OnAfrican American Music explores African American music traditions and cultural values reflected in its multiple genres, plus the unique contributions of many notable figures throughout its history.
The goal of the course is to expand students’ awareness, appreciation, and knowledge of the glory and variety of African American music and the far-reaching contributions of its most salient exponents.
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Lesson 1.02: General Characteristics of African American Music
Lesson 7.07: Railroad Work Songs (Continued)
Lesson 11.15: Spiritual Art Songs: Harry Thacker Burleigh (Continued)
Music Selections – Music is the focus of this title, and there are over 600 streaming songs from pre-rock origins to today.
Listen to Lecture – Text is narrated for online listening or downloadable for offline playback.
Discover Video – Videos in every chapter reinforce understanding and engagement while exposing students to original artists in historical context. Our video applet keeps students on the page in the course and on task.
Listening Guides – Listening guides help students explore the inner workings of a piece of music. Our listening guides examine structure, text, texture, instrumentation, style and more.
Test / Quizzes / Assignments / Discussions – Our title contains a comprehensive set of auto-graded quizzes and tests. There are also ready-to-use written assignments and discussion forums topics. All testing is fully integrated and flows naturally from the text.
Customization – OnMusic Rock Third Edition is offered in our powerful, yet easy-to-use WebText platform. Instructors can add, remove, and edit content, assessment material, and assignments at will, or leave it as is for a great out of the box experience. Additional Features in every chapter
Lesson Overview and Lesson Objectives – Keeps students focused
Test Yourself – Instant feedback to students
Artist Profiles – Information on performers, writers, and other important artists
Flash Cards – Interactive self study tool
Self Quizzes – Drag and drop key words and concepts
Comprehensive Instructor Guide – For the busy or first time instructor
