This unit provides students with an introduction to music and science. It focuses on the interaction between the two disciplines in order to develop an understanding of music through scientific approaches to the study of musical production and performance, perception and cognition. It examines its acoustical properties (instruments and performance venues being considered); its biological, neurobiological aspects as related to musical phenomena (evolutionary function, brain architecture); and its psychological aspects including why and how music is perceived and processed by the performer and listener. Key questions include—What are the physical properties of sound? What are the physical... -- Course Website
Instructor: Winthrop Professor Jane Davidson
Prerequisites: any Level 1 Music unit or ANHB1101 Human Biology I: Becoming Human or ANHB1102 Human Biology II: Being Human or PSYC1101 Psychology: Mind and Brain or PSYC1102 Psychology: Behaviour in Context
