Music, Mind and Body A: Physiology and Neurology (P01189)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : ACE-P-P01189

Via a series of lectures and seminars, the course will introduce topics regarding the physiology and neurology of music, including the auditory system, the autonomic system, the motor system and the emotional system.

The topics included in this course's description in the handbook represent themes to be covered in the course. There may be some flexibility on the specific topics covered according to the availability of staff and visiting speakers in particular weeks.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Music, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will gain an understanding of the currently emerging bio-psycho-social paradigm for human music-making, and will develop the intellectual facility to apply this knowledge to specific practice.