Subject: Re: Brain and musicality From: Stephen Malloch <s.malloch(at)UWS.EDU.AU> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:59:48 +1000----- Original Message ----- From: Martin Braun <nombraun(at)POST.NETLINK.SE> To: <AUDITORY(at)LISTS.MCGILL.CA> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 5:07 AM Subject: Re: Brain and musicality > She might like to have at look at: > > Drayna, Dennis, Manichaikul, Ani, Lange, Marlies de, Snieder, Harold, > Spector, Tim > "Genetic Correlates of Musical Pitch Recognition in Humans" > Science 2001 291: 1969-1972 > > Martin Hi, If we're talking 'musicality' rather than simply stimulus perception, I suggest as a starter the article by Colwyn Trevarthen: Musicality and the Intrinsic Motive Pulse, Musicae Scientiae (1999/2000) pp.155-215. Also in this issue is an article by myself and others that touch on various aspects of musicality in human behaviour. Also see: Trevarthen, C. & Malloch, S. (2000). The Dance of Wellbeing: Defining the Musical Therapeutic Effect. The Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 9 (2), 3-17. and the book Origins of Music, edited by Wallin, Merker and Brown. The work of the musicologist John Blacking could also be considered when looking at the role of musicality in society - which of course informs the issue of musicality and the brain. Hope this is helpful, Stephen Dr. Stephen Malloch Macarthur Auditory Research Centre Sydney (MARCS) University of Western Sydney, Bankstown LOCKED BAG 1797 PENRITH SOUTH DC NSW 1797 AUSTRALIA Lab: +61 2 9772 6582 Office: +61 2 9772 6722 Fax: +61 2 9772 6736 E-mail: malloch(at)ozemail.com.au Web: http://www.uws.edu.au/marcs/