Part 1: the origins and functions of music. The nature of music and its evolution / Ian Cross
Universals in music processing: entrainment, acquiring expectations, and learning / Catherine J. Stevens and Tim Byron
Music and meaning / Ian Cross and Elizabeth Tolbert
The social and personal functions of music in cross-cultural perspective / Martin Clayton
Part 2: music perception. The perception of pitch / Thomas Stainsby and Ian Cross
Absolute pitch / Psyche Loui
Tonal cognition / Emmanuel Bigan and Bénédicte Poulin-Charronnat
The perception of musical timbre / Stephen McAdams and Bruno L. Giordano
Musical time / Mari Riess Jones
Tonality and contour in melodic processing / Mark A. Schmuckler
Memory for music / Bob Snyder
Part 3: responses to music. Bodily responses to music / Donald A. Hodges
Emotional reactions to music / Patrick N. Juslin
The relationship between musical structure and perceived expression / Alf Gabrielsson
Aesthetics / David Huron
The neuroaesthetics of music / Donald A. Hodges
Musical preferences / Alinka Greasley and Alexandra Lamont
Part 4: music and the brain. The neurobiology of musical expectations from perception to emotion / Laurel J. Trainor and Robert J. Zatorre
Disorders of music cognition / Psyche Loui
Music and brain plasticity / Simone Dalla Bella
The relationship between music and language / Sebastian Jentschke
The neuroscience of rhythm / Daniel J. Cameron and Jessica A. Grahn
Part 5: musical development. Prenatal development and the phylogeny and ontogeny of musical behavior / Richard Parncutt
Infant musicality / Sandra E. Trehub
Musical development from the early years onwards / Alexandra Lamont
Music training and nonmusical abilities / E. Glenn Schellenberg
Part 6: learning musical skills. Musical potential / Gary E. McPherson and Susan Hallam
Practicing / Harald Jørgensen and Susan Hallam
Individuality in the learning of musical skills / Helena Gaunt and Susan Hallam
Motivation to learn / Susan Hallam ; The role of the family in supporting learning / Andrea Creech
The role of the institution and teachers in supporting learning / Graham Welch and Adam Ockelford
Part 7: musical performance. Planning and performance / Eckart Altenmüller and Shinichi Furuya
Sight-reading / Andreas C. Lehmann and Reinhardt Kopiez
Performing from memory / Roger Chaffin, Alexander P. Demos, and Topher Logan
Bodily mediated coordination, collaboration, and communication in music performance / Jane W. Davidson and Mary C. Broughton
Emotion in music performance / Patrick N. Juslin and Erik Lindström
Expression and communication of structure in music performance: measurements and models / Erica Bisesi and W. Luke Windsor
Optimizing physical and psychological health in performing musicians / Dianna T. Kenny and Bronwen J. Ackermann
Part 8: composition and improvisation. Making a mark: the psychology of composition / Jonathan Impett
Musical improvisation / Richard Ashley
Pathways to the study of music composition by preschool to precollege students / Peter R. Webster
Part 9: the role of music in our everyday lives. Choosing to hear music: motivation, process, and effect / Alexandra Lamont, Alinka Greasley, and John Sloboda
Music in performance arts: film, theater, and dance / Annabel J. Cohen
Peak experiences in music / Alf Gabrielsson, John Whaley, and John Sloboda
Musical identities / David J. Hargreaves, Raymond MacDonald, and Dorothy Miell
The effects of music in community and educational settings / Susan Hallam and Raymond MacDonald
Music and consumer behavior / Adrian C. North, David J. Hargreaves, and Amanda E. Krause
Part 10: music therapy. Processes of music therapy: clinical and scientific rationales and models / Shannon K. De L'Etoile
Clinical practice in musical therapy / Corene Hurt-Thaut
Research in music therapy / Barbara L. Wheeler
Music therapy in medical and neurological rehabilitation settings / Stefan Mainka, Ralph Spintge, and Michael Thaut
Part 11: conceptual frameworks, research methods, and future directions. Beyond music psychology / Adam Ockelford
History and research / Michael Thaut
Where now? / Susan Hallam, Ian Cross, and Michael Thaut.