What in the World is Music?

1) Shows students the diversity of musical practices globally, and the commonalities of purposes for which these practices are used.
2. Identifies and applies the basic concepts and terms used in musical investigation to specific musical performances.
3. Interprets and analyzes music on the basis of its structural, stylistic, and aesthetic elements and its social and historical contexts.
4. Distinguish the roles of music in expressing social identity and in enhancing social life
5. Contains more than three hundred audio and nearly 300 video examples linked directly to the, based on original fieldwork, over 170 color illustrations and maps, and instructor’s resources