This course explores the psychology of time as it relates to music. Topics include form, phrasing, meter, rhythm, and accent. Particular attention will be paid to performance timing (rubato) and syncopation. Musical repertoires will include African and Slavic musics in addition to jazz and Western classical music.
Music 839D is offered as a 3 credit-hour course. If you wish to take this course for 5 credit hours, please enroll in Music 679 (Senior Project [call number 14413-0]) or 693 (Individualized Studies [call number 14444-4]), or 893 (Individualized Studies [call number 14629-5]). An additional course assignment will be required for those students wishing to take the course for 5 credit hours.
The course has no formal pre-requisites. Graduate standing is required.
For the Autumn 2005 quarter, class times are held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4:00 PM. Classes are held on the Ohio State University Campus in the Cognitive and Systematic Musicology Laboratory (Room 503, Mershon Auditorium).
The registration call number for the Autumn 2005 offering Of this course is 14595-0.
The primary objective of Music 839D is to introduce students to the psychological and musical literatures related to rhythm. We will discuss a number of experimental findings related to the perception and production of timed events, as well as various theories, perspectives, and analytic tools pertaining to rhythm.
The course objectives will be pursued primarily through readings, literature reviews, and class discussions. In addition, three guest lectures are anticipated. Students will be able to pursue a topic of specific interest through a literature review and final essay. Participation in class discussions will be important in achieving the course objectives.
The text for this course is Justin London's Hearing in Time: Psychological Aspects of Musical Meter. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. In addition, a set of readings will be made available through Ohio State University library reserve system.
Resources for this course can be found on the world-wide web at: http://www.music-cog.ohio-state.edu/Music839D/
Web-based resources include a course bibliography.
The workload for Music 839D entails three hours of classroom activities each week, plus approximately four hours of additional reading (roughly 50 pages) per week, plus time for writing.
The final course grade will be calculated as shown below. A supplementary literature review will be assigned to students pursuing 5 credit-hours.
Literature Review due Monday November 7, 2005 20% Essay due Monday December 5, 2005 50% Discussion Leader 15% Class Participation 15%
Dr. David Huron
Mershon Auditorium, Room 502
Telephone: 688-4753 (Wk.) 497-8502 (Hm.)
E-mail: huron.1@osü.edü [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 on the telephone, remember to leave a message giving your name and telephone number.
Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss your specific needs. The Office for Disability Services at 614-292-3307 in room 150 Pomerene Hall will coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.
Students are expected to behavior in accordance with the university Code of Student Conduct (available on the web at http://studentaffairs.osu.edu/resource_csc.asp). Helpful information regarding plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct can be found on the web at: http://oaa.osu.edu/coam/home.html.