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Tag: psychology of music

Uvod u suvremenu glazbenu pedagogiju (Introduction to contemporary music pedagogy)

The textbook examines contemporary approaches to music education. The first part introduces and explains fundamental concepts in didactics and methodology, as well as approaches to implementing the core activities involved in music teaching. This is followed by a chapter on the psychology of music, which explores the nature of musical abilities and presents different conceptualisations …

Zašto volimo ono što slušamo: Glazbeno pedagoški i psihologijski aspekti glazbenih preferencija (Why We Like What We Listen To: Educational and Psychological Aspects of Musical Preferences)

Music preferences represent a complex phenomenon shaped by a wide range of psychological, educational, social, and cultural factors. Understanding why individuals prefer particular types of music is of considerable importance to the fields of music education and the psychology of music. The introductory section of this scholarly monograph examines the factors that influence the formation …

The influences of tempo on young learners’ music preferences

Given the diversity of factors influencing the music preferences of students, this paper explores the young learners’ music preferences to music of different tempos, and the impact of gender and age on the preference of the slow/tranquil or fast/lively music. As part of the research we carried out a survey and a sound questionnaire on …