World Music CONCISE

2nd Edition - A Global Journey

By: Terry E. Miller, Andrew Shahriari

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Paperback | 7 September 2018 | Edition Number 2

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362 Pages

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New edition

Dimensions(cm)
25.4 x 20.3 x 1.91

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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.

Industry Reviews

..".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 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"

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