Features
Listening Activities
Students use the Listening Activities—which appear throughout the text—first to listen to short musical excerpts, then to answer a series of questions that ground their conceptual understanding. In the back of the book, students are provided with the correct answers—and helpful feedback.
Complete coverage of musical elements up front
The Essential Listening Edition gives students a complete overview of the materials of music up front, with greater depth on tonality and form later, in the appropriate historical context (the Baroque and Classical periods, respectively). This overview at the beginning makes these challenging concepts less daunting when examined in their historical context later in the book.
In-text listening guides
For the Essential Listening Edition, in-text listening guides have been streamlined in order to focus students even more on essential concepts. “What to Listen For” sections have been sharpened, and descriptions of musical moments have been condensed and clarified. Notated musical examples have been kept to a minimum, making the Listening Guides accessible for students of all skill levels.
Electronic media
The Essential Listening Edition media package includes the Materials of Music Interactive, Interactive Listening Guides, and web-based versions of listening activities—all tools that make listening easier.
The Best Value in Music Appreciation
Book (paper or half-priced ebook) + Online Listening Lab Plus ($15). The price of the book plus $15 provides students with streaming music and MP3 downloads, online and downloadable Interactive Listening Guides, online Materials of Music Interactive, and a CD-ROM of essential musical works for offline listening.