Gubina, S. T. Typology of Musical Preferences: Psychological Types of Existential and Deficiency Perception of Music

Abstract: The research discussed in the article is topical because it helps to explain the influence of one’s life experience on his sensual images and interpretations in the process of music perception. From the point of view of methods used in the research, the research is based on the phenomenological approach allowing to view the subject and object of music perception, personality and music as interrelated items. The article has the two chapters. In the first chapter the author of the article provides a theoretical analysis of types of musical preferences described by modern scientific researchers. The second chapter contains a description of psychological types of music perception, existential and deficiency ones. These are based on the results of qualitative analysis of verbal associations and evaluations of one’s feelings in the process of music perception. The author of the article also describes prospects of using music in diagnostics of one’s life priorities and values.

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