The course readings will following the schedule given below.
David Temperley, (2001). The Question of Purpose in Music Theory: Description, Suggestion, and Explanation. Current Musicology, Vol. 66, pp. 66-85. [20 pages]
Felix Savart (1830) [1791-1841]. On the Sensitivity of the Ear. Excerpt from Johann Christian Poggendorf's Annalen der Physik und Chemie. Vol. 20, pp.290-296. [7 pages]
Required reading: 66 pages.
Kenneth Hull, (2002). Text, music, and meaning in congregational song. The Hymn, Vol. 53, No. 1 (2002, Jan.) pp.14-25. [22 pages]
Kenneth Hull, (2004). The crisis in worship today: The challenge of the Praise Chorus. Unpublished MS. [9 pages]
Required reading: 31 pages.
Steven Pinker, (1994). The Language Instinct. New York: William Morrow & Co. pp.32-39 [8 pages]
Steven Pinker, (2002). The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature. New York: Viking Press. pp.x-xi; Chapter 20: The Arts, pp.400-420. [21 pages]
Nancy Aiken, (2002). The Biological Origins of Art. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger. Chapter 7: Threat Stimuli Used in Art. pp.109-121. [12 pages]
Richard Dawkins, (1978). The Selfish Gene. London: Granada Publishing. Chapter 11: Memes, the new Replicators. pp.203-215. [13 pages]
Required reading: 54 pages.
Gjerdingen, Robert O. (2002). The Psychology of Music. In: T. Christensen (ed.) The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 956-978. [23 pages]
David Huron, (1989). Musical Idioms, Musical Values. Excerpt. [15 pages]
David Huron and Jonathon Berec, (MS). Characterizing idiomatic organization in music: A theory and case study. Journal of New Music Research. Accepted for publication. [20 pages]
Required reading: 58 pages.
Paul Mercier, (2004). Cultural Anthropology. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved January 29, 2004, from Encyclopedia Britannica Online. http://search.eb.com/eb/article?eu-117536 1992 edition. [9 pages]
Adam Kuper, (1999). Culture: The Anthropologists' Account. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. From Chapter 3, "Clifford Geertz: Culture as Religion and as Grand Opera." pp.98-121. [23 pages]
Quentin Bell, (1947). On Human Finery. London : The Hogarth Press. Chapter 4: Mutation, pp.62-73. [12 pages]
Required reading: 44 pages.
David Huron, (1989). Music in advertising: an analytic paradigm. Musical Quarterly, Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 557-574. [15 pages]
Required reading: 15 pages.
John Shepherd. (1991). Music as Social Text. Oxford: Blackwell. Chapter 1: Basic Premises (pp.11-18). Chapter 2: The Inadequacy of Psychologistic Theories (p.19-35). [24 pages]
Required reading: 24 pages.
Theodor Adorno, (1938). On the Fetish-Character in Music and the Regression of Listening. In: A. Arato & E. Gebhardt (eds.) The Essential Frankfurt School Reader. Oxford: Blackwell. pp.270-299. [30 pages]
Required reading: 30 pages.
Joseph Natoli, (1997). A Primer to Postmodernity. Oxford: Blackwell. Assorted pages. [32 pages]
David Huron (1995). Nicholas Cook, "Music, Imagination, and Culture." [Review of] Music Perception, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 473-481. Text. [9 pages]
Required reading: 41 pages.
Jonathan Kramer (1988). Chapter 11.1 Limitations of the Psychology of Music. (pp.322-330) The Time of Music. New York: Schirmer Books. [9 pages]
Carol Krumhansl (1995). Music Psychology and Music Theory: Problems and Prospects. Music Theory Spectrum, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 53-57; 78-80. [8 pages]
Required reading: 27 pages.
Total required reading: 268 pages.