This student resource, written by Professor Don Meyer of Lake Forest College, is designed to help students confirm their understanding of text material through handy chapter summaries, and expand their understanding of the music through multiple critical thinking exercises.
This text's appealing, reader-friendly style and unique presentation will help students:
- To develop lifelong, knowledge and appreciation of music
- To be informed concert-goers and consumers of music
- To become active supporters of the arts and arts education
Part 1: The Musical Process—The opening chapters focus on various ways to listen to music
Part 2: The Materials of Music—With audio reinforcing the text, every student receives detailed explanations and sound demonstrations of the basic musical elements and performing media
Part 3: The Common Style Periods of Concert Music-Beginning with a basic survey of music before I60:0, the text progresses chronologically from the Baroque style periods to the present.
Part 4. Adjunct Music—American popular music, Broadway musical theater, movie music, and music of other world. cultures add dimension to the course.
The Listening to Music supporting program includes:
- The Critical Review Guide, packaged FREE with the text
- A set of 4 Compact Discs
- An Instructor's Manual with computer test bank
- The Listening to Music Companion Website™ (www.prenhall.com/zorn)