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3 - Hearing the Muse’s Message: Changes in Sensory–Perceptual and Cognitive Processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2021

Scott F. Madey  and
Dean D. VonDras
Scott F. Madey
Affiliation:
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Dean D. VonDras
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
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Summary

In this chapter, we discuss the existential concerns of the great Maestro Ludwig van Beethoven and how he was able to compose musical masterpieces while confronting severe hearing loss. We also describe age-related changes in vision, smell, taste, skin sensation, proprioception, and balance. Age-related cognitive changes such as attention, processing, learning, and memory are presented. Finally, a resolution is offered as to how Beethoven still composed with hearing loss.

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BeethovenHearingVisionSmellTasteSkinProprioceptionAttentionLearningMemory
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Music, Wellness, and Aging
Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life
 , pp. 37 - 57
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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