Understanding Music (Reprint) - Softcover

Yudkin, Jeremy

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9780136006824: Understanding Music (Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0136006825 ISBN 13: 9780136006824

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

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For one semester/quarter undergraduate-level courses in Music Appreciation.

Understanding Music teaches students what to listen for in music. Jeremy Yudkin’s text is a rich music appreciation program that supports the instructor’s ultimate goal of teaching active listening. By focusing on music of the Western tradition in its social, historical, and global context, this text engages students in an active listening experience of music through a lively narrative and innovative activities― all supported by accompanying CD recordings, web-based listening, and listening guides.

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From the Back Cover:

Emphasizes careful listening, with an entire chapter devoted to the Art of Listening
Places Western music in a global context
Clarifies the distinct stylistic features of each historical period, with chapter-end Style Summaries
Explores the contributions of women throughout the ages
Considers music of other cultures
Includes popular music in historical context

FOR THE TEACHER

Inside the Orchestra Videotape — a unique feature, explaining all the instruments and how an orchestra works, with five featured orchestral works, one from each historical period
Annotated Instructor's Edition filled with helpful classroom suggestions
Instructor's Manual with chapter summaries, related readings, tests, and more
Computerized Test Bank in PC and Mac formats
Films for the Humanities historical videotape compiled especially for Understanding Music

FOR THE STUDENT

Inside the Orchestra CD-ROM, explaining all the instruments and how an orchestra works
Companion Website™ (www.prenhall.com/yudkin), an on-line study guide for Understanding Music
MusicNotes Booklet, containing listening guides from the text with ample room for note taking. FREE with all copies of Understanding Music.

LISTENING PACKAGES

7-CD Complete Collection with all of the music discussed in Understanding Music (ISBN 0-13-150564-5)
3-CD Student Collection with the main musical selections from the book (ISBN 0-13-150563-7)
Custom Repertoire CD: Contact your local Prentice Hall representative for details

About the Author:

Jeremy Yudkin

was born in England and educated in England and the United States. He received his B.A. and M.A. in Classical and Modern Languages from Cambridge University and his Ph.D. in Historical Musicology from Stanford University. He has taught at San Francisco State University, the �cole Normale Sup�rieure in Paris, Harvard University, Oxford University, and, since 1982, at Boston University, where he is a professor of music and associated faculty in the department of African American studies. Dr. Yudkin is also visiting Professor of Music at Oxford University. A recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Boston University’s Society of Fellows, the Camargo Foundation, and the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation, he has written articles for the Journal of the American Musicological Society, the Journal of Musicology, the Musical Quarterly, Musica Disciplina, and Music and Letters, and contributed to several volumes of essays. His research specialties include the Middle Ages, early Beethoven, and jazz studies. A noted lecturer, Professor Yudkin has given talks and presented papers across the United States and in Europe and Russia. He is the author of seven books on various aspects of music and music history, including Music in Medieval Europe (1989), Discover Music (2004), and The Lerox School of Jazz (2006). At Boston University he teaches courses on jazz and the Beatles.

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