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urn:uuid:fa7895bf-22f2-4a9f-8361-8e74c9798670 03 15 9781805112211 00 EB E101 10 01 01 Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills Research in the Western Balkans and Western Europe 1 A01 Blanka Bogunović Blanka Bogunović holds a PhD in psychology and a BA in music performance (Flute). She is affiliated as a Full Professor of Psychology and Education Science at the Faculty of Music, University of Arts in Belgrade and is a guest lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Belgrade and Music Academy, University of Sarajevo. Her research interests are the motivation and personality of the musically gifted; specialist music education; music performance skills and expertise; and creative processes in making music. She is (co)author of five books and many articles and chapters related to her research interests. She is an ESCOM EC member, ESCOM representative for Serbia, originator of the PAM-IE Conference, and co-founder and coordinator of the Regional Network Psychology and Music (RNPaM). 2 B01 Renee Timmers Renee Timmers is Professor of Psychology of Music at the University of Sheffield. Her research concerns the expressive performance of music; music, emotion, and health; and multimodal and embodied experiences of music. She has co-edited two volumes published by Oxford University Press (Expressiveness in music performance; Together in music) and two by Routledge (Routledge companion to music cognition; Sound teaching). She directs the research centre ‘Music Mind Machine’ in Sheffield and is past-President of ESCOM. 3 B01 Sanela Nikolić Sanela Nikolić has a PhD in Theory of Arts and Media and is an Associate Professor of Applied Aesthetics at the Faculty of Music, University of Arts in Belgrade. She is the editor of the AM Journal of Art and Media Studies and was the International Association for Aesthetics Delegate-at-Large (2019–22). She is the author of the two books. Her fields of interest include avant-garde art schools and practices; applied aesthetics as a critical history of the humanities; interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity in the humanities; and digital humanities. She is a member of the Regional Network Psychology and Music (RNPaM). 01 eng 00 428 03 12 JHMC 10 MUS015000 23 Music 23 Psychology of Music 23 European Studies 12 JMAN 10 PSY030000 23 Western Balkans 12 1DD 10 MUS000000 23 Music Appreciation 23 Politics and Sociology 23 Aesthetic Experiences 12 AVA 10 SOC053000 10 LAN004000 23 Performance Skills 23 Music preferences 23 Music perception and cognition 23 Musicians’ personality, motivation and well-being 23 Western Europe 23 Music education and expertise 23 Creative, Performance and Listening Skills 23 Musical audiences 23 Cross-cultural studies 23 Socio-cultural context 01 06 03 00 Psychology of Music is a flourishing area of research in the Western Balkans. However, much of its findings and insights have remained relatively unknown outside the region. Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills features recent research from the Western Balkans, foregrounding its specific topics, methods, and influences, and bringing it into productive conversation with complementary research from Western Europe and further afield.The essays in this collection investigate the psychology of listening and performance and their relevance to music practice. Employing a range of research methodologies, they address divergent themes, from a cross-cultural understanding of aesthetic experiences and innovations to attract new audiences, to developmental perspectives on musical growth and the challenges of mastering performance skills. Authors reflect independently and collaboratively on how these psychological processes are shaped by the different traditions and geopolitical conditions inside and outside the Western Balkans. The result is a volume that emphasizes how musical experiences and practices happen not in isolation but in socio-cultural environments that contribute to their definition. This work will appeal to musicians, music educators, students, researchers, and psychologists with an interest in the psychology of music and exemplify ways forward in decolonizing academia. 04 00 Acknowledgments Notes on Editors Notes on Contributors List of Figures List of Tables List of Statistical Abbreviations and Symbols 1. Introduction: Music Psychology Research in the Western Balkans and Western Europe Blanka Bogunović, Renee Timmers, and Sanela Nikolić PART I: AESTHETIC AND EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES OF MUSIC 2. The Role of Affective Dimensions in the Aesthetic Experience of Music Dragan Janković and Maja Mađarev 3. Aesthetic Experiences of Contemporary Music from the Perspectives of a Composer, a Performer, and a Musicologist Sanela Nikolić and Ivana Miladinović Prica 4. Aesthetic Emotions in Music: Theory, Measurements, and Cross-cultural Comparison Renee Timmers, Scott Bannister, and Thomas M. Lennie PART II: MUSIC LISTENING IN CONTEXT 5. Sound Experience and Imagination at Early School Age: An Opportunity for Unleashing Children’s Creative Potential Mirsada Zećo, Marina Videnović, and Lejla Silajdžić 6. Adolescent Musical Preferences and their Relationship with Schwartz’s Basic Values Ivana Stepanović Ilić, Marina Videnović, Zora Krnjaić, and Ksenija Krstić 7. How Professional Musicians Can Better Connect to Audiences for Live Classical Music: Assessing Theory And Practice in the Light of the COVID-19 Crisis John Sloboda PART III: MUSIC COGNITION IN PERFORMANCE AND PRACTICE 8. Influences of Physical and Imagined Others in Music Students’ Experiences of Practice and Performance Andrea Schiavio, Henrique Meissner, and Renee Timmers 9. 4E Music Cognition in Theory and Practice Andrea Schiavio and Dylan van der Schyff 10. Memorisation of Twentieth-Century Piano Music: A Longitudinal Case Study Valnea Žauhar, Dunja Crnjanski, and Igor Bajšanski 11. Memory for Music: Research and Practice for Performers Jane Ginsborg PART IV: PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSICIANS—FROM MOTIVATION AND PERSONALITY TO ADDRESSING CHALLENGES AND ANXIETY 12. Motivation and Personality as Factors of Musical Accomplishments: A Developmental and Cultural Perspective Blanka Bogunović 13. The Lived Experience of Radical Acceleration in the Biographical Narratives of Exceptionally Gifted Adult Musicians Olja Jovanović, Ana Altaras Dimitrijević, Dejana Mutavdžin, and Blanka Bogunović 14. The Personality of Music Students with Diverse Vocal and Instrumental Skills Ana Butković 15. Theoretical and Practical Challenges in Dealing with Music Performance Anxiety Katarina Habe and Michele Biasutti 16. How do European and Western Balkans Conservatoires Help Music Students with their Health and Well-being? Raluca Matei and Jane Ginsborg 17. Conclusion: Progressing the State of the Art of Music Psychology Renee Timmers, Blanka Bogunović, and Sanela Nikolić Index Open Book Publishers 01 Open Book Publishers 04 01 20240620 02 WORLD 06 15 9781805112181 06 15 9781805112198 06 15 9781805112204 06 15 9781805112235 06 15 9781805112211 WORLD 09 Open Book Publishers 20 02 5.99 GBP WORLD