Paper Outline

Paper Outline

Christian Trotter

English 103 Section 20

Music cognition is a powerful tool for brain development. The field of study for this tool is growing rapidly. There are many new terms and studies coming out of this.

Children are the main study case for this topic. There have hundreds of studies conducted on children. There are bountiful amounts of numbers and statistics that point towards the benefits of music cognition.

The history of drumming and music is also quite interesting. There is the fact that it can be used as communication or therapy. Rhythm is a strong field of study.

Describe the history origin and uses of the drum; there is a lot of information on the instrument and its uses. Examine all the drums many uses, from the battlefield to the classroom. Mention the notation and progression of drumming. Provide a good understanding of the origins of drumming.

 Give a small introduction to psychoacoustics. Discuss things such as basic psychology and functions of the ear, the effects of tone, pitch and resonance, and cognitive psychology.

Discuss different instruments and including drum sets and drums. Also, examine the great drummer Neil Peart as well as many other famous drummers’ drum sets.

Discuss the second year results of a five-year longitudinal study of the musical achievement of culturally disadvantaged students. Talk about results from tests of frequencies, micro-melodies, and rhythm and their effects on rhythmic perception of the subjects. Introduce computer simulation of musical performance adjudication. Expand on the topic of the five-year longitudinal study of the musical achievement of culturally disadvantaged students. Reveal information on the nature of absolute pitch, the development of rhythmic and tonal capabilities of kindergarten and 1^st grade children.

Identify and classify this new field of study. That field being identified is the developmental psychology of music. Also known as Psychomusicology, this new study has a bountiful amount of information to be discussed and examined. With many studies on music development of children and other forms of psychological development due to music, I can fully examine the psychological effects of music on the human mind.

Music often parallels to the sounds of nature and often calling music organic. There are studies of the patterns of mental or bodily activities as well as musical tension/resolution patterns. There is also chance for an in depth look on music and the nervous system.

A listener of music does not bring emotion to the music, but the music does bring emotion to the listener. There are also other creative mediums such as poetry and literature that the effects of music are noticeable. Music is not an emotion or a language, but music is provocative enough to be perceived as such.

 There have been countless studies of a child’s development through musical therapy. Beginning with some concepts of music as cognition, the effects on the mind of young humans and their temporal lobes is examined closely.

Music through melody, timbre, word and harmony, all have different effects on the mind. Explain the overall psychological effects of harmonic and disharmonic music.

Greatly considering previous theories, explain my own. Focus more on the effects of rhythm than music itself. Ending with a grand conclusion of my own, I must tie together the research I have excavated.