Cross-listed: TH 460
Prerequisites: Previous music theory study (equivalent to TH 115 and TH 116), or permission of instructor
Introduction to the discipline of music cognition. Topics include empirical methods, psycho-acoustic principles, Gestalt psychology, music and language, metric and tonal hierarchies, music and the brain, musical development, and research on memory, expectation, and emotion. Students are responsible for readings, discussion, midterm exam, and a major research paper.
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