Music Appreciation 153 - Unit 1 Study Guide

Broca’s Area

The area of the brain that controls the physical production of speech (Located on the left of the Frontal Lobe)

Wernicke’s Area

The area of the brain that deals with the understanding of language (In the left cerebral hemisphere, the posterior part of the Temporal Lobe)

Syntax

The orderly arrangement of sounds in a system

Music Therapy

The clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship

Aptitude

The ease and speed with which your brain processes certain kinds of information

Achievement

What an individual does with the aptitude they have

Frontal Lobe

The area at the very front of your brain (Contains Broca’s Area)

Parietal Lobe

The area between your Frontal and Occipital Lobes (Sensory information, learned movements, self-perception, and spatial awareness)

Temporal Lobe

The area of the brain near your temples (Contains Wernicke’s Area)

Occipital Lobe

The area of the brain toward the back of the skull (Processes visual stimulus; spatial processing)