Thinking Musically: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

by Bonnie C. Wade

As the cornerstone of the Global Music Series, Thinking Musically, Third Edition, explores musical diversity by integrating the sounds and traditions of world cultures. Bonnie C. Wade discusses how various cultural influences-gender, ethnicity, mass media, westernization, nationalism, and acculturation-are shaping music and the ways that we experience it.
WHAT'S NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION?
* Simplified and incorporates recent additions to the Global Music Series
* New charts and diagrams delve into important musical concepts
* Updated companion website includes a new guide to online and print resources, a sample syllabi, and teaching tips
Visit www.oup.com/us/globalmusic for a list of case studies in the Global Music Series. The website also includes instructional material to accompany each study.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published September 18, 2003

Reviews

[📚 Alana (professional book nerd)]

Read for school (textbook)
Didn’t enjoy much tbh

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

A book on everything music related, hence all aspects are badly presented.

[Farida El-gueretly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I REALLY enjoyed this book. It ranges from all aspects of ethnomusicology, from understanding music from the perspective of instruments, pitch and rhythm. It also took very thought-provoking examples from many different cultures to illustrate concepts. Its also very hands-on, accompanied by a CD that she refers to throughout the book, as well as activities for the reader. This is a manual for the ambitious to-be ethnomusicologist.

[Michael Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice book about the differences in how music is expressed, performed, written, and structured in various world cultures. Particularly interesting were the sections describing representations of time, pitch, rhythm, etc. Academic bent, but accessible.

[Gabby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Describes the elements of music, but takes it out of the typical euro-centric, classical music context. Prepares you for experiencing music from a variety of cultures and traditions.

[Emily Olsen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was required reading for a World Music class and I really enjoyed reading it. The author had a fun way of teaching us about music from different cultures.