PSYCH 4180 - Psychology of Music

(crosslisted) MUSIC 4181
(KCM-AS)

Fall. 3-4 credits, variable. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: a psychology course on perception or cognition and MUSIC 2101 or equivalent. Co-meets with PSYCH 6180. Credit varies depending on whether student elects to do independent project.

C. L. Krumhansl.

Covers the major topics in the psychology of music treated from a scientific perspective. Presents recent developments in the cognitive science of music, including perception and memory for pitch and rhythm, performing music, the relationship between music and language, musical abilities in infants, emotional responses, and the cognitive neuroscience of music.