Music in Pacific Island Cultures : Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture, Pa...

Description: Music in Pacific Island Cultures : Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture, Paperback by Diettrich, Brian; Moulin, Jane Freeman; Webb, Michael, ISBN 0199733406, ISBN-13 9780199733408, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Music in Pacific Island Cultures is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, Second Edition, the cor in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the
practice of music around the world. It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes, each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Each case study uses the contemporary musical situation as a point of departure, covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the
present.

The islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia are steeped in diverse musical traditions that reach far beyond the expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Music in Pacific Island Cultures is the first brief, single-volume text to provide a thematic, succinct introduction to the music of the Pacific
Islands--a region of the world that has long been underrepresented in ethnomusicological studies.

Based on the authors extensive fieldwork and experiences in Pacific Island cultures, the text draws on interviews with performers, eyewitness accounts of performances, vivid illustrations, and insights gained from ongoing participation in Pacific music. The authors use four themes--colonialism,
belief systems, musical flows, and the re/presentation of Pacific cultures--to survey the region and draw parallels and contrasts between its various musical traditions.

Packaged with a 70-minute audio CD containing musical examples discussed in th, Music in Pacific Island Cultures features numerous listening activities that engage students with the music. The companion website includes a comprehensive Instructors Manual with suggested classroom activities.

Visit for a list of books in the Global Music Series. The website also includes instructional materials to accompany each volume.