Thinking Musically is the central volume in the Global Music Series. Designed for undergraduates and general readers with little or no background in music, it incorporates music from many diverse cultures--including the Americas, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Europe--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--and comes with an audio CD of musical examples discussed in the text. The case studies can be used in any combination with Thinking Musically to provide a rich exploration of world musical cultures. Visit www.oup.com/us/globalmusic for a list of case studies in the series. The website also includes instructional materials to accompany each study. Thinking Musically discusses the importance of musical instruments, describing their significance in a culture's folklore, religion, and history. It explores fundamental elements of music--including rhythm, pitch in melodic and harmonic relationships, and form--and examines how they vary in different musical traditions. The text considers the effects of cultural influences such as gender and ethnicity on the perception, interpretation, and performance of music. It also looks at how the forces of nationalism, acculturation, and westernization can affect musical traditions. Many of the musical examples are coordinated with material in the case studies. Thinking Musically includes activities designed to build critical listening and individual study skills and is packaged with an 80-minute CD that features selections from a wide variety of musical cultures. Also available: Thinking Musically and Teaching Music Globally Package (2 books + CD; ISBN 0-19-517143-8) Thinking Musically is also available in a package with Teaching Music Globally, by Patricia Shehan Campbell, a second framing volume in the Global Music Series. Essential for anyone teaching beginning students about the world's musical cultures, Teaching Music Globally describes pedagogical techniques for classes from K-12 to university level and offers a wealth of learning experiences.

Foreword Preface CD Track List 1. Thinking about Music People Music Makers Listeners Music In Terms of Sound Calling Something "Music" Musical Values Meaning Music and Textual Meaning Music as Text Use Transmission Oral and Aural Transmission Written Transmission 2. Thinking about Instruments Instruments as Objects Ideas about Types of Instruments Ideas about Particular Instruments Spiritual Associations Associations of Gender and Sexuality Cultural Status Aesthetic Value Item of Technology Timbre and Aesthetics of Sound Instruments in Music Instrumental Capacity Ideas about Ensemble Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Sound Ideals Musical Roles 3. Thinking about Time Rhythm Pulse Irregular Durations Rhythm for the Text Alone Organizing Time into Units Duple and Triple Meters Single and Compound Meters Additive Meters South Indian Tala Southeast Asian Colotomic Structure North Indian Tala Middle Eastern Rhythmic Modes Korean Changdan African Polyrhythm Music in the African Diaspora Speed 4. Thinking about Pitch Pitch Pitch Names Syllables Numbers Letters Setting the Pitch Who Sets the Pitch Pitch Placement Thinking Horizontally Intervals Naming Intervals Microtones Scales The Chromatic Scale Diatonic Scales The "Oriental" Scale Numbers of Pitches in an Octave Pitch Functions Mode Thinking Vertically Tone Clusters Naming Vertical Intervals Dissonance and Consonance Functional Harmony Thinking Horizontally and Vertically Performing One Melody Solo and in Unison Interlocking Parts Rounds Heterophony Performing One Melody with Another Part Melody and drone Homophony Performing Multiple Melodies Polyphony Melody and ostinato 5. Thinking about Structure Improvising and Composing Putting Something Significant First North Indian Instrumental Form Sonata Form Telling the Story Music for the Moment Part-Counterpart Contrasting Instrumentation Through-composed Music Strophic Form Responding to the Context Expectation for Audience-Performer Interaction The Need for Intra-ensemble Interaction The Ritual Context A Series of Changdan Call and Response Music and Movement Coming to the end Aesthetic choice and intellectual play Contrasting Rhythmic Modes Contrasting Melodic Modes Social Values 6. Thinking about Issues Music and Culture Contact A Focus on Influences A Focus on Boundaries Gender The national community Other groups Authenticity Transcending Boundaries The Mass Media Transnationalization The Local 7. Thinking about Fieldwork Picking a Project Planning the Project Doing the Project Finishing the Project Glossary of Musical Terms References Resources Index

Bonnie C. WadeChambers Chair in Music, University of California, Berkeley