Subject: Re: Materials for psychology course for Music Majors From: Robert Rowe <robert.rowe@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:14:50 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail-2--1014551213 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, thank you Ross. I don't know how amazing they are, but anyone interested is welcome to look at the syllabus and some class notes for Psychology of Music on my site pages.nyu.edu/~rr6 under "Courses". There's a somewhat dated reading list on there too. best, robert On Dec 13, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Ross Alexander Hendler wrote: > You should try making contact with Dr. Robert Rowe at NYU: > > http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Robert_Rowe > > He has some amazing lectures doing just what you are looking for. > > Ross > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Matthew McCabe <mccabem@xxxxxxxx> > Date: Friday, December 11, 2009 10:22 pm > Subject: Materials for psychology course for Music Majors > To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx > >> hi all -- >> >> i'm in the process of developing my first music psychology class here >> at >> CSU for this coming Spring semester, and i thought i would ask a >> really >> loaded question: >> >> can anyone recommend introductory-level materials (journal articles >> or online resources preferable) that i can use to bring undergraduate >> >> music majors up to speed on general psychology and auditory >> perception >> >> topics? >> >> the reason i ask is this: the majority of them will have never seen >> anything like this before since the course is for music majors. our >> school is very performance-oriented, and it wouldn't surprise me if i >> had >> to explain things like the physics of a vibrating string and explain >> what >> an overtone is during the first week... time i don't want to >> squander. >> >> i'm looking for easy-to-understand articles on the fundamentals -- >> auditory perception, cognitive psychology, the scientific method, >> things >> like that. we will be addressing a variety of topics, but i haven't >> quite >> nailed down specifically which yet. in all likelihood we will do >> things >> like emotion, memory, and musical meaning, but i need to see how much >> time >> i have once we get past the basics. >> >> if you've taught a course like this before, please let me know what >> you >> have used. i've already chosen our textbook -- William Forde >> Thompson's >> "Music, Thought, and Feeling" -- which I like very much. i think the >> >> students will enjoy it if i present it the right way! many of them >> have >> never approached music in this way before and i'm looking forward to >> messing them up a bit :) >> >> best, >> >> m >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --- >> matthew mccabe <mccabem@xxxxxxxx> >> visiting assistant professor / music tech :: columbus state >> university >> ph.d. candidate :: music composition :: uf college of fine arts >> lab member :: reilly cognition and language lab :: uf phhp Robert Rowe Vice-Chair Director, Music Composition NYU Steinhardt School Dept. of Music & Performing Arts Professions 35 W. Fourth St. Room 777D New York NY 10012 (212) 998 5435 ph (212) 995 4043 fx robert.rowe@xxxxxxxx pages.nyu.edu/~rr6 --Apple-Mail-2--1014551213 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Well, thank you Ross. I don't = know how amazing they are, but anyone interested is welcome to look at = the syllabus and some<div>class notes for Psychology of Music on my = site <a = href=3D"http://pages.nyu.edu/~rr6">pages.nyu.edu/~rr6</a> under = "Courses". There's a somewhat dated reading list on there = too.</div><div><br></div><div>best,</div><div><br></div><div>robert</div><= div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Dec 13, 2009, at 1:59 = PM, Ross Alexander Hendler wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>You = should try making contact with Dr. Robert Rowe at NYU:<br><br><a = href=3D"http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Robert_Rowe">http://st= einhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Robert_Rowe</a><br><br>He has some = amazing lectures doing just what you are looking = for.<br><br>Ross<br><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Matthew = McCabe <mccabem@xxxxxxxx><br>Date: Friday, December 11, 2009 10:22 = pm<br>Subject: Materials for psychology course for Music Majors<br>To: = AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx<br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">hi all = --<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">i'm in the process of developing my first music psychology = class here <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">at = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">CSU for this coming Spring = semester, and i thought i would ask a <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">really <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">loaded = question:<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">can anyone = recommend introductory-level materials (journal articles = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">or online resources = preferable) that i can use to bring undergraduate = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">music majors up to speed on general psychology and = auditory perception <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">topics?<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">the reason i = ask is this: the majority of them will have never seen = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">anything like this before = since the course is for music majors. our = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">school is very = performance-oriented, and it wouldn't surprise me if i = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">had = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">to explain things like the = physics of a vibrating string and explain <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">what <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">an = overtone is during the first week... time i don't want to = squander.<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">i'm looking for = easy-to-understand articles on the fundamentals -- = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">auditory perception, = cognitive psychology, the scientific method, = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">things = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">like that. we will be = addressing a variety of topics, but i haven't = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">quite = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">nailed down specifically = which yet. in all likelihood we will do = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">things = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">like emotion, memory, and = musical meaning, but i need to see how much <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">time <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">i have = once we get past the basics.<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">if you've = taught a course like this before, please let me know what = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">you = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">have used. i've already = chosen our textbook -- William Forde <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">Thompson's <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">"Music, Thought, and Feeling" -- which I like very much. = i think the <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">students will = enjoy it if i present it the right way! many of them = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">have = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">never approached music in = this way before and i'm looking forward to <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">messing them up a bit :)<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">best,<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">m<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">---<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">matthew = mccabe <mccabem@xxxxxxxx><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">visiting assistant professor / music tech :: columbus = state university<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">ph.d. = candidate :: music composition :: uf college of fine = arts<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">lab member :: reilly = cognition and language lab :: uf = phhp<br></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br><div = apple-content-edited=3D"true"> <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; = font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; = text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; = orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = "><div>Robert Rowe</div><div>Vice-Chair</div><div>Director, Music = Composition</div><div>NYU Steinhardt School</div><div>Dept. of Music = & Performing Arts Professions</div><div>35 W. Fourth St. Room = 777D</div><div>New York NY 10012</div><div>(212) 998 5435 = ph</div><div>(212) 995 4043 fx</div><div><a = href=3D"mailto:robert.rowe@xxxxxxxx"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: = underline; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, = 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; = ">robert.rowe@xxxxxxxx</span></span></a></div><div><a = href=3D"pages.nyu.edu/~rr6"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: = underline; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, = 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; = ">pages.nyu.edu/~rr6</span></span></a></div><div><br = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div></span></div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-2--1014551213--