Communicative Musicality: Exploring the Basis of Human Companionship

by Stephen Malloch and Colwyn Trevarthen

Communicative Musicality explores the intrinsic musical nature of human interaction. The theory of communicative musicality was developed from groundbreaking studies showing how in mother/infant communication there exist noticeable patterns of timing, pulse, voice timbre, and gesture. Without
intending to, the exchange between a mother and her infant follow many of the rules of musical performance, including rhythm and timing.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199588724
• ISBN13: 9780199588725
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"