Course Outline
Music Moves will give you a broad introduction to the field of music and movement, and the chance to learn from experts in the field.
You will learn about the main theories explaining why movement is so important in music. This includes an overview of the historical development of music-related body movement. It also includes discussions of the cultural influence and importance for how and why we move as we do to music. This is again coupled to some of the most important psychological phenomena that govern our performance and perception of music.
In addition to the theoretical overviews, you will also learn about the different research methods and technologies that researchers use to study music-related movements. This includes everything from qualitative studies of metaphors, to machine-learning-based analysis of motion capture data.
Course Structure
The course stretches over six weeks, with a gradual increase in topics and complexity. Each week will be organized in three different "tracks": Theory, Terminology and Methods. This is to ensure that you learn progressively throughout the weeks. You will recognize the three tracks through three unique colours in the platform:
Dictionary
During the coming six weeks you will encounter a lot of new terms that might be difficult to grasp. We therefore put together a Dictionary for Music Moves for you to use along with the course material. There may be even more terms that you do not understand, so please do not be afraid to ask in the comment field.
Credits
A lot of people have been involved in the making of Music Moves. Please see Credits for Music Moves for details.