Getting started
Welcome to Music Cognition online! Please start here to get oriented to the course and complete the first assessment activities, then proceed to Unit 1 for the first reading assignments, due June 1, at 7am MDT.
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Welcome to Music Cognition online! Please start here to get oriented to the course and complete the first assessment activities, then proceed to Unit 1 for the first reading assignments, due June 1, at 7am MDT.
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Introduction to auditory memory.
What is a musical note? a chord? rhythm? Do musicians define these differently than cognitive scientists? What exactly do we hear when we listen to music?
We will engage these and other related questions during this unit, as we begin to explore the workings of the human auditory system and basic musical concepts.
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Memory and musical events.
We continue to explore the workings of the human auditory system and basic musical concepts.
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Musical chords and intervals
Exploring fundamental concepts of Western musical events.
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Memory and musical melody
Is music really a "universal language"? This is a common claim from both musicians and music lovers — but is it true?
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Week 2 reflections
Now our connected notebooks start to really take shape.
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