pt. 1. The origins and functions of music / edited by Ian Cross. The nature of music and its evolution / Ian Cross -- Universals in music processing / Catherine 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
pt. 2. Music perception / edited by Ian Cross. The perception of pitch / Thomas Stainsby and Ian Cross -- Tonal cognition / Emmanuel Bigand and Bénédicte Poulin-Charronnat -- The perception of musical timbre / Stephen McAdams and Bruno L. Giordano -- Musical time / Mari Riess Jones -- Components of melodic processing / Mark A. Schmuckler -- Memory for music / Bob Snyder
pt. 3. Responses to music / edited by Donald A. Hodges. Bodily responses to music / Donald A. Hodges -- Emotional responses to music / Patrik N. Juslin -- The relationship between musical structure and perceived expression / Alf Gabrielsson -- Aesthetics / David Huron -- Musical preferences / Alexandra Lamont and Alinka Greasley
pt. 4. Music and the brain / edited by Aniruddh D. Pate. The neurobiological basis of musical expectations / Laurel J. Trainor and Robert J. Zatorre -- Disorders of musical cognition / Lauren Stewart, Katharina von Kriegstein, Simone Dalla Bella, Jason D. Warren and Timothy D. Griffiths -- Music, musicians, and brain plasticity / Gottfried Schlaug -- Music and the brain : three links to language / Aniruddh D. Patel
pt. 5. Musical development / edited by David J. Hargreaves. -- Prenatal development and the phylogeny and ontogeny of music / Richard Parncutt -- Music lessons from infants / Sandra E. Trehub -- Music in the school years / Alexandra Lamont -- The impact of music instruction on other skills / Frances H. Rauscher
pt. 6. Learning musical skills / edited by Susan Hallam. Musical potential / Gary McPherson and Susan Hallam -- Practising / 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
pt. 7. Musical performance / edited by Richard Parncutt -- Measurement and models of performance / W. Luke Windsor -- Planning and performance / Eckart Altenmüller and Sabine Schneider -- Sight-reading / Andreas C. Lehmann and Reinhard Kopiez -- Performing from memory / Roger Chaffin, Topher R. Logan and Kristen T. Begosh -- Movement and collaboration in musical performance / Jane W. Davidson -- Emotion in music performance / Patrik N. Juslin -- Optimizing physical and psychological health in performing musicians / Dianna T. Kenny and Bronwen Ackermann
pt. 8. Composition and improvisation / edited by Peter Webster. Making a mark : the psychology of composition / Jonathan Impett -- Musical improvisation / Richard Ashley -- Children as creative thinkers in music : focus on composition / Peter R. Webster
pt. 9. The role of music in everyday life / edited by John Sloboda. Choosing to hear music : motivation, process and effect / John Sloboda, Alexandra Lamont and Alinka Greasley -- Music in performance arts : film, theatre, and dance / Annabel J. Cohen -- Peak experiences in music / John Whaley, John Sloboda and Alf Gabrielsson -- Musical identities / Raymond MacDonald, David J. Hargreaves and Dorothy Miell -- The effects of music in community and educational settings / Susan Hallam and Raymond MacDonald -- Music and consumer behaviour / Adrian C. North and David J. Hargreaves
pt. 10. Music therapy / edited by Michael Thaut. Processes of music therapy : clinical and scientific rationales and models / Shannon de l'Etoile -- Clinical practice in music therapy / Corene Hurt-Thaut -- Research and evaluation in music therapy / Barbara L. Wheeler -- Music therapy in medical and neurological rehabilitation settings / Anne Kathrin Leins, Ralph Spintge and Michael Thaut
pt. 11. Conceptual frameworks, research methods and future directions / edited by Susan Hallam, Ian Cross and Michael Thaut. Beyond music psychology / Adam Ockelford -- History and research / Michael Thaut -- Where now? / Susan Hallam, Ian Cross and Michael Thaut