Embodied music cognition is a direction within systematic musicology interested in studying the role of the human body in relation to all musical activities.
It considers the human body as the natural mediator between mind (focused on musical intentions, meanings, significations) and physical environment (containing musical sound and other types of energy that affords human action).
Read more about Embodied Music Cognition: Introduction, Method, Applications, How It Is Distinct From (disembodied) Music Cognition, How It Is Distinct From Traditional Musicology
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