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Introduces students to the diversity of musical expression around the world. This title takes the reader across the globe to experience cultural traditions that challenge the ear, the mind, and the spirit. It presents a systematic study of varied traditions in a non-technical language accessible to various enthusiasts of world music and culture.1. Before the Trip Begins: Fundamental Issues What is Music? Music: Universal Language or Culturally Specific Activity Beware of Labels An Inside Look: Gerhard Kubik Knowing the World's Musics The Life of an Ethnomusicologist Representation:What Musics Does One Study? Resources for the Study of the World's Musics Questions to Consider 2. Aural Analysis: Listening to the World's Music How to Listen to World Music "Talking" about Music Timbre and Medium An Inside Look: Bruno Nettl Vocal Timbre Instrumental Timbre Aerophones: Flutes, Reeds, and Trumpets Chordophones: Lutes and Zithers Idiophones: Plucked, Struck, and Shaken Membranophones Summary Pitch Tuning System Scale Interval Range Melody Melodic Contour Ornamentation Text Setting Rhythm Beat and Tempo Accent and Meter Rhythmic Density Phonic Structure Dynamics Form Box: Fundamentals of Music Questions to Consider 3. Cultural Considerations: Beyond the Sounds Themselves Music and the Environment Cultural Knowledge An Inside Look: Ki Mantle Hood Value Systems and Hierarchies Music and Identity Use versus Function Music and Ritual Music and Spirituality Music and Ethics New Theoretical Perspectives Music Technologies and Media Music and the Arts Transmission and Pedagogy Notation Systems and the Creation of Music Exchange and Adaptation Cultural Intersections A Case Study of Istanbul,Turkey:A Lesson in Geography, History, Religions, and Musical Exchange Questions to Consider 4. Oceania: Voices of Land and Sea Background Preparation Planning the Itinerary Arrival:Australia Site 1:Australian Aborigine Song with Didjeridu An Inside Look:Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman Arrival: Papua New Guinea Site 2: Susap from Papua New Guinea Arrival: Hawaii Site 3: Hawaiian Drum-Dance Chant Arrival: Kiribati Site 4: Kiribati Group Song Questions to Consider 5. South Asia: Music With a Spiritual Dimension Background Preparation An Inside Look: Shanti Raghavan;Aashish Khan Planning the Itinerary Arrival: North India Site 1: Hindustani Raga Site 2: Bhajan Devotional Song Arrival: South India Site 3: Carnatic Classical Singing (Kriti) Arrival: Bangladesh Site 4: Baul Song from Bangladesh Box: Indian Filmi Git (Film Song) Questions to Consider 6. Southeast Asia: A Land of Bamboo and Bronze Background Preparation Planning the Itinerary An Inside Look: Priwan Nanongkham Arrival:Vietnam Site 1: Upland Bronze Gong Ensemble Site 2: Tai Tu Amateur Chamber Music Arrival:Thailand Site 3: Classical Piphat Music Box:The Ramayana Arrival: Laos and Northeast Thailand Site 4: Northeast Thai Lam Klawn Site 5: Phleng Luk Thung from Northeast Thailand Arrival: Indonesia (Java and Bali) Site 6: Javanese Court Gamelan Site 7: Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar Questions to Consider 7. East Asia: Ancient Echoes in the Modern World Background Preparation An Inside Look: Luo Qin Planning the Itinerary Arrival: China Site 1:The Qin Seven-String Zither Site 2:The "Silk and Bamboo" Sizhu Ensemble Site 3: Beijing Opera (Jingju) Site 4: Revolutionary Beijing Opera Arrival: Mongolia Site 5: Mongolian Throat-Singing Arrival: Korea Site 6: P'ansori Arrival: Japan Site 7: Gagaku Site 8: Kabuki Theater Arrival:Tibet Site 9:Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Questions to Consider 8. The Middle East: Music in the Cradle of Great Religions Background Preparation An Inside Look: George Dimmitri Sawa Planning the Itinerary Arrival:Turkey Site 1: Islamic "Call to Prayer" Site 2: Arabic Modal Improvisation Arrival: Iran Site 3: Dastgah Shur for Santur and Voice Arrival: Egypt Site 4: Islamic Song with Takht Instrumental Accompaniment Arrival: Sufism Site 5: Dhikr Ceremony Arrival: Judaism Site 6: Jewish Biblical Cantillation Questions to Consider 9. Sub-Saharan Africa: The Rhythms of Community Background Preparation An Inside Look:Adesanya Adeyeye; Habib Iddrisu Planning the Itinerary Arrival: Ghana Site 1: Polyrhythmic Ensemble Site 2:"Talking Drums" Site 3: Palm Wine "Highlife Song" Arrival: Central Africa Site 4: Pygmy Music Arrival: Zimbabwe Site 5: Mbira Dza Vadzimu Arrival: Uganda Site 6: Akadinda Xylophone Arrival: Senegal-Gambia Site 7: Jali with Kora Arrival:The Republic of South Africa Site 8: Mbube Vocal Choir Questions to Consider 10. Europe: Harmony and Hierarchy Background Preparation "Classical versus Folk" An Inside Look: Morag MacLeod Planning the Itinerary Arrival: Greece Site 1: Byzantine Chant Arrival: Spain Site 2: Flamenco Arrival: Russia Site 3: Balalaika Arrival: Scotland Site 4: Highland Bagpipes Arrival: Ireland Site 5: Union Bagpipes Arrival: Hungary Site 6: Hurdy Gurdy Arrival: Bulgaria Site 7:Women's Chorus Questions to Consider 11. The Caribbean: Musical Energy of Island Peoples Background Preparation Planning the Itinerary Arrival: Haiti An Inside Look: P. Olivia Ahyoung; Ellie Mannette Site 1: Vodou Ritual Arrival: Jamaica Site 2: Reggae Arrival:Trinidad and Tobago Site 3: Calypso Site 4: Steel Band Arrival:The Bahamas Site 5: Rhyming Spiritual Arrival: Cuba Site 6:Afro-Cuban-Derived Salsa Arrival:The Dominican Republic Site 7: Merengue Questions to Consider 12. Central and South America: New World Recipes Background Preparation Planning the Itinerary Arrival:The Amazon Site 1:Amazonian Indian Chant Arrival: Peru Site 2: Sikuri Ensemble Arrival:Argentina Site 3: Tango Arrival: Mexico Site 4: Mariachi Arrival: Brazil Site 5: Samba Box: Carnival Site 6: Capoeira Questions to Consider 13. North America: Diverse Peoples, Diverse Musics Background Preparation Planning the Itinerary An Inside Look: Hugh McGraw; Buddy MacMaster Arrival: Canada Site 1: Cape Breton Fiddling Arrival:The United States of America Site 2: Ballad-Singing Site 3: Old Regular Baptist Lined Hymn Site 4: Singing School Shape-Note Music Site 5: Bluegrass Site 6:African-American Spiritual Site 7:African-American Gospel Choir Site 8: Country Blues Site 9: Conjunto from Texas Site 10: Cajun Music Arrival: Native American Reservations Site 11: Plains Chippewa: Rock Dance Song Site 12: Native American Flute Box: Inuit Throat-Singing Questions to Consider 14. Discovering Yourself Through Music Music and Self-Identity Researching Your Musical Roots An Inside Look: Nguyen Thuyet Phong Disseminating your Findings Where to Go From Here