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urn:uuid:fa7895bf-22f2-4a9f-8361-8e74c9798670 03 01 01 urn:uuid:fa7895bf-22f2-4a9f-8361-8e74c9798670 15 9781805112211 06 10.11647/OBP.0389 00 EB E101 10 Creative Commons License 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 01 01 Psychological Perspectives on Musical Experiences and Skills Research in the Western Balkans and Western Europe 1 B01 21 0000-0002-9235-8389 Blanka Bogunović 2 B01 21 0000-0002-1981-0834 Renee Timmers 3 B01 21 0000-0003-3061-9317 Sanela Nikolić 01 eng 00 428 03 93 AVA 12 JHMC 10 MUS015000 B2 Music 20 Psychology of Music B2 European Studies 12 JMAN 93 JMB 10 PSY030000 20 Western Balkans 12 1DD 93 GTM 10 MUS000000 20 Music Appreciation B2 Politics and Sociology 20 Aesthetic Experiences 12 AVA 10 SOC053000 10 LAN004000 20 Performance Skills 20 Music preferences 20 Music perception and cognition 20 Musicians’ personality, motivation and well-being 20 Western Europe 20 Music education and expertise 20 Creative, Performance and Listening Skills 20 Musical audiences 20 Cross-cultural studies 20 Socio-cultural context 01 06 03 00 <p>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.</p><p>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.</p> 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 01 00 03 02 https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0389_frontcover.jpg Open Book Publishers 01 Open Book Publishers Cambridge, UK 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 29 Publisher's website: download the title https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0389.epub 20 02 20240620 02 7.99 USD WORLD 09 Open Book Publishers 02 Publisher's website: web shop https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0389 20 02 20240620 02 7.99 USD WORLD