New Second Edition Now Available!

Expanding from the ground-breaking first edition, John Chiego's The Musical Experience presents music appreciation through the ways people experience it: the stage, dancing, songs, mourning, celebration, concert halls, cinema, and improvisation. By utilizing this thematic approach, the reader recognizes music they've experienced in their lifetime in every chapter. Each theme is described along a historical timeline, making it perfect for music appreciation courses.

The Musical Experience, a seamlessly integrated enhanced learning package, features:

• a four-month access to an online music library with accompanying textbook playlists as well as the ability for students or instructors to create their own from over six million titles.
• comprehensive listening charts that include all of the musical examples presented in each chapter. The charts provide logical listening cues that will help the student zero in on the pertinent information.
• timelines for each chapter relate the pertinent information in a clearly presented visual snapshot. Timelines include the genres, styles of music, influences, and composers for each time period.
• online web components promote student retention: interactive chapter timelines, practice quizzes, online tests, grade books and more.

Web access code is included with new text purchase. To purchase the webaccess code only, click here.

When ordering for course adoption, use student text ISBN 978-0-7575-7071-1.