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A review by greatgodbird
Music, Thought, and Feeling: Understanding the Psychology of Music by William Forde Thompson
3.0
This book presents relevant knowledge from the time it was published, and I appreciate the largely easy-read style, and that it makes studies within it quite accessible. The studies referenced in this book were very interesting, and the book covered a solid range of topics.
However, I did have to remind myself constantly that, despite examples from through the world's cultures, studies and data were primarily gathered in western contexts, Blind Tom's slavery was only noted in terms of how much freedom he had in it, and a picture of a young white girl playing a didgeridoo was attributed as "good medicine", heralded by the Australian Music Therapy Association. The studies included also appear to have been built on some misconceptions about neurological conditions, i.e., studies focusing solely on Autistic boys and not including any girls, and studies where university students were asked to identify depression from non-depression solely by the tone of someone's voice.
However, I did have to remind myself constantly that, despite examples from through the world's cultures, studies and data were primarily gathered in western contexts, Blind Tom's slavery was only noted in terms of how much freedom he had in it, and a picture of a young white girl playing a didgeridoo was attributed as "good medicine", heralded by the Australian Music Therapy Association. The studies included also appear to have been built on some misconceptions about neurological conditions, i.e., studies focusing solely on Autistic boys and not including any girls, and studies where university students were asked to identify depression from non-depression solely by the tone of someone's voice.