Listen to David Hesmondhalgh discuss the arguments at the core of 'Why Music Matters' with Laurie Taylor on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed here. In what ways mi

Simon Frith has been one of the most important figures in the emergence and subsequent development of popular music studies. From his earliest academic publicat

In 'Music as Social Life', Thomas Turino explores why it is that music and dance are so often at the centre of our most profound personal and social experiences

This series takes a project-based approach to performing and composing, listening and appraising. The student book contains background information and illustrat

Black Music Matters: Jazz and the Transformation of Music Studies is among the first books to examine music studies reform through the lens of African American