Handbook of Music and Emotion: Theory, Research, Applications by Patrik N. Juslin & John Sloboda

Author:Patrik N. Juslin & John Sloboda [Juslin, Patrik N.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2011-03-17T04:00:00+00:00

18.2.9 Intellectual stance of writer/researcher

In general, ‘music in everyday life’ seems to be an emblem for an anti-elitist approach, which wishes to explore the full range of ways in which people engage with music in their lives, rather than starting from some premise of how people ‘should’ engage with music. Such an approach takes particular care not to start from the views of musicians and musical elites (composers, performers, critics, broadcasters). Rather, it starts from the point of view of the consumer. It also reflects an approach that places as much interest in activities where music plays a minor or supporting role, as those where music is the ‘main act’.

Implications for emotion. The everyday approach sits somewhat lightly to any a priori attempt to predict emotional response from the nature of the musical materials. It will take emotion to arise from a materials-listener-context complex in which the composer/performer and the musical work have no privileged position.

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