Psychology of Music and Music Education
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Course Code: MMAMUS_08
Masters Level Module
The psychology of music is concerned with how we sift through and organise music, both mentally and as a psycho-motor function. Enquiries have included theories about how people learn musical concepts and skills, and about how children develop musically. In this module these areas are critically examined and brought to bear on the aims and methods of music education. The module explores different psychological schools that have influenced musical enquiries, including the empirically-based musical aesthetics of the early 20th century; the development of musical ability tests from Seashore to Bentley and Wing; the impact of gestalt psychology on the…
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Course Code: MMAMUS_08
Masters Level Module
The psychology of music is concerned with how we sift through
and organise music, both mentally and as a psycho-motor function.
Enquiries have included theories about how people learn musical
concepts and skills, and about how children develop musically. In
this module these areas are critically examined and brought to bear
on the aims and methods of music education. The module explores
different psychological schools that have influenced musical
enquiries, including the empirically-based musical aesthetics of
the early 20th century; the development of musical ability tests
from Seashore to Bentley and Wing; the impact of gestalt psychology
on theories of musical perception and analysis; the cognitive
psychology of music; and the recent emergence of the social
psychology of music. The module will look at the processes of
musical skill and knowledge acquisition, assessing the implications
of such study for pedagogic strategy. Questions about how children
develop musically, with an emphasis on the writings of Piaget and
musical psychologists who followed him, will be explored in
depth.
Related Programmes
Social Pedagogy: Working with Children and Families
Music Education MA
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