1. Cog316 Cognitive Musicology

2. Day 1 Plan Introduction to Cognitive Musicology

3. The Plan Syllabus - Distribute and Discuss QoD 1 - Distribute, Do, Discuss Text Topic Selection Assignment - Distribute it.

4. What is Cognitive Musicology? Cognitive musicology is the set of all phenomena surrounding computational and mental representations of musical thought and action.

5. Goal and Motivation According to Otto Laske (1999), one of the foremost champions of the field, the goal of cognitive musicology (also known as AI and Music) is the computational modeling of musical knowledge, and the motivation behind this goal is to gain understanding of both music and cognition.

6. Why the Computational Emphasis? The computer is central to the enterprise since computer modeling invites comparison to cognitive processing, provides an exacting interactive medium in which to formulate and test theories, and facilitates the collection of data for analysis.