University Catalog 2014-2015

University of Colorado Boulder

MUSC-6203 (2) Psychology of Music Learning

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 only. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.