Unit 1 Warming-up Background Information Reading Focus Why Study Music? Extension Music Education in Ancient Times Cultural Perspective The Way of Music: Texts from Early Chinese Philosophy Unit 2 Warming-up Background Information Reading Focus Family Ties Extension Versions, Interpretations and More Cultural Perspective String Quartet No.13 and the Fate of the Composer Unit 3 Warming-up Background Information Reading Focus Book Review: A History of Singing by John Potter and Neil Sorrell Extension Peter Grimes Cultural Perspective Britten's Introduction to Peter Grimes Unit 4 Warming-up Background Information Reading Focus A Short History of Chinese Musical Instruments Extension Minority Music and the Sense of Place Cultural Perspective Nanyin Music: A Way to Measure Time Unit 5 Warming-up Background Information Reading Focus What Is Gamelan? Extension Collision of Cultures Cultural Perspective Colin McPhee Unit 6 Warming-up Background Information Reading Focus Arts Education in America
Extension Music and Well-being Cultural Perspective What Is Language Loss? Unit 7 Warming-up Background Information Reading Focus Music-making of Popular Musicians in the West Extension The Way Asian Popular Musicians Learn Cultural Perspective East Meets West Unit 8 Warming-up Background Information Reading Focus On Being a Conductor Extension FXR Cultural Perspective Orchestras: A New Model for Effective Management Unit 9 Warming-up Background Information Reading Focus Minimalist Music: Where to Start Extension The Other Adams Cultural Perspective Modern Film Music: Does Minimalism Have a Part to Play? Appendix I Glossary of Music Terms Appendix II Glossary Acknowledgements
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