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By taking a thematic approach to the study of music appreciation, Music: A Social Experience, Third Edition demonstrates how music reflects and deepens both individual and cultural understandings. Musical examples are presented within universally experienced social frameworks (ethnicity, gender, spirituality, love, and more) to help students understand how music reflects and advances human experience. Students engage with multiple genres (Western art music, popular music, and world music) through lively narratives and innovative activities. A companion website features streaming audio and instructors'' resources.

The third edition includes:

  • A chapter on Black American music
  • A revised and developed chapter on gender and sexuality
  • A dozen additional Listening Guides, with an emphasis on contemporary popular music
  • Over 100 new full-color images
  • Updated teacher and student resources on the book's companion website
  • Expanded

    Table of Contents

    MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS / Chapter 1: Musical Foundations / Chapter 2: Listening to Music / Chapter 3: Four Listening Examples / MUSICAL IDENTITIES / Chapter 4: Music and the Life Cycle / Chapter 5: Black American Music / Chapter 6: Music and Gender and Sexuality / Chapter 7: Music and Spirituality / MUSICAL INTERSECTIONS / Chapter 8: Music and Politics / Chapter 9: Music and War / Chapter 10: Music and Love / MUSICAL NARRATIVES / Chapter 11: American Musical Theater / Chapter 12: Music and Film / Chapter 13: Music and Dance / Chapter 14: Music in the Concert Setting / Chapter 15: Music and Technology

Music A Social Experience

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 31 January 2022
      ISBN-13 9780367740351
      978-0367740351
      ISBN-10 0367740354
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      Popular music

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      By taking a thematic approach to the study of music appreciation, Music: A Social Experience, Third Edition demonstrates how music reflects and deepens both individual and cultural understandings. Musical examples are presented within universally experienced social frameworks (ethnicity, gender, spirituality, love, and more) to help students understand how music reflects and advances human experience. Students engage with multiple genres (Western art music, popular music, and world music) through lively narratives and innovative activities. A companion website features streaming audio and instructors'' resources.

      The third edition includes:

      • A chapter on Black American music
      • A revised and developed chapter on gender and sexuality
      • A dozen additional Listening Guides, with an emphasis on contemporary popular music
      • Over 100 new full-color images
      • Updated teacher and student resources on the book's companion website
      • Expanded

        Table of Contents

        MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS / Chapter 1: Musical Foundations / Chapter 2: Listening to Music / Chapter 3: Four Listening Examples / MUSICAL IDENTITIES / Chapter 4: Music and the Life Cycle / Chapter 5: Black American Music / Chapter 6: Music and Gender and Sexuality / Chapter 7: Music and Spirituality / MUSICAL INTERSECTIONS / Chapter 8: Music and Politics / Chapter 9: Music and War / Chapter 10: Music and Love / MUSICAL NARRATIVES / Chapter 11: American Musical Theater / Chapter 12: Music and Film / Chapter 13: Music and Dance / Chapter 14: Music in the Concert Setting / Chapter 15: Music and Technology

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