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Music has been examined from multiple perspectives: as a product of human history, for example, or a product of human culture. But there is also a long tradition, intensified in recent decades, of thinking about music as a product of the human mind. Whether considering composition, performance, listening, or appreciation, the constraints and capabilities of the human mind play a formative role. The field that has emerged around this approach is known as the psychology of music. Written in a lively and accessible manner, this volume connects the science to larger questions about music that are of interest to practicing musicians, music therapists, musicologists, and the general public alike. For example: Why can one musical performance move an audience to tears, and another compel them to dance, clap, or snap along? How does a ""hype"" playlist motivate someone at the gym? And why is that top-forty song stuck in everyone's head?

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Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis is professor at Princeton University, where she directs the Music Cognition Lab. She is currently serving as president of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition. Her book On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind won the Wallace Berry Award from the Society for Music Theory. Jen Zhao is a Canadian voice actor and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She narrates for Penguin Random House and Spotify, and her audiobook work spans genres including fantasy, creative nonfiction, and literary fiction, with a focus on character-driven stories, Chinese mythology, and emotionally difficult topics like death and grief. Jen received her MFA in screenwriting from UCLA, where she also studied with the MFA acting program, and continues to train in voice, movement, and physical theater, including martial arts and clowning.

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