MUU 510 - PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Music Education

Description:

This course addresses the physiological, sensory, and organizational processes required in perception and cognition of sound and how they interact with learning. Areas to be addressed include foundations of acoustics, physiology of the hearing system, musical preferences, human developmental psychology in relationship to musical learning, personality of musicians, performance anxiety, psychology of musical performance, relationships between music and intelligence, and the relationship between music, meaning and culture. Engaging with, reading and critiquing research articles in these various areas will require the student to additionally develop a basic understanding of research design and statistical importance.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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