Resources for the Psychology of Music

• Daniel Levitin’s excellent book is a great read for those interested in psychology and music:
  
• Thanks so much to guitarist and composer David Temple. The pieces of music you heard in today’s episode can be purchased from David Temple‘s website:
• You can email David at davitem AT yahoo DOT com and he will give you more info about how to purchase his CDs.

• The Psych Files Episode 101
• Here’s the book I used to learn music theory and to play piano:
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• Excellent article that appeared in Cognitive Daily called, "Even isolated cultures understand emotions conveyed by Western music".
• Great article that appeared in the July 2009 edition of Scientific American Mind entitled "Why Music Moves Us".
• Another interesting article on how music affects us from Scientific American Mind called "Music in Your Head"
• Here’s a more academically-oriented book on the topic of music and expectations:
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