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Musical Identities, Paperback / softback Book

Musical Identities Paperback / softback

Edited by Raymond A. R. (, Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University) MacDonald, David J (, Faculty of Education Psychology, University of Surrey Roehampton) Hargreaves, Dorothy (, Department of Psychology, The Open University) Miell

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Music is a tremendously powerful channel through which people develop their personal and social identities.

Music is used to communicate emotions, thoughts, political statements, social relationships, and physical expressions.

But, just as language can mediate the construction and negotiation of developing identities, so music can also be a means of communication through which aspects of people's identities are constructed.

Music can have a profound influence on our developing sense of identity, our values, and our beliefs, whether from rock music, classical music, or jazz.

Different research studies in social and developmental psychology are beginning to chart the various ways in which these processes occur, and this is the first book to examine the relationship between music and identity.

The first section focuses on Developing Musical Identities, and deals with the ways in which individuals involved in musical participation develop personal identities that are intrinsically musical.

Chapters include: 'The self identity of young musicians', 'Musical identities and the school environment' and 'Personal identity and music: a family perspective'.

The second section deals with Developing Identities Through Music and contains chapters on 'Gender identity and music', 'National identity and music' and 'Music as a catalyst for changing personal identity'. This is the first book to deal with musical identity from a psychological perspective, and will be fascinating and important reading for postgraduate and research psychologists in social, developmental, and music psychology.

The book will also appeal to those within the applied fields of health and educational psychology, music education, and music therapy.

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