Psychology of Music - MUSC3105
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
School: School of the Arts and Media
Course Outline: School of the Arts and Media
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: 24 units of credit in Music courses, including 12 at Level 1 and enrolment in a single or dual Music program. Or 48 UOC overall, including 6 UOC level 1 Music and 6 UOC level 2 Music and enrolment in a Music major or minor
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Subject Area: Music
This course asks questions about music cognition and behaviour: How do we perceive music? Why can an instrument sound musical? How do we respond to and process the sound? What happens when we are preparing and performing music? Why can performers become debilitatingly nervous? What is the relation between music, sex and cheesecake? Can music make you smarter, and what is the Mozart Effect? Why does that tune get stuck in my head? How old must a person be before they can hear and appreciate music? You will address these and related questions through examination of the music psychology literature, and the critical evaluation of your own musical attitudes, beliefs and behaviours.
This course asks questions about music cognition and behaviour: How do we perceive music? Why can an instrument sound musical? How do we respond to and process the sound? What happens when we are preparing and performing music? Why can performers become debilitatingly nervous? What is the relation between music, sex and cheesecake? Can music make you smarter, and what is the Mozart Effect? Why does that tune get stuck in my head? How old must a person be before they can hear and appreciate music? You will address these and related questions through examination of the music psychology literature, and the critical evaluation of your own musical attitudes, beliefs and behaviours.
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