World Music: A Global Journey - eBook & mp3 Value Pack


Product Description
Authors Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari take students around the world to experience the diversity of musical expression. World Music: A Global Journey, now in its third edition, is known for its breadth in surveying the world � s major cultures in a systematic study of world music within a strong pedagogical framework.
As one prepares for any travel, each chapter starts with background preparation, reviewing the historical, cultural, and musical overview of the region. Visits to multiple ‘sites� within a region provide in-depth studies of varied musical traditions. Music analysis begins with an experimental "first impression" of the music, followed by an "aural analysis" of the sound and prominent musical elements. Finally, students are invited to consider the cultural connections that give the music its meaning and life.
Features of the Third Edition
- Over 3 hours of diverse musical examples. with a third audio CD of new musical examples
- Listening Guides analyze the various pieces of music with some presented in an interactive format online
- Biographical highlights of performers and ethnomusicologists updated and new ones added
- Numerous pedagogical aids, including "On Your Own Time" and "Explore More" sidebars, and "Questions to Consider"
- Popular music incorporated with the traditional
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Dynamic companion web site hosts new Interactive Listening Guides, plus many resources for student and instructor. Built to serve online courses.
The CD set is available separately (ISBN 978-0-415-89402-9) or with its Value Pack and book (ISBN 978 0415- 80823-1).
Directions on how to access the supplementary content for this title can either be found following the contents page or on the copyright page.
p>World Music: A Global Journey - eBook & mp3 Value Pack Review
The title of the ebook includes the words "mp3 value pack." As other reviewers stated, the mp3s are nowhere to be found. Endless attempts to solve this problem through both the original publisher and Amazon have gotten me nowhere. If you need this book (with the ESSENTIAL listening examples) just buy the insanely priced physical copy with CDs. I've had to look up every song for my World Music class elsewhere because of this inconvenience. Not a good experienceMost of the consumer Reviews tell that the "World Music: A Global Journey - eBook & mp3 Value Pack" are high quality item. You can read each testimony from consumers to find out cons and pros from World Music: A Global Journey - eBook & mp3 Value Pack ...

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