Rock and Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development

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Rock and Roll — Changing Society, Evolving History

Rock and Roll: Its History and Stylistic Development, 7th edition introduces students to the various elements of music along with the history of rock music. Rock and roll is more than just a musical style, it is an influential social factor.

This program gives a thorough historical and musical analysis of rock artists, styles, and events in a clear and accessible language. This new edition includes callouts in the text that links students to the new MySearchLab with eText website, as described in the features section.

A better teaching and learning experience

This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience— for you and your students. Here’s how:

• Personalize Learning — The new MySearchLab with eText delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
• Improve Active Listening — A “Take Note” section at the beginning of each chapter poses a series of key questions; each chapter concludes with a corresponding "Take Note" section that provides brief answers to the earlier questions. Each chapter also begins with a list of key terms.  
• Engage Students — Each chapter includes a set of suggested listening activities to enhance the reader’s understanding of the text.
• Support Instructors — A full Instructor’s Manual and Testbank are available.

This Books a la Carte Edition is an unbound, three-holed punched, loose-leaf version of the textbook and provides students the opportunity to personalize their book by incorporating their own notes and taking only the portion of the book they need to class — all at a fraction of the bound book price.