Course Outline

I. Defining the Field

II. Evolution & Music: Why is there music and after all, what is it?
Is it different than Language (prosody)?

III. Musical Ability , Individual Differences, and Listener’s Responses to Music

IV. Emotional Responses to Music

V. Music and Social Influence

VI. Music Perception and Cognition

VII. Perception of Rhythm, Voices

VIII. Musical Performance