World Music CONCISE: A Global Journey - Tapa blanda

..".this concise publication is a true gift to launch inquisitive music students on their personal journeys to other lands and people, and to help answer the host of student questions that arise in connection with our world's music." American Music Teacher "This is the best organized, concise, clear classroom book that I have encountered for this type of course." - Cleveland State University "Well-written, lots of detail, helpful side-bar material and fine maps. Miller and Shahriari write with admirable authority and enthusiasm." - Texas Christian University "Treats the student readers as intelligent beings with wide-ranging intellectual interests." - New York University " ..".this concise publication is a true gift to launch inquisitive music students on their personal journeys to other lands and people, and to help answer the host of student questions that arise in connection with our world's music." American Music Teacher "This is the best organized, concise, clear classroom book that I have encountered for this type of course." - Cleveland State University "Well-written, lots of detail, helpful side-bar material and fine maps. Miller and Shahriari write with admirable authority and enthusiasm." - Texas Christian University "Treats the student readers as intelligent beings with wide-ranging intellectual interests." - New York University" ."..this concise publication is a true gift to launch inquisitive music students on their personal journeys to other lands and people, and to help answer the host of student questions that arise in connection with our world's music." American Music Teacher "This is the best organized, concise, clear classroom book that I have encountered for this type of course." - Cleveland State University "Well-written, lots of detail, helpful side-bar material and fine maps. Miller and Shahriari write with admirable authority and enthusiasm." - Texas Christian University "Treats the student readers as intelligent beings with wide-ranging intellectual interests." - New York University"

World Music CONCISE: A Global Journey, Second Edition, introduces students to the diversity of musical expression around the world, taking them across the globe to experience cultural traditions that challenge the ear, the mind, and the spirit. Based on the Fourth Edition, this Second CONCISE Edition serves as an introduction to the many and varied world music traditions. It stays rooted in a solid pedagogical framework and maintains the text’s familiar travel theme while condensing the number of "sites" from 70 to 44. These sites are carefully selected from the existing compilation so as to remain representative of all continents and regions.

Features:

• An easy-to-follow and proven chapter structure, organized by geographic region
• Many Listening Guides, detailed maps, and hundreds of colorful photos
• Coverage of an eclectic blend of world musics, including popular music as well as traditional music
• A two-CD set featuring hours of diverse music examples
• NEW updates from the Fourth Edition carried over to the CONCISE, such as certain dance traditions, and kora and jali
• NEW sites: Bali and Korea
• NEW, dynamic companion website―unique to the Second CONCISE Edition―hosts interactive listening guides and assorted student and instructor resources pulled from the Fourth Edition website, making it a valuable tool for distance learning courses

World Music CONCISE: A Global Journey, Second Edition, provides students and instructors with a fundamental resource as they begin their exploration of world music and culture.

PURCHASING OPTIONS

Print Paperback Pack - Book and CD set: 9780815386094

Print Paperback - Book only: 9780815386087

eBook Pack - eBook and mp3 file: 9781351176033*

*For eBook users, please email ebooksupplementaryrequests@tandf.co.uk with proof of purchase to obtain access to the mp3 audio compilation. An access code and instructions will be provided. (The mp3 audio compilation is not available for separate sale.)