Chapter 5
Acoustical Foundations of Music

Physical acoustics of sound and music.

Chapter 6
Musical Hearing

Physiology of the hearing mechanism and how sound is processed by humans.

Chapter 7
Psychoacoustics and the Perception of Music

How psychological variables underpin the perception of music.

Chapter 8
Music Cognition

Ways humans make sense of music as it unfolds over time.

Chapter 9
Music and the Brain

How music is processed in the brain.

Chapter 10
Bodily Responses to Music

How the body responds to music internally and externally.

Chapter 11
Musical Emotions

Psychological connections between human emotions and music.