World Music ─ A Global Journey

Authors Terry E. Miller and Andrew Shahriari take students around the world to experience the diversity of musical expression. World Music: A Global Journey, now in its third edition, is known for its breadth in surveying the world’s major cultures in a systematic study of world music within a strong pedagogical framework.
As one prepares for any travel, each chapter starts with background preparation, reviewing the historical, cultural, and musical overview of the region. Visits to multiple ‘sites’ within a region provide in-depth studies of varied musical traditions. Music analysis begins with an experimental "first impression" of the music, followed by an "aural analysis" of the sound and prominent musical elements. Finally, students are invited to consider the cultural connections that give the music its meaning and life.
Features of the Third Edition

Over 3 hours of diverse musical examples. with a third audio CD of new musical examples

Listening Guides analyze the various pieces of music with some presented in an interactive format online

Biographical highlights of performers and ethnomusicologists updated and new ones added

Numerous pedagogical aids, including "On Your Own Time" and "Explore More" sidebars, and "Questions to Consider"

Popular music incorporated with the traditional


Dynamic companion web site hosts new Interactive Listening Guides, plus many resources for student and instructor. Built to serve online courses.
MP3 files for accompanying audio are available with eBook only when purchased through Routledge.com.

Terry E. Miller is Professor Emeritus of Ethnomusicology at Kent State University, where he co-founded the Center for the Study of World Musics.

Andrew Shahriari is Instructor of Ethnomusicology at Kent State University and teaches the world music survey course in online classes.

1. Before the Trip Begins: Fundamental Issues 2. Aural Analysis: Listening to the World’s Music 3. Cultural Considerations: Beyond the Sounds Themselves 4. Oceania: Australia – Papua New Guinea – Hawaii – Kiribati 5. South Asia: India - Pakistan 6. Southeast Asia: Vietnam – Thailand – Laos and Northeast Thailand – Indonesia (Java and Bali) 7. East Asia: China - Mongolia – Korea – Japan - Tibet l 8. The Middle East: Islam - Turkey – Iran – Egypt – Sufism – Judaism 9. Europe: Greece – Spain – Russia – Scotland – Ireland – Hungary - Bulgaria 10. Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghana - Nigeria - Central Africa - Zimbabwe - Uganda - Senegal - The Republic of South Africa 11. The Caribbean: Haiti - Jamaica - Trinidad & Tobago - The Bahamas – Cuba - The Dominican Republic 12. South America and Mexico: The Amazon Rainforest – Peru – Argentina – Brazil – Mexico 13. Canada and the United States: Cape Breton – Appalachia – Ohio Valley – Mississippi Delta – Nuyorican - Cajun 14. Discovering Yourself through Music