Introduction to Music Book

	Listening to music	3
	Internet links	4
	Types of music	6
	Rock and pop	8
	Popular music styles	10
	More popular styles	12
	The music industry	14
	What is jazz?	16
	How jazz began	18
	Music in ancient times	20
	Medieval music	21
	Renaissance music	22
	Writing music down	24
	Scales	26
	Baroque music	28
	Classical music	30
	Romantic music	32
	Nationalist music	34
	20th century music	36
	Music in the Far East	38
	Music in Africa	40
	Native American music	42
	Arab music	43
	The science of sound	44
	The composer	46
	The performer	48
	Ballet	50
	Singing	52
	The story of opera I	54
	The story of opera II	56
	Music for movies and television	58
	Sound reproduction	60
	How instruments work	62
	The orchestra	64
	Stringed instruments	66
	Woodwind instruments	67
	Brass instruments	68
	Percussion instruments	69
	Keyboard instruments	70
	Electric and electronic instruments	71
	Learning and instrument	72
	Reading music I	74
	Reading music II	76
	Reading music III	78
	Classical composers	80
	Music on the Internet	86
	Glossary	90
	Instructions in music	93
	Index	94
	Acknowledgements	96