MUSIC 108 / 208A : Music Perception & Cognition

Jeremy Wagner |  
Fall 2020

Course Description

A review of the sensory, perceptual, and cognitive foundations of listening, performing, and composing. Topics include relations among various acoustical and perceptual characterizations of sound; perceptions of pitch, time, temporal relations, timbre, stability conditions, and auditory space; auditory scene analysis and perceptual grouping mechanisms; perceptual principles for melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic organization; orchestration as spectral composition. A course research project is required.* *The course project can take a number of forms. Examples of past semester projects include literature/book reviews, musical analyses or original musical compositions exploring course topics, miniature psychoacoustics studies and original research, etc. The student is encouraged to think creatively and propose a project that aligns with their particular interests and talents.

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