Our World, Our Music
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Copyright: 2021
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Our World, Our Music relates historical and discipline-specific concepts to students’ existing knowledge gained through cultural participation. It addresses past and present, Western and non-Western societies and cultures, examining music in particular, the arts in general, and the societies that support them within a given culture. Students develop analytical and critical thinking skills through structured listening and global approaches to our world and its people.
Key Concepts
- Music is a human activity that is practiced throughout our world and has been a part of the human experience since long before we had the ability to write about it.
- Music reflects the culture and society in which it exists. When a type of music ceases to resonate within a culture or society, something else takes its place.
- When different societies and cultures come into contact with each other, both are changed by the interaction and their music reflects these changes.
Online Features
- An interactive student website, featuring access to music listening examples, drills and learning games, listening identification activities, the Pronunciation Assistant, practice quizzes, and more.
- Instructor resources including a classroom presentation package, listening guides, instructor’s test bank, a test creation program, a course content delivery calendar, the Pronunciation Assistant, and other supporting materials.
- A turn-key online music appreciation course that is ready to upload and use in most course management systems.
CHAPTER 1: THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC
Music in Life, Its Structure, Organization, Notation, and Performance
CHAPTER 2: BEGINNING OF THE MUSIC WE KNOW
Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Periods
CHAPTER 3: BEGINNING OF MODERN MUSIC
Baroque Period
CHAPTER 4: MUSIC TAKES FORM
Classical Period
CHAPTER 5: EXPLORING EMOTION, IMAGINATION, AND THE INNER SELF
Romantic Period
CHAPTER 6: CHANGE AND VIOLENCE
First Half of the Twentieth Century
CHAPTER 7: OUR RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD
Second Half of the Twentieth Century through Today
CHAPTER 8: PARALLEL PATHS
Rise of Pop Music and Its Place in Society
Dr. Robert L. Elliott serves as Head of the Department of Music at Tennessee State University. He holds the Bachelor of Arts in Instrumental Music Education from the University of New Orleans, the Master of Music Education from Loyola University-New Orleans, and the Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Memphis. His studies also include work at Northern Kentucky University, the University of Central Arkansas, and Duquesne University. He was a school music teacher in and around New Orleans and has also taught at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the University of Memphis. Dr. Elliott has been an author with Kendall Hunt since 2009. Prior to joining Kendall Hunt, he was an author with McGraw Hill for 10 years were he wrote the technology part for three edition of the Kamien publication. Dr. Elliott frequently serves as a consultant for other universities in the areas of music technology and music education, writes nationally distributed technology-based instructional materials in music, and is the author of the music appreciation course textbook, Our World, Our Music. Dr. Elliott continues his career as an upright and electric bassist.
Our World, Our Music relates historical and discipline-specific concepts to students’ existing knowledge gained through cultural participation. It addresses past and present, Western and non-Western societies and cultures, examining music in particular, the arts in general, and the societies that support them within a given culture. Students develop analytical and critical thinking skills through structured listening and global approaches to our world and its people.
Key Concepts
- Music is a human activity that is practiced throughout our world and has been a part of the human experience since long before we had the ability to write about it.
- Music reflects the culture and society in which it exists. When a type of music ceases to resonate within a culture or society, something else takes its place.
- When different societies and cultures come into contact with each other, both are changed by the interaction and their music reflects these changes.
Online Features
- An interactive student website, featuring access to music listening examples, drills and learning games, listening identification activities, the Pronunciation Assistant, practice quizzes, and more.
- Instructor resources including a classroom presentation package, listening guides, instructor’s test bank, a test creation program, a course content delivery calendar, the Pronunciation Assistant, and other supporting materials.
- A turn-key online music appreciation course that is ready to upload and use in most course management systems.
CHAPTER 1: THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC
Music in Life, Its Structure, Organization, Notation, and Performance
CHAPTER 2: BEGINNING OF THE MUSIC WE KNOW
Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Periods
CHAPTER 3: BEGINNING OF MODERN MUSIC
Baroque Period
CHAPTER 4: MUSIC TAKES FORM
Classical Period
CHAPTER 5: EXPLORING EMOTION, IMAGINATION, AND THE INNER SELF
Romantic Period
CHAPTER 6: CHANGE AND VIOLENCE
First Half of the Twentieth Century
CHAPTER 7: OUR RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD
Second Half of the Twentieth Century through Today
CHAPTER 8: PARALLEL PATHS
Rise of Pop Music and Its Place in Society
Dr. Robert L. Elliott serves as Head of the Department of Music at Tennessee State University. He holds the Bachelor of Arts in Instrumental Music Education from the University of New Orleans, the Master of Music Education from Loyola University-New Orleans, and the Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Memphis. His studies also include work at Northern Kentucky University, the University of Central Arkansas, and Duquesne University. He was a school music teacher in and around New Orleans and has also taught at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the University of Memphis. Dr. Elliott has been an author with Kendall Hunt since 2009. Prior to joining Kendall Hunt, he was an author with McGraw Hill for 10 years were he wrote the technology part for three edition of the Kamien publication. Dr. Elliott frequently serves as a consultant for other universities in the areas of music technology and music education, writes nationally distributed technology-based instructional materials in music, and is the author of the music appreciation course textbook, Our World, Our Music. Dr. Elliott continues his career as an upright and electric bassist.