TABLE OF CONTENTS
Lesson 1: American Popular Music in the Nineteenth Century
1: Introduction
2: Blackface Minstrelsy
3: Sheet Music
4: Sheet Music (cont.)
5: Conclusion
6: Lesson Assessment
Lesson 2: Tin Pan Alley and Ragtime
1: Introduction
2: Tin Pan Alley
3: Tin Pan Alley Promotional Techniques
4: The Music of Tin Pan Alley
5: Tin Pan Alley Song Types
6: Ragtime
7: Ragtime and Tin Pan Alley
8: Conclusion
9: Lesson ASsessment
Lesson 3: Rural Blues and Urban Blues
1: Introduction
2: Musical and Poetic Form of the 12-Bar Blues
3: Rural Blues
4: Urban Blues
5: Boogie Woogie
6: Commercial or Arranged Blues
7: Conclusion
8: Lesson ASsessment
Lesson 4: Dixieland
1: New Orleans: The Birthplace of Jazz
2: Musical Components of Dixieland Jazz
3: Key Figures in Dixieland Jazz
4: Dixieland on the Move
5: Recording Jazz
6: Conclusion
7: Lesson ASsessment
Lesson 5: Swing and Big Bands
1: Introduction
2: Music Consumption in the Swing Era
3: Society Syncopators
4: Big Bands
5: White Swing Bandleaders
6: Kansas City Swing
7: Conclusion
8: Lesson Assessment
Lesson 7: Hillbilly and Country and Western Music
1: Introduction
2: The Earliest Country Music
3: The Earliest Country Music (cont.)
4: Marketing and Consuming Hillbilly Music
5: The Rise of Country and Western Music
6: The Rise of Country and Western Music (cont.)
5: Conclusion
6: Assessment
Lesson 8: Traditional Pop in the 1940s and 1950s
1: Introduction
2: The Earliest Country Music
3: The Earliest Country Music (cont.)
4: Marketing and Consuming Hillbilly Music
5: The Rise of Country and Western Music
6: The Rise of Country and Western Music (cont.)
5: Conclusion
6: Assessment
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OnMusic Appreciation Extended Edition is a digital music appreciation textbook solution for an online or face-to-face music appreciation course that fits in with and complements existing teaching and learning workflows. All course elements are integrated and easy-to-use.
Intended to develop critical listening skills and a deeper understanding of the elemental and structural nature of music, OnMusic Appreciation is a digital music appreciation textbook that explores how music is made, and how music has developed as an art form woven into the rich context of history. Designed for the non-music major, this title covers a wide variety of musical styles and genres, fostering attentive, intelligent listening with more than 36 hours of music.
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Music – Music is the focus of this title, and there are over 600 pieces from early minstrelsy to today. Click here to see a partial list
Discover Video – Videos in every chapter reinforce understanding and engagement while exposing students to original artists in historical context. Our video applet keeps students on the page, in the course, and on task.
Artist Profiles – Information on performers, writers, and other important artists
Graphical Listening Guides – Our listening guides are highly interactive and easy to understand. Like everything else in OnMusic Appreciation, they are fully integrated, making for an uninterrupted, logical, and focused student experience. See the complete list of listening guides.
Tests, Quizzes & Assignments – Our title contains a comprehensive set of auto-graded quizzes and tests. There are also ready-to-use written assignments and discussion forum topics. All testing is fully integrated and flows naturally from the text.
Test Yourself, Self Quizzes, and flashcards – Interactive self-study tools that provide an opportunity for students to practice without affecting their grades giving students instant feedback
Listening Guides – Listening guides help students explore the inner workings of a piece of music. Our listening guides examine structure, text, texture, instrumentation, style and more.
Customization – Instructors can add, remove, and edit content, assessment material, and assignments at will or leave it as is for a great out of the box experience.
Comprehensive Instructor Guide – For the busy or first time instructor
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ISBN:978-0-9911409-2-3