World Music: A Global Journey by Routledge $75.95
The second edition of World Music: A Global Journey introduces students to the diversity of musical expression around the world. It takes the reader across the globe to experience cultural traditions that challenge the ear, the mind, and the spirit. It presents a systematic study of varied traditions in a non-technical language accessible to any enthusiast of world music and culture. The second...
Set Your Voice Free: How To Get The Singing Or Speaking Voice You Want by Little, Brown and Company $16.99
With innovative techniques and enjoyable exercises that have worked wonders with his professional clients, the internationally acclaimed vocal coach demonstrates how to carry a tune, expand vocal range, and speak with ease, confidence, and effectiveness. Illustrations.
Adventures in Singing by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages $44.68
This popular voice guide combines a thorough introduction to the singing process with an anthology of 60 songs. By combining coverage of how the voice works along with methodical voice building techniques, it is able to take a holistic approach, reflecting the view that the study of singing helps develop greater self-awareness of body and mind. New songs for high and low voices includes Con que...
Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples by Schirmer $95.95
This market-leading, best-selling book covers ethnomusicology-the study of music in a people's way of life, which treats music as a distillation of cultural styles. The authors of this book approach diverse musical styles with the desire to understand them on their own terms-as the people who make the music would understand them. The book is organized by region. Each study focuses on the life...
Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples, Shorter Version by Schirmer $131.95
No background or training in music? No problem. This shorter version of WORLDS OF MUSIC: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSIC OF THE WORLD'S PEOPLES is written to make music accessible. Using the case-study approach, the text presents in-depth explorations of music of several cultures from around the world. The authors all ethnomusicologists working in their fields of expertise base their discussions of...
World Music: Traditions and Transformations by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages $60.00
From jeliya to cha cha chá, Shandong to sean nós, and the Beatles and beleganjur to Bollywood and belly dance, the second edition of World Music: Traditions and Transformations takes students on an exciting global journey of musical and cultural discovery, exploration, and experience. Through clearly focused case studies of diverse musicultural traditions, Michael Bakan illustrates the...
Cuba and Its Music: From the First Drums to the Mambo by Chicago Review Press $36.00
This entertaining history of Cuba and its music begins with the collision of Spain and Africa and continues through the era of Miguelito Valdés, Arsenio Rodríguez, Benny Moré, and Pérez Prado. It offers a behind-the-scenes examination of music from a Cuban point of view, unearthing surprising, provocative connections and making a case for Cuba as fundamental to the evolution of music in the...
The Best Praise & Worship Songs Ever (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) by Hal Leonard Corporation $22.99
80 all-time favorites: Awesome God • Breathe • Days of Elijah • Here I Am to Worship • I Could Sing of Your Love Forever • Open the Eyes of My Heart • Shout to the Lord • We Bow Down • dozens more.
Popular World Music by Prentice Hall $59.60
Exploring Popular World Music is the first introductory level text written to introduce students to popular music styles from around the world. Focusing on styles that all students will know -- from Reggae to Klezmer, from Afro-Pop to Kodo drums--the book offers a comprehensive, listening-oriented introduction to the world's popular musical cultures. Each chapter will focus on a...
Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World (Second Edition) (Title Does Not Include CDs) by W. W. Norton & Company $69.95
The innovative music textbook, available here as a book without audio CDs.Soundscapes breaks new ground by organizing the study of world music according to its cultural significance, rather than by geography alone. The Second Edition provides even better coverage of the cultures surrounding the music and focuses more closely on honing students’ listening skills. The Second Edition also features...