#   MBB 980P: The Role of Music in Health and Education 

 





 Semester:   Fall 

 

 

 

Music shapes the course of human history at both a micro and macro scale; The "universal  
language" has the power to connect people who share no other common ground. Its power to  
bind people together is intuitively understood, but only through recent neuroimaging advances  
over the past few decades have scientists been able to move past intuition to reveal its impact  
on the brain. In this course, we will examine the exciting progress of the fields of music, science,  
and social science, through a variety of lenses, and meet some of the experts in the field. Who  
are the key investigators and practitioners in today's emerging music/brain landscape? What  
are the latest discoveries about how music affects the brain? How does how we hear and listen  
impact our perception of music? Who are some of the key influencers in music and social  
change? This course invites students to deepen their relationship with music, exploring  
different aspects of the art form through the lens of neuroscience, education, medicine, music  
therapy, public health and social justice. By the end of this course, the learner will (1)  
understand the effect of music on the developing brain; (2) understand the mechanism of  
hearing music; (3) consider the pathophysiology of disordered movement and hearing and how  
music can be used therapeutically; and (4) understand how other disciplines can add to their  
knowledge of the therapeutic uses of music. Given the transdisciplinary nature of the work,  
students will be introduced to literature from different disciplines and use these resources to  
explore their own individual interests in music.



 

 



 

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