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Music: An Appreciation, 8/e

Roger Kamien, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

ISBN: 0072844841
Copyright year: 2004

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  • Instructor's Resource CD-ROM with Instructors Manual, Testbank and Computerized Test Bank to accompany Music: An Appreciation, 8e / 0-07-284487-6
  • Student Study Guide (Primis only) for use with Music: An Appreciation, 8e / 0-07-295056-0
  • Multimedia Companion CD-ROM for Music: An Appreciation 8e. This CD-ROM is included FREE with every copy of this text purchased from McGraw-Hill. The companion disc includes a wide variety of resources for students including
    • Opera Video 40 minutes of high quality video excerpts from Don Giovanni, La Bohème, and Wozzeck. These clips correspond to the portions of the operas discussed in the text and illustrated with Vocal Music Guides
    • Interactive Elements of Music enhanced explanations and examples of the concepts covered in Part I of the text, with quizzes and detailed results to help students check their understanding
    • Capstone Activities an interactive and fun way to solidify understanding of the common forms heard in concert settings: these require students to listen carefully and then match the term to the music they hear
    • 5 hours of additional musical examples in digital audio format
    • Peter Schickele's well-known New Horizons in Music Appreciation in which the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is treated as a broadcast sporting event; the result is both humorous and informative
    • ChartPlayer Listening Software interactive listening guides for all of the selections on the Brief set of compact discs
    • Instrument Lab video demonstrations of musical instruments, allows students to try playing virtual instruments
    • Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra allows students to choose different sections of the orchestra and listen to the music of each
    • Timeline of Western Music History includes six interactive charts for students to study the chronology of music
    • Interactive Glossary includes the full text of the Glossary and the Example Locator, with terms illustrated by actual audio clips
    • The Concert-Goer's Guide introduces students to concert attendance and report writing
  • 4-CD Brief set for use with Music: An Appreciation, 8e / 0-07-284489-2
  • 8-CD Basic set for use with Music: An Appreciation, 8e / 0-07-284486-8
    • Basic (8) CD Set -- This set of recordings includes all of the works discussed in the text.
  • Online Learning Center to accompany Music: An Appreciation, 8e / 0-07-284485-X
    • As with prior editions of Kamien, the OLC offers students the opportunity to download free Listening Software for the audio CDs, as well as a complete complement of instructor materials like PowerPoint slides, technology "How to's", and templates for creating multimedia lectures.
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