Music Psychology: Why Does "Bohemian Rhapsody" Feel so Good?

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Music Psychology: Why Does “Bohemian Rhapsody” Feel so Good?

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Music Psychology: Why Does “Bohemian Rhapsody” Feel so Good?

The course Music Psychology: Why Does “Bohemian Rhapsody” Feel so Good? is an online class provided by Griffith University through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Explore music psychology and find out why music can make us feel, by analysing Queen’s famous song, “Bohemian Rhapsody”.

Course description

Toe-tapping and hair-raising: discover the power of music
2 weeks

Some songs make us laugh and some songs make us cry, but why does music have the ability to affect us emotionally?
On this course, you’ll learn about music psychology and how our emotions work, by analysing Queen’s famous song, “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
You’ll find out how the mind interprets patterns in music and generates an emotional response as a result.
You’ll explore how music communicates with the brain’s reward centre, and generates a chemical reaction that can provide a feeling of happiness.
Finally, you’ll discover why emotional experiences are influenced by our own expectations.

Why does music make us feel things?
Why do we feel things in the first place? What are emotions and moods, exactly?
How do emotions work?
What is it about music that makes us feel things? How do musicians set up expectations?
Why should they make you expect anything? How do different expectations lead to emotions?

Explore the psychology of emotions as they relate to music
Explain the basis by which music manipulates our expectations of music to evoke emotions
Reflect on how musical emotional experiences are influenced by our differing expectations in specific musical examples

This course is open to anyone interested in music psychology, but may be of particular interest to songwriters and composers.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Music Psychology: Why Does “Bohemian Rhapsody” Feel so Good?

Course Topic

Creative Arts & Media, Music, Psychology, Psychology & Mental Health

University, College, Institution

Griffith University

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Music Psychology: Why Does “Bohemian Rhapsody” Feel so Good?

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Griffith University you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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