Music in Pacific Island Cultures: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture / Edition 1

224 pages. Cover lightly worn. Includes CDMusic in Pacific Island Cultures is one of several case-study volumes that can b e used along with Thinking Musically, Second Edition, the core book in the Globa l Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the wo rld. It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes, each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Each case study uses the contemporary musical si tuation as a point of departure, covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the present. n nThe islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Poly nesia are steeped in diverse musical traditions that reach far beyond the expans e of the Pacific Ocean. Music in Pacific Island Cultures is the first brief, sin gle-volume text to provide a thematic, succinct introduction to the music of the Pacific Islands-a region of the world that has long been underrepresented in et hnomusicological studies. n nBased on the authors' extensive fieldwork and exper iences in Pacific Island cultures, the text draws on interviews with performers, eyewitness accounts of performances, vivid illustrations, and insights gained f rom ongoing participation in Pacific music. The authors use four themes-colonial ism, belief systems, musical flows, and the re/presentation of Pacific cultures- to survey the region and draw parallels and contrasts between its various musica l traditions. n nPackaged with a 70-minute audio CD containing musical examples discussed in the book, Music in Pacific Island Cultures features numerous listen ing activities that engage students with the music. The companion website includ es a comprehensive Instructor's Manual with suggested classroom activities. n nV.