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Experiencing Latin American Music, Carol A. Hess offers a new approach to human experience as a point of departure for musical understanding. Students explore topics such as music and identity, music and the body, music and religion, and other broad themes as they relate to the study of musics of Latin America. Guided by Hess's brisk and engaging writing, they gain fluency with musical concepts and cultural-historical contexts. Nearly fifty musical genres are covered, each recorded in Spotify and each accompanied by an online audio guide. A detailed instructor packet contains sample quizzes, clicker questions, and creative, classroom-tested assignments designed to encourage critical thinking and spark the imagination. Remarkably flexible, this new textbook empowers instructors from a variety of disciplines to offer a class that is increasingly relevant in today's diverse society.
In addition to Instructors' Resources, online resources for students will include:
- Customized Spotify playlist
- Online audio guides
- Audio appendices composed for further listening
- Stimulating activities for solo and group work
Synopsis
Experiencing Latin American Music draws on human experience as a point of departure for musical understanding. Students explore broad topics--identity, the body, religion, and more--and relate these to Latin American musics while refining their understanding of musical concepts and cultural-historical contexts. With its brisk and engaging writing, this volume covers nearly fifty genres and provides both students and instructors with online access to audio tracks and listening guides. A detailed instructor's packet contains sample quizzes, clicker questions, and creative, classroom-tested assignments designed to encourage critical thinking and spark the imagination. Remarkably flexible, this innovative textbook empowers students from a variety of disciplines to study a subject that is increasingly relevant in today's diverse society.
In addition to the instructor's packet, online resources for students include:
- customized Spotify playlist
- online listening guides
- audio sound links to reinforce musical concepts
- stimulating activities for individual and group work