MUTH 150 - Music and the Mind

FC CNDP

4 credits
Music can get your body in motion, your mind lost in memories and mired in nostalgia, or afflict you with an earworm. It has the power to communicate intense emotions and evoke moods and sensations. Why is it that the human-music connection is so strong? This course will provide an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of music cognition and will focus on the human experience of music by engaging research from cognitive, social, and developmental psychology. We will focus on topics such as musical expertise and creativity, expressive musical performance, musical communication, and the emotional impact of music. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: ESOL 120 (for students in ESOL sequence).