Listen to the music. Hear the elements. Expand your playlist.

Informed by over 300 instructor and student reviews, Listen to This was created for today?s students. It will expand your students? playlist with its listening-oriented approach and the integration of the musical elements.  For the professor, it provides a customizable, modular format that gives you the flexibility to design your ideal music appreciation course. Listen to This also encourages students to explore history, culture, and musical styles through active listening, not just through passive reading. By concentrating on the elements of music, students develop the ability to connect earlier music with their own music. Praised by students and instructors alike for its engaging writing style, stunning design, and flexible format, this text will instill a life-long appreciation and understanding of music in your students by expanding their playlist today!

Mark Evan Bonds is the Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he has taught since 1992. He received his B.A. from Duke University and earned his Ph.D. at Harvard. He has written several books and numerous essays on music, including Music as Thought: Listening to the Symphony in the Age of Beethoven and A History of Music Western Culture, now in its third edition. Listen to This reflects his experience and dedication to teaching music appreciation to undergraduates for almost twenty years.