[MWS]: FWD: Intro to Psychoacoustics (new book)
Bernd Enders
Bernd.Enders at uni-osnabrueck.de
Mon Mar 8 11:05:14 CET 1999
>Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1999 07:48:46 -0400 (EDT)
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>Subject: FWD: Intro to Psychoacoustics (new book)
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>Long awaited, from AUDITORY:
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>Date: Sat, 6 Mar 1999 16:59:57 -0800
>From: "Daniel J. Levitin" <levitin at CCRMA.STANFORD.EDU>
>Subject: Announcement of a new book on Psychoacoustics
>
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>First, I apologize if you receive more than one copy of this email.
>
>I am writing to tell you that MIT Press has just published a new edited
>volume on PSYCHOACOUSTICS. The book is based on a course taught
>successfully to undergraduates and graduate students at Stanford
>University for ten years, "Psychoacoustics and Cognitive Psychology for
>Musicians."
>
>Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound: An Introduction to Psychoacoustics
>Perry R. Cook (editor), The MIT Press, March 1999; ISBN 0-262-03256-2, 392
>pp., 174 illus.
>
>The contributing authors include John Chowning, Perry R. Cook, Brent
>Gillespie, Daniel J. Levitin, Max V. Mathews, John R. Pierce, and Roger N.
>Shepard.
>
>$60.00 list price (cloth, with CD included. Some brokers such as
>Amazon.com sell the book at a discount. -- see below)
>
>
>WHAT THE PUBLISHER SAYS ABOUT IT:
>
>TOPICS: How hearing works and how the brain processes sounds entering
>the ear to provide the listener with useful information are of
>great interest to psychologists, cognitive scientists, and
>musicians. However, while a number of books have concentrated
>on individual aspects of this field, known as psychoacoustics,
>there has been no comprehensive introductory coverage of the
>multiple topics encompassed under the term. Music, Cognition,
>and Computerized Sound is the first book to provide that
>coverage, and it does so via a unique and useful approach.
>
>The book begins with introductory chapters on the basic physiology
>and functions of the ear and auditory sections of the brain,
>then proceeds to discuss numerous topics associated with the
>study of psychoacoustics, including cognitive psychology and
>the physics of sound. The book has a particular emphasis on
>music and computerized sound. An accompanying audio CD includes
>many sound examples, and source code to help explicate the text.
>The book also includes suggested lab exercises and test questions.
>
>
>FROM THE BACK COVER OF THE BOOK:
>______________________________________________________
>
>"This volume spendidly meets the need for an up-to- date introduction to
>musical psychoacoustics in a collection of wide-ranging chapters by some
>of the most distinguished scholars in the field. I recommend it highly as
>a text and reference for undergraduates, graduate students, and
>professionals."
>
>Fred Lerdahl, Fritz Reiner Professor of Music, Columbia University.
>
>______________________________________________________
>
>"This collection of well-written chapters introduces readers to a range of
>current findings from musical acoustics, physical acoustics, and
>psychological experiments. The text is easy to read, and ideal for
>undergraduate and graduate students from varying disciplines."
>
>Caroline Palmer, Dept. of Psychology,
>Ohio State University.
>
>______________________________________________________
>
>"A welcome and valuable teaching resource. Oriented toward classroom
>teaching, the book presents topics in an accessible, engaging style. The
>breath of coverage is greater than that typically found in a single volume
>and provides an excellent introduction to the rich diversity of the
>field."
>
>Lola L. Cuddy, Professor of
>Psychology, Queen's University at Kingston, Canada.
>
>______________________________________________________
>
>"This volume provides a fine, readable introduction to many topics related
>to music perception and computer music in a way that neatly complements
>other current texts. Written in a fresh, approachable style, but having
>significant scholarly depth, it will prove useful both as a textbook and
>for individuals interested in this burgeoning field of research."
>
>Richard Ashley, Department of Music, Northwestern University.
>
>______________________________________________________
>
>
>Instructors can request an EXAMINATION COPY from MIT Press:
>
>Through the WEB:
>http://mitpress.mit.edu/exam-req-region-query.tcl?isbn=0262032562
>
>By regular mail, email, or phone:
>
>The MIT Press
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> Cambridge, MA 02142-1493
> USA
> Tel: 617-253-5646
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> hardwick at mit.edu
>
>London Office
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> Fax: +44 (171) 306 0604
> info at HUP-MITpress.co.uk
>
>
>Or to buy a copy from amazon (Amazon ships anywhere in the world and is
>selling the book at a $10 discount):
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262032562
>
>
>
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>Daniel J. Levitin, M.Sc., Ph.D.
>CCRMA/Dept. of Music FAX: (650) 723-8468
>Stanford University email: levitin at ccrma.stanford.edu
>Stanford, CA 94305
>
>
>Home Page: http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/~levitin
>
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Prof. Dr. Bernd Enders
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