MUSC 375
INFLUENCE OF MUSIC ON BEHAVIOR

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MUSC 375. Influence of Music on Behavior
Three Hours Lecture (3).

Prerequisites: Upper level standing as a Music Therapy major.

Pre- or corequisite: MUSC102

Study of uses of music, past and present, and its effect on man's behavior.

Detailed Description of Content of Course

The purpose of this course is to have students explore the variety of ways in which music is a major influence on individual and group behavior. The major areas that will be covered in this course are:

• Ethnomusicology
• Music and models of psychotherapy
• Guided Imagery and Music
• Historical uses of music
  • religious
  • communication
  • ritual
  • entertainment
  • medicine
• Effects of music on man's behavior
  • synesthesia and intersense modalities
  • physical and verbal behavior
  • social behavior

Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

Lecture and group discussion in an informal, discovery type format.

Goals and Objectives of the Course

• To explore the functionality of music
• To explore the place and effect of music and it's relationship to man and his behavior
• To observe and analyze musical events and types of music in terms of function and effect
• To review/explore literature pertinent to the influence of music on behavior
• To write and report in an appropriate style

Assessment Measures

Graded assignments will include topic papers, analyses of musical events, written exams

Other course Information

Approval and Subsequent Reviews

DATE ACTION APPROVED BY
Revised April, 2009