Excursions in World Music Plus MyMusicLab with eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)

Explore the relationship between music and society around the world

 

This comprehensive introductory text creates a panoramic experience for beginner students by exposing them to the many musical cultures around the globe.  Each chapter opens with a musical encounter in which the author introduces a key musical culture.  Through these experiences, students are introduced to key musical styles, musical instruments, and performance practices.  Students are taught how to actively listen to key musical examples through detailed listening guides.  The role of music in society is emphasized through chapters that focus on key world cultural groups.

 

Note: MyMusicLab does no come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyMusicLab, please visit www.MyMusicLab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MyMusicLab (VP ISBN-10: 020521777X, VP ISBN-13: 9780205217779)

 

Teaching and Learning Experience

 

Personalize Learning- The new MyMusicLabdelivers 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- Excursions contains detailed listening guides that take students through the key elements in each performance.  Through MyMusicLab, these guides are now integrated with streaming audio for a truly integrated listening experience. Full streaming audio for most music examples is found through MyMusicLab.

 

Engage Students- Each chapter opens with a musical encounter in a different musical culture.  Through this experience, students are inspired to study more deeply the musical cultures of each area of the world.

 

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