<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A growing body of research has shown the importance of music listening in psychological frameworks such as the construction of emotional and social identity. Nonetheless, the educational implications of this activity involve the way students use music listening for cultural development, cognitive processing and aesthetic reaction enhancement. The present study aims to review the relevant literature regarding how musical preference, a concept used mainly in music psychology, may be explored in educational contexts. Zajong’s (1968) theory of repeated exposure indicates that mere exposure to a stimulus is enough to create a favorable attitude towards it. This study investigates the experimental researches focused on the conditions where repeated exposure to academic music may generate the development of musical preference.</p></abstract>

A growing body of research has shown the importance of music listening in psychological frameworks such as the construction of emotional and social identity. Nonetheless, the educational implications of this activity involve the way students use music listening for cultural development, cognitive processing and aesthetic reaction enhancement. The present study aims to review the relevant literature regarding how musical preference, a concept used mainly in music psychology, may be explored in educational contexts. Zajong’s (1968) theory of repeated exposure indicates that mere exposure to a stimulus is enough to create a favorable attitude towards it. This study investigates the experimental researches focused on the conditions where repeated exposure to academic music may generate the development of musical preference.

13. Enhancing Music Listening in Educational Context

Lecturer PhD, “George Enescu” University of Arts, Iași, Romania

Review of Artistic Education

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A growing body of research has shown the importance of music listening in psychological frameworks such as the construction of emotional and social identity....

13. Enhancing Music Listening in Educational Context

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 109 - 114

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rae-2016-0013

Keywords
music listening, musical preference, repeated exposure

© 2016 Dorina Iuşcă, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

13. Enhancing Music Listening in Educational Context

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 109 - 114

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rae-2016-0013

Keywordsmusic listening, musical preference, repeated exposure

© 2016 Dorina Iuşcă, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
music listening, musical preference, repeated exposure