Perspectives on Music Book

I. Elements.

 1. Introduction: Learning to Listen.

 2. Rhythm.

 3. Pitch and Melody.

 4. Harmony and Texture.

 5. Timbre and Instrumentation.

 6. Form and Other Elements.

II. Styles.

 7. The Blues.

 8. Jazz.

 9. Rock.

10. Latino Music.

11. Intermezzo: Introduction to Art Music.

12. Eighteenth-Century Music.

13. Nineteenth-Century Music.

14. Twentieth-Century Classical Music.

15. Music Combined with Other Arts.

Epilogue.