Provides an overview of psychological concepts relevant to music teaching and learning. Topics include learning theories, selected individual difference variables (motivation, anxiety, creativity, and personality), physiological structures related to hearing, psychoacoustics, and approaches to examining musical ability (e.g. brain research, music aptitude, and skill acquisition). Offered spring terms only.
Rickels, David A.
Primary Instructor
- Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Spring 2024