This seminar will examine quantitative and qualitative approaches to studying musical performance that are drawn from the fields of computer science, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy; with a particular focus on the way that these approaches are applied in music theory, musicology, ethnomusicology, and sound studies. The seminar will also discuss the role of technology in mediating musical performance and issues related to understanding listeners’ responses to musical performances. Throughout the semester, students will be assigned both survey and research articles to read and summarize for each other. Students will also be asked to write a series of reflections on musical performances of their own choice, which they will be asked occasionally to present to each other. For their final project, students will produce a study of performance practice in their choice of musical tradition. In addition to a written report, the students will be required to present the results of their study in the seminar.