{"product_id":"focus-sydney-hutchinson-9781138094512","title":"Focus: Music of the Caribbean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFocus: Music of the Caribbean\u003c\/em\u003e presents the most important issues of Caribbean musical history and current practice, discussing thought-provoking questions in a student-friendly fashion. It uses current ethnomusicological research on Caribbean music to tell the stories of Caribbean history-those of colonialism and neocolonialism, race and nationalism, marginalization and globalization-and to explore that history's continuing impact on the lives, cultures, musics, and dance of modern-day people in the Caribbean and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn three parts, the text presents an embodied understanding of the sounds, rhythms, and movements that exemplify the history, culture, and politics of Caribbean music: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eI. Caribbean Music and Caribbean History establishes a framework for thinking about Caribbean musical history and the roles race and migration play \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Music and Dance in Caribbean Societies \u003c\/b\u003econsiders how contrasting forms of dance music reconcile competing ideas about Caribbean identities past and present\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Focusing In: The Social Lives of Musical Instruments in Merengue T?ico \u003c\/b\u003eexplores the music of the Dominican Cibao region through a focus of the genre's dominant musical instruments \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccessible to all students regardless of musical background, \u003ci\u003eFocus: Music of the Caribbean \u003c\/i\u003eis bolstered by web resources, including more than sixty detailed listening guides and accompanying playlists, vocabulary lists, and student quizzes. Discussion questions and activities for each chapter are featured in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney Hutchinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113809451X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138094512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 7.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Sydney Hutchinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947798397183,"sku":"9781138094512","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_349a0b0e-449d-4152-a02e-d8c195ddbdb4.jpg?v=1681520864","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/focus-sydney-hutchinson-9781138094512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}