Music reading: some of its cognitive processes
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7203/LEEME.29.9836Keywords:
Reading of Western Musical Notation, Mental Sound Images, Oculomotor Span, Saccades.
Abstract
The present article approaches engages in a bibliographical investigation on both the processes and cognitive structures related to the reading of Western music notation. In t The conclusions it is suggested that suggests that the musical reading music involves is a special type of cognitive process in which where the mental musical representations have a very important role. The findings had discovered in the research es reported here can enrich new theoretical and practical approaches of to the reading of Western music notation.
Author Biographies
María del Mar Galera Núñez, Universidad de Sevilla
Jesús Tejada Giménez, Universidad de Valencia
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