, K. N., 2021, The science and psychology of music: from Beethoven at the office to Beyoncé at the gym. Thompson, W. F. & Olsen, K. N. (eds.). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, p. 36-41

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  • Five healthy ingredients of music

    Thompson, W. F., 2021, The science and psychology of music: from Beethoven at the office to Beyoncé at the gym. Thompson, W. F. & Olsen, K. N. (eds.). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, p. 295-300

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