World Music and Culture: Travel Through Traditional and Contemporary Soundscapes Around the World: Customized Version of World Music Cultures
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2022
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World Music & Culture: Travel Through Traditional and Contemporary Soundscapes from Around the World is a turn-key course package that introduces students to several musical cultures from around the globe. The interactive online course uses YouTube and similar videos to empower students to experience performers/cultural specialists in the context of their culture. It is intended for everyone interested in learning about different cultures, with a focus on music. It is geared toward non-musicians and musicians alike.
Dawn Avery's World Music & Culture:
- Features helpful listening hints and/or questions for most of the videos to help students focus as they listen.
- Guides students on a trip around the world that provides a survey of music from various world cultures. It includes destinations and cultures such as Oceania, Indonesia, Africa, the Middle East and more!
- Includes contemporary music that is informed by the traditional sounds and customs of a variety of culture groups
- Offers extensive instructor ancillary materials, such as: assignments, sample lesson plans, quiz answers, and discussion questions for each chapter.
Preface
CHAPTER 1: Music and Culture
CHAPTER 2: Musical Terms
CHAPTER 3: Visit Music of Oceania
CHAPTER 4: Visit Music of China
CHAPTER 5: Visit Music of Japan
CHAPTER 6: Visit Music of Indonesia—Bali and Java
CHAPTER 7: Visit Music of India
CHAPTER 8: Visit Music of the Middle East
CHAPTER 9: Visit Music of Africa
CHAPTER 10: Visit Dance and Music of Latin America
CHAPTER 11: Visit Music of the Caribbean
CHAPTER 12: Visit Music of Native North America
CHAPTER 13: Visit Music of the United States
CHAPTER 14: Visit Music of Europe
CHAPTER 15: Visit Voices from Around the World
Appendix 1: Live Performance Description
Appendix 2: A Mahabharata Story (told by Hardja Susilo, University of Hawaii, 1994)
Appendix 3: A Ramayana Story
Appendix 4: Yellow Bell—Pentatonic Flute Plans
Dr. Dawn Avery is an educator, Grammy Nominated musician, recording and touring artist, and 2011 United States Professor of the Year. She received her PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park, specializing in the development of Indigenous theory and its application to Native Classical Music. Her secondary study was polyphonic instrumental music of central Africa. Dr. Avery is professor and director of the Montgomery College World Music Program in Rockville, MD.
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- Instructors Resources
- Test Bank