Music
MUSC 6300: Music Perception and Cognition Research
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Offers an overview of the perceptual, cognitive, and brain bases of performing, composing, and listening to music for enjoyment and for human benefit.
- Studies how and why music stimulates our senses and how it can promote health and well-being.
- Topics include theories and empirical research on pitch, rhythm, harmony, melody, timbre; music and language; development of musical ability; and special populations in musical functions.
- Meetings include demonstrations and exercises in experiment design and data analysis.
- Requires an in-depth research project (paper and in-class presentation), in consultation with the instructor.
- By the end of this course, students should be able to design and conduct their own research study in music perception and cognition.
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