Music Psychology - OI2308701

• Title: Music Psychology
• Guaranteed by: Katedra hudební výchovy (41-KHV)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2016 to 2017
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 3
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, C+Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Class: Předměty v angličtině - mgr.

Aim of the course

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Course Description and Objectives

 

The aim of this course is to understand and explore the fundamental workings of music and the mind, i.e., music psychology.  Components covered include auditory processing, musical perception, musical memory, sensory-motor learning, musical abilities, rhythmic and melodic understandings, amusia, (loss or impairment of the ability to comprehend or produce music), musical creativity, general musical processing and potential transfer to other cognitive domains.  Based upon recent research in the fields of music psychology, music neuroscience, music therapy and music education, we shall probe into this material while pondering questions regarding how educators might most effectively inspire maximum learning inspired by this knowledge.  Critical thinking will be encouraged throughout.

Literature

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Primary Texts

 

Levitin, D. (2007).  This Is Your Brain on Music:  Understanding a Human Obsession.  London,           UK, Atlantic Books.

 

Thompson, W.F. (2008).  Music, Thought, and Feeling:  Understanding the Psychology of Music.       Oxford, Oxford University Press.

 

Sacks, Oliver. (2007). Musicophilia, New York: Random House.

 

Further Reading (Optional)

 

Tan, S., Pfordresher, P. and Harre, R. (2010).  Psychology of Music.  London:  Taylor Francis Ltd.

 

Gruhn, W. and Rauscher, F.H., Eds. (2008).  Neurosciences in Music Pedagogy.  New York, NY,         Nova Science Publishers, Inc. [Note:  This text is accessible to the non-neuroscientist in its             inclusion of clear explanations throughout.]

 

Hallam, S., Cross, I. and Thaut, M., Eds. (2009).  Handbook of Music Psychology.  Oxford, UK,            Oxford University Press.

Patel, A.D. (2011).  Why would musical training benefit the neural encoding of speech?  The            OPERA hypothesis.  Frontiers in Psychology 2:142. (doi: 10.3389/ fpsyg.2011.00142).

 

Sanders, E. (2012, in press).  Investigating the Relationship between Musical Training and    Mathematical Thinking in Children.  Proceedings of International Conference on New      Horizons in Education INTE 2012.  Procedia Social and Behavioural Sciences.

Syllabus

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Weekly Readings

 

Each week, there will be assigned readings from the primary texts noted above.  A short summary (2-4 paragraphs) of each reading will be required for discussion during each session.

 

Session 1      Due:  Levitin, Introduction

Session 2      Levitin, Chapter 1

Session 3      Levitin, Chapter 2

Session 4      Levitin, Chapters 3 & 4

Session 5      Levitin, Chapter 5

Session 6      Levitin, Chapter 6

Session 7      Levitin, Chapter 7

Session 8      Levitin, Chapters 8 & 9

Session 9      Thompson, Chapter to be supplied

Session 10    Thompson, Chapter to be supplied

Session 1      Thompson, Chapter to be supplied

Session 12    Sacks, Chapter to be supplied

Course completion requirements

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Methods of Assessment

 

·                            1 Essay (3-5 pages): 30%      

·                            1 Final Exam: 40%

·                            Participation, progress, small assignments and attendance: 30%