The purpose of these readings is to provide further depth and breadth to the main course material. A brief quiz is given for the sole purpose of ensuring completion of the reading assignment. Each quiz consists of roughly half a dozen multiple-choice questions.
Notice that reading No. 7 (Sweet Anticipation) is the longest reading. Be sure to start reading well in advance of the due date.
Reader's quiz due March 30, 2007. (Answers.)
W. Jay Dowling (1999). The development of music perception and cognition. In: Diana Deutsch (Ed.), Psychology of Music. 2nd edition. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 603-625 [23 pages]
* Assignment 1 due April 6, 2007. *
Reader's quiz due April 13, 2007. (Answers.)
Edward Burns (1999). Intervals, scales, and tuning. In: Diana Deutsch (Ed.), Psychology of Music. 2nd edition. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 215-264. [44 pages]
Reader's quiz due April 20, 2007. (Answers.)
Eric Clarke (1999). Rhythm and timing in music. In: Diana Deutsch (Ed.), Psychology of Music. 2nd edition. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 473-500. [28 pages]
Reader's quiz due April 27, 2007. (Answers.)
Cristo Pantev, A. Engelien, V. Candia, & T. Elbert (2001). Representational cortex in musicians: Plastic alterations in response to musical practice. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Vol. 930, pp. 300-314. [15 pages]
* Mid-term May 4, 2007. *
Reader's quiz due May 11, 2007. (Answers.)
David Huron (2001). Tone and voice: A derivation of the rules of voice-leading from perceptual principles. Music Perception, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 1-64. [64 pages]
* Assignment 2 due May 18, 2007. *
Reader's quiz due May 25, 2007. (Answers.)
Caroline Palmer (1997). Music performance. Annual Review of Psychology, Vol. 48, pp. 115-138. [24 pages]
Reader's quiz due June 1, 2007. (Answers.)
David Huron (2006). Sweet Anticipation: Music and the Psychology of Expectation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Chapters 1-10. [202 pages]
Total additional reading: 400 pages (roughly 40 pages per week).