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Psychology for Musicians: Understanding and Acquiring the Skills. By Andreas C. Lehmann, John A. Sloboda, and Robert H. Woody. Oxford University Press (198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4308; 800-451-7556; www.oup.com), 2007. 288 pp. Illustrations, music examples. Hardcover, $29.95.
Psychology for Musicians provides readers with a description of the developmental and psychological processes involved in listening to, creating, performing, and teaching music. Authors Andreas Lehmann, John Sloboda, and Robert Woody also discuss human relationships and the cultural constructions associated with these activities.
The book is organized into three sections: Musical Learning, Musical Skills, and Musical Roles. Although these topics and the subtopics derived from them can and do comprise whole books by themselves, the authors have provided succinct descriptions...