Includes Index.

Includes Bibliographical References

Prologue: Revisiting the Problem of Empathy--Part 1: Empathy and Musical Engagement--Chapter 1: Towards a Developmental Model of Musical Empathy Using Insights from Children who are on the Autism Spectrum or who have Learning Difficulties--Chapter 2: Synchronizations – A Musical Substrate for Positive Social Interaction and Empathy--Chapter 3: Music: The Language of Empathy--Chapter 4: The Social Side of Music Listening: Empathy and Contagion in Music-Induced Emotions--Chapter 5: Audience Responses in the Light of Perception–Action Theories of Empathy--Chapter 6: Viewing Empathy in Jazz Performance--Part 2: Empathy in Performing Together--Chapter 7: Otherwise Than Participation: Unity and Alterity in Musical Encounters--Chapter 8: In Dub Conference: Empathy, Groove and Technology in Jamaican Popular Music--Chapter 9: Empathy of the Musical Brain in Musicians Playing In Ensemble--Chapter 10: When it Clicks: Co-Performer Empathy in Ensemble Playing--Chapter 11: Developing Trust with Others: Or, How to Empathise Like a Performer--Chapter 12: The Empathic Nature of the Piano Accompanist

In recent years, empathy has received considerable research attention as a means of understanding a range of psychological phenomena, and it is fast drawing attention within the fields of music psychology and music education. This volume seeks to promote and stimulate further research in music and empathy, with contributions from many of the leading scholars in the fields of music psychology, neuroscience, music philosophy and education. It exposes current developmental, cognitive, social and philosophical perspectives on research in music and empathy, and considers the notion in relation to our engagement with different types of music and media. Following a Prologue, the volume presents twelve chapters organised into two main areas of enquiry. The first section, entitled 'Empathy and Musical Engagement', explores empathy in music education and therapy settings, and provides social, cognitive and philosophical perspectives about empathy in relation to our interaction with music. The second section, entitled 'Empathy in Performing Together', provides insights into the role of empathy across non-Western, classical, jazz and popular performance domains. This book will be of interest to music educators, musicologists, performers and practitioners, as well as scholars from other disciplines with an interest in empathy research.

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