Music & Music Cognition The Music program gives students a thorough grounding in the four fundamental areas of music instruction – theory, general musicianship, history and performance – and allows them to focus on specific areas of interest, such as music education, history or theory. The Music Cognition specialization provides music students the opportunity to explore exciting new research into how music is perceived in the brain and how it intersects with other aspects of intellectual development. The educational applications of these discoveries will also be considered.
DEGREE OPTIONS • Honours Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) • Honours Bachelor of Music, Music Cognition Specialization (B.Mus) • B.A. Combined Honours Music and another subject • B.A. Music • Minor in Music • Diploma in Music Performance
Meet Two of Our Faculty
Dr. Matthew Woolhouse specializes in music cognition and theory, and teaches courses in harmony and analysis. Prior to his arrival at McMaster he was a Research Fellow in Cognitive Musicology at the University of Cambridge in the UK where he completed his MA and PhD.
Dr. Michael Schutz is known for his innovative blend of performance, teaching and research, and is currently Associate Professor of Music Cognition/Percussion at McMaster University. He is the founding director of the MAPLE Lab – researching Music, Acoustics, Perception and LEarning (www.maplelab.net), and a core member of the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind.
Contact Us: School of the Arts Togo Salmon Hall 414 905.525.9140 ext. 27671 sota@mcmaster.ca | sota.humanities.mcmaster.ca Fall 2020
MUSIC & MUSIC COGNITION