Music in Mexico

The complex legacy of Mexico's ethnic past and geographic location have shaped the country and its culture. In <em>Music in Mexico</em> Alejandro L. Madrid uses extensive fieldwork interviews with performers eyewitness accounts of performances and vivid illustrations to guide students through modern-day music practices. Applying three themes-ethnic identity migration and media influences-the text explores the music that Mexicans grow up listening to and shows how these traditions are the result of long-standing transnational dialogues. Packaged with a 40-minute audio CD containing musical examples the text features numerous listening activities that engage students with the music. <p/><em>Music in Mexico</em> is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with <em>Thinking Musically</em> the core book in the Global Music Series. <em>Thinking Musically</em> incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Each case study uses the contemporary musical situation as a point of departure covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the present. <p/>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.<br>