Popular Music in America: The Beat Goes On, 4th Edition

The text provides a rich account of the evolution of popular music from the mid-19th century to the present. Discussions highlight connections, contrasts, and patterns of influence among artists, styles, and eras. Coverage of listening skills allows students to place music of their choice in context. A major reorganization replaces long chapters with units broken into small chapters to make the material easier for students to read and master. Units are clearly defined by style and timeframe, and chapters feature narrowly focused objectives.\n\nMichael Campbell's best-selling POPULAR MUSIC IN AMERICA, now in its fourth edition, remains the industry standard in breadth of coverage, readability, and musical focus. The Fourth Edition expands the coverage of country, Latin, world, and late 20th century music to give instructors more options to teach the course as they choose to. This edition features a vibrant, richly illustrated, magazine-like design, plus numerous online resources. Almost all listening examples are available on iTunes via dedicated playlists; instructors who adopt the text will also receives copies of the "heritage 3-CD set'" from the 3rd edition for personal, library, and class use. Popular Music in America:The Beat Goes On 4th Edition is written by Michael Campbell and published by Cengage Learning.\n\nISBNs for Popular Music in America:The Beat Goes On are 9798214350561, and the print ISBNs are 9780840029768, 0840029764. Additional ISBNs for this include 9781133966128, 9781133712602, 9781133345435, 9780357696316.