Psychology of Music covers a broad range of topics. We will address a selection of those through reading, lectures, and discussions. Engaging with the reading weekly will enable you keep with the topics and provide the foundation you need to learn effectively.
One of the challenges in studying a new topic, especially one as wide ranging as music cognition, is getting to grips with multiple, related concepts. You can use this glossary from David Huron to help with the terminology and basic concepts.
Two more useful resources are Victoria Williamson's blog about music psychology, and the Mind Over Music blog.
Below is a weekly plan of the reading you need to do in order to come prepared for the discussions in class. In other words read the first 2 chapters from Thompson before the 2nd class.
Term 2 outline