For nearly 25 years; expertise has been considered an important testing ground for theories of cognition. Cognitive scientists have examined experts as diverse as chess masters; waiters; field-hockey players; and computer programmers. Recently; increased attention has been given to the arts; including dance; music appreciation and performance; and literary analysis. It is therefore somewhat surprising that--except for the authors program of research dating from the late 1980s--virtually no studies on the cognitive processes of professional actors can be found in the literature. These experts not only routinely memorize hours of verbal material in a very short time; but they retrieve it verbatim along with the accompanying gestures; movements; thoughts; and emotions of the characters. The mental processes involved in this task constitute the subject of this recent research and are described in detail in this book.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Heartfelt bookBy Barbara SLove this book with all my heart. Its so natural to be able to relate to these songs. I especially was happy to have a bit of background about this musical the pictures of the cast members included... It really brought it to life. When I show it to people they light up tell me their experinces.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Not the real dealBy The Long RangerYou should be aware that this is neither the soundtrack to the film; nor the score of the Broadway show.This is an abridged; mutilated and transposed piano version of 8 numbers originally from the Broadway musical of the same name.If you want the real deal you will have to spend eighty bucks and get the full score from our friends at Hal Leonard.It nevertheless gets good marks as an affordable; easy to play sheet music for beginners.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The text is a little small but its still the ...By EmilyThe text is a little small but its still the same music from the musical; not the movie! Still the same songs but if singing along they are different from the movie version