Music Psychology

Students in the seminar “Music Psychology” (6th semester BA) in Graz’s interuniversity “Musikologie” curriculum will present conference-style posters that review current empirical literature and answer questions such as:

Does music performance anxiety depend on personality?

How important is audiation for sight-reading?

Does musical training enhance empathy?

Does timbre affect musical emotion?

How does music imply movement?

Can sad music put you in a good mood?

Can musical emotions be recognized across cultures?

Does seeing the performer change the musical emotion?