Music - Softcover

Campbell, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1285454057 ISBN 13: 9781285454054

Publisher: Schirmer Books, 2014

Synopsis

Created through the continuous feedback of a "student-tested, faculty-approved" process, MUSIC, Second Edition delivers a visually appealing and succinct print component with tear-out review and prep cards for students and instructors. MUSIC also includes a consistent online offering with CourseMate, featuring an eBook and a set of interactive digital tools--all at a value-based price and proven to increase retention and outcomes. MUSIC introduces a broad range of styles and genres from the Middle Ages through the twenty-first century, highlighting the connections and contrasts between them. The result is a well-rounded view of musical life in each era. MUSIC is designed to meet the needs of instructors who want to give their students an inexpensive and brief text with an appealing magazine style and short chapters that can easily be read in a sitting, as well as a strong technology component. The text is accompanied by an audio CD, music downloads, an interactive MindTap eBook, and a CourseMate website with streaming music, interactive listening guides, interactive demos, videos, quizzing, flashcards, and more. (Music downloads must be accessed with a Sony Music Download Cards, available separately.)

About this title

Review

"My overall impression is extremely positive. I'm very impressed with the text. Three major strengths: a) Tone is just right for undergraduate non-music majors b) Definitions are concise and clear c) Supporting integrated materials are superb ... Really: well done and Bravo to the authors!" "MUSIC is the best single-volume resource I've discovered for teaching music appreciation at the undergraduate level. It is more than a book: it is a compendium of integrated multimedia resources that sets the standard for what this topic requires."-Gerald Custer, Wayne State University

"Overall, I feel the text worked well for my class and my students. One of the major strengths was the layout of the text, with the vocabulary and definitions delineated from the body of the text, the clear section headings, and the informal (for lack of a better word) overall design. The [active] listening guides were excellent and easy for a non-musician to understand. Finally, the pricing of the text is excellent."-Maya Ginsberg, San Diego State University

"I can't offer enough praise for this text, truly. Three strengths: 1) The coherent integration of recurring concepts. I felt like it has the effect of reinforcing concepts very effectively. 2) The concrete nature of the discussion. Abstract terms and concepts are unavoidable in discussion and abstract, temporal art form such as music, but this book does so in most concrete terms. Metaphors (bop = sushi) are excellent. 3) The accessibility of concepts. I think the rhetoric of using the simple to teach the complex (something I continually espouse) is a huge strength."-Paul Sladky, Augusta State University

"In a field that contains an increasing number of textbooks whose worth varies widely, Michael Campbell's MUSIC stands out as one of the better examples."-John Guinn, Wayne State University

"Campbell is strong in terms of being clear and not writing over the students' heads. Some of my students are still learning how to be good students, so the clarity of the stated learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter is very helpful. The way the text tries to relate classical music to current trends is really helpful."-Jennie Dorris, Red Rocks Community College

About the Author

Michael Campbell is a writer and pianist. A California native, he is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Amherst College and holds a doctorate from Peabody Conservatory, where he studied piano with Leon Fleisher. As a commercial musician, he has assisted such artists as Angela Lansbury, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Bob Hope, Redd Foxx, Ethel Merman, and Don McLean. As a concert pianist, he has performed a broad range of repertoire, including his own transcriptions of recordings by Art Tatum, Jelly Roll Morton, and other legendary jazz pianists. He also performs all of the piano selections included with this textbook.

Edition details

• Publisher: Schirmer Books
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1285454057
• ISBN 13: 9781285454054
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 383