Our Sweetest Hours
Our Sweetest Hours

Author: Gene Quarrick

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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The phenomenon of absorption or the intense focusing of attention that results in a sense of escape and diversion is examined here. In this context, the principal areas of adult recreation are examined: stories, shows, intoxication, sex, music, dancing, art, and mediation.The issues discussed in this book have generally been overlooked by psychology, which is primarily concerned with the everyday business of living (self, anxiety, learning, etc.). This study will promote the understanding of the tremendous attractiveness of these modern diversions that are extremely absorbing and hypnotic.

Music Therapy in the Treatment of Adults with Mental Disorders
Music Therapy in the Treatment of Adults with Mental Disorders

Author: Robert F. Unkefer

Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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Written by seven registered music therapists, this text aims to provide an introduction to the use of music in treating adult mental disorders. It is designed at once as a reference work for research, a treatment manual for clinicians, and a text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.

Theatre, Opera and Consciousness.
Theatre, Opera and Consciousness.

Author: Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Publisher: Rodopi

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9401209294

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The study of consciousness has developed considerably over the past ten years, with an emphasis on seeking to explain subjective experience. Our understanding of key questions relating to the performing arts, in theory and practice, benefits from the insights of consciousness studies. Theatre, Opera and Consciousness discusses selected concerns of theatre history from a consciousness studies perspective, develops a new perspective on ethical implications of theatre practice, reassesses the concept of the guru, and offers a new approach to the actor’s cool-down. The book expands the framework from theatre to opera, and presents a new consideration of the spiritual aspects of singing in opera, conducting for opera, and the opera experience for singers and spectators alike.