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Music: An Appreciation Brief Edition with Multimedia Companion
by Roger Kamien

Whether from a concert stage or at the front of a classroom, Roger Kamien knows how to reach an audience--blending intelligence and passion to lift music from the page and bring it to life. His unique combination of artistic and teaching skills makes Music: An Appreciation, Brief Edition an invaluable tool for students wanting to learn more about music.

This best-selling textbook introduces students to perceptive listening and provides an engaging introduction to musical elements, forms, and stylistic periods. It is organized chronologically, but individual sections can be addressed in any order, for a variety of teaching approaches. Musical notation is included but is not required to understand the popular listening guides featured in the text, which focus students' attention on musical events as they unfold.

Every new copy of the fifth edition is packaged free with the outstanding Multimedia Companion CD-ROM Version 5.0, which makes the study of music easier, more rewarding, and more fun. In addition, the fifth brief edition introduces "Performance Perspectives" boxes and includes revised sections on Jazz and Rock, a new section on music in film, and more!

 
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