| Connect Access Card for America's Musical Landscape Contributor(s): Ferris, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 1259405087 ISBN-13: 9781259405082 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education OUR PRICE: $105.69 Product Type: Other Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (0.30 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "America s Musical Landscape" is a comprehensive and accessible text that addresses music in the United States from pre-colonial Native American music to today s avant-garde compositions and mainstream hits. Frequent connections to other arts, particularly to the visual arts, add to the book s appeal and enhance understanding of core musical concepts. The text offers an elegant and readable introduction to the fundamentals of music. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective. It provides tools that make assessment easier, learning more engaging, and studying more efficient. For instance, Connect contains SmartBook, the first and only adaptive reading experience available for the higher education market. Powered by the intelligent and adaptive LearnSmart engine, SmartBook facilitates the reading process by identifying what content a student knows and doesn t know. As a student reads "America s Musical Landscape," the material continuously adapts to ensure that he or she is focused on the content most crucial to closing specific knowledge gaps." |