{"id":9348,"date":"2017-11-13T16:08:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T20:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=9348"},"modified":"2022-03-22T13:45:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:45:35","slug":"psychology-of-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/psychology-of-music\/","title":{"rendered":"K Professor Releases Second Edition of &#8216;Psychology of Music&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo College <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/psychology\/\">Psychology<\/a> Professor Siu-Lan Tan, with co-authors Peter Pfordresher and Rom Harr\u00e9, has released a second edition of her 2010 book titled &#8220;Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9353\" style=\"width: 309px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9353\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Psychology-of-Music-Book-Cover-300x424.jpg\" alt=\"Psychology of Music Book Cover\" width=\"309\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Psychology-of-Music-Book-Cover-300x424.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Psychology-of-Music-Book-Cover-106x150.jpg 106w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Psychology-of-Music-Book-Cover-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Psychology-of-Music-Book-Cover.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The second edition of &#8220;Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance&#8221; was released on Monday, Nov. 6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9351\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9351 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Psychology-of-Music-Siu-Lan-Tan-300x437.jpg\" alt=\"Psychology of Music Professor Siu-Lan Tan\" width=\"300\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Psychology-of-Music-Siu-Lan-Tan-300x437.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Psychology-of-Music-Siu-Lan-Tan-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Psychology-of-Music-Siu-Lan-Tan-549x800.jpg 549w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Psychology-of-Music-Siu-Lan-Tan-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/11\/Psychology-of-Music-Siu-Lan-Tan.jpg 703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Psychology of Music Professor Siu-Lan Tan signs copies of her book &#8220;The Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance.&#8221; The book&#8217;s second edition was released Nov. 6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new version, released Nov. 6 through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/\">Routledge Publishing<\/a>, considers music from its beginning as an acoustical signal to its manifestations across cultures. As a second edition, it puts greater emphasis on linking academic learning to real-world contexts, and on compelling topics that appeal to students and their curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters have been updated with about 500 new citations to reflect advances in the field. A new \u201cChapters in Action\u201d section includes exercises and application assignments designed to engage students in active learning.<\/p>\n<p>Tan has enjoyed teaching since 1998. Her research focuses on listeners\u2019 perception of musical structure, graphic representations of music, and the role of music in film and other multimedia. Her other contributions to the field of psychology in music have included a book titled \u201cThe Psychology of Music in Multimedia,\u201d published by Oxford University Press in 2013; and a film documentary released last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.score-movie.com\/\">\u201cSCORE: A Film Music Documentary.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo College Psychology Professor Siu-Lan Tan, with co-authors Peter Pfordresher and Rom Harr\u00e9, has released a second edition of her 2010 book titled &#8220;Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance.&#8221; The new version, released Nov. 6 through Routledge Publishing, considers music from its beginning as an acoustical signal to its manifestations across cultures. 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As a second edition, it puts greater emphasis on linking academic learning to real-world contexts, and on compelling topics that appeal to students and their curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters have been updated with about 500 new citations to reflect advances in the field. A new \u201cChapters in Action\u201d section includes exercises and application assignments designed to engage students in active learning.<\/p>\n<p>Tan has enjoyed teaching since 1998. Her research focuses on listeners\u2019 perception of musical structure, graphic representations of music, and the role of music in film and other multimedia. 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