MUSS2003 Contemporary Issues in Music Research (5 cr)

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Study level:

Advanced studies

Grading scale:

0-5

Language:

English

Responsible organisation:

Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies

Curriculum periods:

2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023

Description

This course comprises a lecture series highlighting musicology and music therapy research carried out in the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies. The course reflects work carried out by current staff members. Previous topics have included music and emotion, musicians' learning and performance, clinical approaches and methods in music therapy, the neuroscience of music, and embodied music cognition and social interaction.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the student will be able to

- describe the main musicology and music therapy-related research areas of the Department of Music, Art & Culture Studies.

- critically evaluate, compare and summarise a range of empirical, theoretical, and methodological issues related to musicology and music therapy research.

Additional information

Timing: 1. or 2. year.

Study materials

- teacher-generated materials

- A. Schneider (2018). Systematic Musicology: A Historical Interdisciplinary Perspective. In R. Bader (ed.). Springer Handbook of Systematic Musicology (pp. 1-24). Springer.

- M. R. Thompson & G. Luck (2011). Exploring Relationships between Pianists' Body Movements, Their Expressive Intentions, and Structural Elements of the Music. In Musicae Scientiae. DOI: 10.1177/1029864911423457.

- J. K. Vuoskoski, W. F. Thompson, D. McIllwain & T. Eerola (2012). Who Enjoys Listening to Sad Music and Why? In Music Perception 3(29), 311-317.

- A. McHugh-Grifa (2011). A Comparative Investigation of Mental Practice Strategies Used by Collegiate-Level Cellos Students.

- P. Järvinen-Lepistö, B. Burger & E. Ala-Ruona (2014). Motor Performance in Post-Stroke Recovery Using Active Music Therapy. Proc. 13th Int. Conf. for Music Perception and Cognition. Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.

- P. Toiviainen. V. Alluri, E. Prattico, M. Wallentin & P. Vuust (2014). Capturing the Musical Brain with Lasso: Dynamic Decoding of Musical Features from MRI Data. In NeuroImage 88, 170180. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.11.017.

Literature

A. Schneider (2018). Systematic Musicology: A Historical Interdisciplinary Perspective. In R. Bader (ed.). Springer Handbook of Systematic Musicology (pp. 1-24). Springer.
M. R. Thompson & G. Luck (2011). Exploring Relationships between Pianists' Body Movements, Their Expressive Intentions, and Structural Elements of the Music. In Musicae Scientiae. DOI: 10.1177/1029864911423457.
J. K. Vuoskoski, W. F. Thompson, D. McIllwain & T. Eerola (2012). Who Enjoys Listening to Sad Music and Why? In Music Perception 3(29), 311-317.
A. McHugh-Grifa (2011). A Comparative Investigation of Mental Practice Strategies Used by Collegiate-Level Cellos Students.
P. Järvinen-Lepistö, B. Burger & E. Ala-Ruona (2014). Motor Performance in Post-Stroke Recovery Using Active Music Therapy. Proc. 13th Int. Conf. for Music Perception and Cognition. Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
P. Toiviainen. V. Alluri, E. Prattico, M. Wallentin & P. Vuust (2014). Capturing the Musical Brain with Lasso: Dynamic Decoding of Musical Features from MRI Data. In NeuroImage 88, 170180. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.11.017.

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:

Assessment is based on achievement of learning outcomes and completing all course assignments.

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Parts of the completion methods

Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:

Participation in teaching