740-366 Music Psychology

Normally available to music therapy students only.

512-120 Introductory Experimental Psychology 1 and/or 512-121 Social, Development and Clinical Psychology 1

Students should have gained a knowledge of current research relating to the effect of music on various physiological systems of the body; an understanding of the effects of music on mood and psychological well-being; a knowledge of theories relating to the learning and memorising of music; and an understanding of how the brain processes musical information and a knowledge of research process.

Topics covered include physiological foundations of musical behaviour; psychological response to music; theories of learning and memory of music; neurological processing of musical information; and models of research.

Class presentation (20%); class participation (20%); written assignment of 3000 words (60%).

• R. Radocy and D. Boyle, Psychological Foundations of Musical Behaviour. 4th edn, Chas Thom, 2003.