Music Cognition

PHILOSOPHY-NEUROSCIENCE-PSYCHOLOGY 3221

An introduction to modern research on music perception and cognition. The course covers four main topics: the perception of key, the psychoacoustics of dissonance, the relationship between attention and musical meter, and the process by which melodies establish, fulfill, and deny expectations. Students read and discuss research from both cognitive science and music theory, in addition to completing several projects.
Course Attributes: FA NSM; BU Hum; AR NSM; AS NSM

Section 01

Music Cognition
INSTRUCTOR: Duane
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