Part one of term paper
The global perspective of music: we live in an increasingly smaller “global village.” With advance in worldwide transportation and communication and with increasingly mobile societies, it seems not only appropriate but also necessary to develop a global perspective of music. A global perspective of music is a sense of the lifestyles, t ...

Part two of term paper
... music (art music) and a number of “ popular” music styles derived largely from Western European ways of making music. These styles include pop, folk, country, and rock. Other styles, including jazz, blues, and various ethnic music, are the result of a blending of cultures and traditions. All these styles constitute an important part of music in American society, styles that constitute “ American music.” The ethnic diversity: part of the cultural richness of our nation is de ...