American Popular Music: A Multicultural HistoryEnhance your understanding of the culture behind American popular music with AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC: A MULTICULTURAL HISTORY! With detailed, easy-to-understand explanations of key musical concepts and terms, this music text tells the story of American popular music from the different cultural perspectives that made significant contributions to its development. A critical listening approach throughout helps you develop your music listening skills as a form of critical reflection. Historical timelines at the beginning of each chapter provide you with a practical chronological framework that helps you interpret and integrate musical, cultural and historic events. |
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Contents
Listening Exercise Boxes | 1 |
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A Multicultural Approach to Popular Music Appreciation 1 | 18 |
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| Title | American Popular Music: A Multicultural History American Popular Music: A Multicultural History, David Hemphill, ISBN 015506245X, 9780155062450 |
| Authors | Glenn Appell, David Hemphill |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Thomson Wadsworth, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0155062298, 9780155062290 |
| Length | 464 pages |
| Subjects | › Music / General |
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