A review of the modern research literatures related to the perception and cognition of Western harmony and voice-leading.
The goal of this course is to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the experimental and theoretical literatures pertaining to the perceptual and cognitive foundations of Western harmony and voice-leading.
With regard to harmony, the course will consider the psychoacoustic theories of Ernst Terhardt and Richard Parncutt, and the neural network models developed by Jamshed Bharucha and others. With regard to voice-leading, the course will consider the work of Albert Bregman, Leo van Noorden, and David Huron.
The course will emphasize the linkage between practical research procedures and philosophical sophistication in interpreting the process and results of research.
The course objectives are pursued through weekly readings, seminar discussions, student presentations, brief quizzes (related to the assigned readings), and a final essay or project.
The course has no formal pre-requisites. Graduate standing is required.
This course is scheduled for the Winter Quarter of 2007. Classes are held on the Ohio State University Campus in Columbus, Ohio. Class times are not yet scheduled.
The index number for the Winter 2007 offering of this course is 13673-5.
The course content is built around a number of readings, primarily book chapters and journal articles.
The workload for Music 839 entails three hours of seminar participation each week, plus approximately ten hours of reading (roughly 60 pages) per week, as well as one hour of lab/assignment activities per week.
The final course grade will be based on the following:
Class participation and presentation 30% Quizzes (5) 20% Project/Essay 50%
Dr. David Huron
Mershon Auditorium, Room 502
Telephone: 688-4753 (Wk.)
E-mail: hüron.1@osü.edü [Please ignore the umlauts; they are present to foil web crawlers.]
Students are encouraged to arrange to discuss any aspect of their course work. No appointments are necessary, however meeting times can be assured by telephoning Prof. Huron to make an appointment. If you are unable to reach the instructor by telephone, remember to leave a message giving your name and telephone number.
This document is available at http://dactyl.som.ohio-state.edu/Music829E/descript.E.html