· Develop a vocabulary for intellectual discussion about the
musical experience
· Understand the listener’s perspective when experiencing musical
sound
· Learn about the sensory mechanisms, perceptual processes, and
cognitive organization required in order for an audience to be
moved by an aesthetic auditory experience
· Develop a systematic method of thinking about music related to
performance, perception, cognition, social psychology,
development, enculturation, and the origins of music
· Develop an understanding about research and the scientific 
method
· Become familiar with a basic core of experimental research
investigating the perceptual processing of musical sounds and
discover research directly related to a specific student 
selected topic
· Identify important contemporary issues, empirical methods, and
primary literature in the field
· Learn to read, understand, and evaluate articles about music,
written from the cognitive science and psychology frames of 
reference
· Know the primary journals, texts, and online resources in which
one is likely to find reliable materials relevant to the field of
music psychology
· Pursue a specific topic of interest within the field of music
psychology

-Introduction to psychology of music 
-Development of musical knowledge 
-Music and evolution
-What is sound?
-The physical side of hearing 
-Music cognition
-Music and the brain
-Bodily responses to music 
-Musical emotions
-The musical person
-Music performance
-The psychology of music learning 
-Music and health
-Music in social contexts