Universität Wien

160065 UE Physiological and psycho-acoustic foundations of music perception (2018S)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 40 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Being on time for the first session is required in order to attend the course!
Attendance is limited to a max. of 40 students!
Language: german

  • Monday 05.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 19.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 09.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 16.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 23.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 30.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 07.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 14.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 28.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 04.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 11.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 18.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 25.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Objectives:
Students, who finish this course
1. understand the physiological and psychological processes of hearing,
2. know about the influences and restrictions on music (perception) due to the way we hear,
3. learn to process and provide scientific contents in oral form (presentation).

Content:
1. Psychoacoustic Phenomenons (Integration time frames, pitch perception, localisation, masking, etc.)
2. anatomical foundations (anatomy of the ear and auditory brain: outer, middle and inner ear, auditory pathway, auditory cortex)
3. physiology of hearing (sound perception, transmission, transduction)
4. psychology of hearing (fundamentals of the auditory scene analysis)

Methods:
lecture: Introduction to the course and the contents by the lecturer
discussion: critical discussion of the content.
presentation: oral presentations by the students

Assessment and permitted materials

In order to finish the course, students have to:
1. prepare and deliver a (main) presentation ("Referat"),
2. do a short(!) presentation ("Kurzbeitrag"),
3. participate actively on a regular basis, and
4. attend the course on a regular basis.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirements:
Credit as SYS = Mandatory module "Studieneingangs- und Orientierungsphase" (Bachelor 2016)
Credit as B05 = finishing of B01.1 and B01.2 (= Bachelor 2011)
Credit as B12 = finishing of B01.1, B01.2; B02.1, and B05 (= Bachelor 2011)
Extension curricula: no requirement

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COURSE WILL BE IN GERMAN!
so there is another implicit requirement: somewhat fluent German.

Examination topics

See "Content" and "Objectives".

Reading list

Literature (not mandatory):

For starters:
Guski, Rainer 1996. "Körperliche Ausstattung für das Hören". In: "Wahrnehmen – Ein Lehrbuch". Stuttgart, Kohlhammer, pp. 88–102 (Hauptbibliothek Magazin: I-1204355, Lehrbuchsammlung: PSY-645)

Hellbrück, Jürgen; Ellermeier, Wolfgang 2004. "Hören. Physiologie, Psychologie und Pathologie". 2nd ed., Göttigen, Hogrefe (B-18944)

Spitzer, Manfred 2014. "Musik im Kopf. Hören, Musizieren, Verstehen und Erleben im neuronalen Netzwerk". 2nd ed., Stuttgart, Schattauer (Hauptbibliothek: I-1566551)

Yost, William A. 2008. "Fundamentals of hearing. An introduction". 5th ed., San Diego, CA, Elsevier
Acad. Press (B-13362/5.Aufl.)

more detailled but also more complex:
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Oxford Handbook of Auditory Science:
Fuchs, Paul A. (Ed.) 2010. "The Ear. The Oxford Handbook of Auditory Science". Vol. 1, New
York, NY, Oxford Univ. Press (B-18056/1)

Rees, Adrian; Palmer, Alan R. (Eds.) 2010. "The auditory Brain. The Oxford Handbook of
Auditory Science". Vol. 2, New York, NY, Oxford Univ. Press (B-18056/2)

Plack, Christopher J. (Ed.) 2010. "Hearing. The Oxford Handbook of Auditory Science". Vol.
3, New York, NY, Oxford Univ. Press (B-18056/3)
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Bregman, A. S. 1990. "Auditory Scene Analysis". Cambridge, MIT Press

Gelfand, Staley A. 2010. "Hearing. An introduction to psychological and physiological
acoustics". 5th ed., New York, NY, Informa Healthcare

Peretz, Isabelle; Zatorre, Robert J. (Eds.) 2003. "The cognitive neuroscience of music". New
York, NY, Oxford Univ. Press (edition from 2007: B-17772)

Zwicker, Eberhard; Feldtkeller, Richard 1967. "Das Ohr als Nachrichtenempfänger". 2nd ed.,
Stuttgart, Hirzel (FB Psychologie: 2073)

A more exhaustive list will be provided at the start of the semester.

Association in the course directory

BA 2016: SYS
BA 2011: B05, B12
EC: MAK PM2

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