,GATEWAYS TO UNDER e e
STANDING MUSIC e
GatewaysetoeUnderstandingeMusiceexploresemusiceinealletheecategoriesethateconstituteecontemporarye
musicaleexperience:eEuropeaneclassicalemusic,epopularemusic,ejazz,eandeworldemusic.eCoveringethee
oldesteformseofehumanemusicemakingetoetheenewest,etheechronological enarrativeeconsidersemusicefr
omeaeglobaleratherethaneaeEurocentriceperspective.eEacheofesixtyemodulare“gateways”ecoverseaeparti
cularegenre,estyle,eoreperiodeofemusic.eEveryegatewayeopensewitheaeguidedelisteningeexampleethateunlock
seaeworldeofemusicethroughecarefulestudyeofeitsestructuraleelements.eBasedeonetheirelisteningeexperie
nce,estudentseareeaskedetoeconsiderehowetheepieceecameetoebeecomposedeoreperformed,ehowetheepiec
eeoreperformanceerespondedetoetheesocialeandeculturaleissueseatetheetimeeandeplaceeofeitsecreation,ea
ndewhatethatemusicemeansetoday.eStudentselearnetoelisteneto,eexplain,eunderstand,eandeultimatelyev
alueealletheemusicetheyemayeencountereinetheireworld.
Features
• Globalescope—
Presentseallemusiceaseworthyeofestudy,eincludingeclassical,eworld,epopular,eandejazz.
• Historicalenarrative—Beginsewithesmall-
scaleeforageresocietieseupetoetheepresent,ewitheaeshiftingefocusefromeglobaletoeEuropeanetoeAmerica
neinfluences.
• Modulareframework—
60egatewayseine14echaptersealloweflexibilityetoeorganizeechronologicallyeorebyetheesevenerecurring
ethemes: eaesthetics, eemotion, esocial elife, elinksetoeculture,epolitics, eeconomics, eand etechnology.
• Listening-guidedelearning—
Leadsetoeunderstandingetheeemotion,emeaning,esignificance,eandehistoryeofemusic.
• Introductioneofemusicaleconcepts—
DefinedeaseneededeandecompiledeintoeaeGlossaryeforereference.
• Consistentestructure—Withetheesameestep-by-
stepeformat,estudentselearnethrougherepeatedepracticeehowetoelisteneandehowetoethinkeaboutemu
sic.
Ineadditionetoestreamedeaudioeexamples,etheecompanionewebsiteehostseessentialeinstructors’eresources.
TimothyeRiceeiseDistinguishedeProfessor,eEmeritus,eandefoundingedirectoreofetheeUniversityeofeCalif
ornia,eLoseAngelese(UCLA)eHerbeAlperteSchooleofeMusic.
DaveeWilsoneiseLecturereineMusiceateVictoriaeUniversityeofeWellington,eNeweZealand.
,Forealleofetheeyoung epeopleeonetheejourneyeofeunderstandinge
musiceandeitsepowereinehumaneliveseandeinetheeworld,eespeci
allyetheeoneseineourefamilies,ewithelove,eCamryneandeConnor;
eJ.R. eand eLainie; eand eLiv, eLij,eand eLuke.
, GATEWAYS TO UN e e
DERSTANDING MU ee
SIC
Timothy Rice e
University of California, Los Angeles
e e e e
Dave Wilson
e
Victoria University of Wellington
e e e
Te Whare W ā nanga o te Ūpoko o te Ika a M ā ui
e e e e e e e e e e e e e
STANDING MUSIC e
GatewaysetoeUnderstandingeMusiceexploresemusiceinealletheecategoriesethateconstituteecontemporarye
musicaleexperience:eEuropeaneclassicalemusic,epopularemusic,ejazz,eandeworldemusic.eCoveringethee
oldesteformseofehumanemusicemakingetoetheenewest,etheechronological enarrativeeconsidersemusicefr
omeaeglobaleratherethaneaeEurocentriceperspective.eEacheofesixtyemodulare“gateways”ecoverseaeparti
cularegenre,estyle,eoreperiodeofemusic.eEveryegatewayeopensewitheaeguidedelisteningeexampleethateunlock
seaeworldeofemusicethroughecarefulestudyeofeitsestructuraleelements.eBasedeonetheirelisteningeexperie
nce,estudentseareeaskedetoeconsiderehowetheepieceecameetoebeecomposedeoreperformed,ehowetheepiec
eeoreperformanceerespondedetoetheesocialeandeculturaleissueseatetheetimeeandeplaceeofeitsecreation,ea
ndewhatethatemusicemeansetoday.eStudentselearnetoelisteneto,eexplain,eunderstand,eandeultimatelyev
alueealletheemusicetheyemayeencountereinetheireworld.
Features
• Globalescope—
Presentseallemusiceaseworthyeofestudy,eincludingeclassical,eworld,epopular,eandejazz.
• Historicalenarrative—Beginsewithesmall-
scaleeforageresocietieseupetoetheepresent,ewitheaeshiftingefocusefromeglobaletoeEuropeanetoeAmerica
neinfluences.
• Modulareframework—
60egatewayseine14echaptersealloweflexibilityetoeorganizeechronologicallyeorebyetheesevenerecurring
ethemes: eaesthetics, eemotion, esocial elife, elinksetoeculture,epolitics, eeconomics, eand etechnology.
• Listening-guidedelearning—
Leadsetoeunderstandingetheeemotion,emeaning,esignificance,eandehistoryeofemusic.
• Introductioneofemusicaleconcepts—
DefinedeaseneededeandecompiledeintoeaeGlossaryeforereference.
• Consistentestructure—Withetheesameestep-by-
stepeformat,estudentselearnethrougherepeatedepracticeehowetoelisteneandehowetoethinkeaboutemu
sic.
Ineadditionetoestreamedeaudioeexamples,etheecompanionewebsiteehostseessentialeinstructors’eresources.
TimothyeRiceeiseDistinguishedeProfessor,eEmeritus,eandefoundingedirectoreofetheeUniversityeofeCalif
ornia,eLoseAngelese(UCLA)eHerbeAlperteSchooleofeMusic.
DaveeWilsoneiseLecturereineMusiceateVictoriaeUniversityeofeWellington,eNeweZealand.
,Forealleofetheeyoung epeopleeonetheejourneyeofeunderstandinge
musiceandeitsepowereinehumaneliveseandeinetheeworld,eespeci
allyetheeoneseineourefamilies,ewithelove,eCamryneandeConnor;
eJ.R. eand eLainie; eand eLiv, eLij,eand eLuke.
, GATEWAYS TO UN e e
DERSTANDING MU ee
SIC
Timothy Rice e
University of California, Los Angeles
e e e e
Dave Wilson
e
Victoria University of Wellington
e e e
Te Whare W ā nanga o te Ūpoko o te Ika a M ā ui
e e e e e e e e e e e e e
