This work offers an original investigation into the areas that need to be considered in any attempts at defining music that aspire to take into account the wealth of ethnomusicological and philosophical materials of relevance. This work should appeal to scholars interested in musicology, ethnomusicology and music in general. characteristics of definition that place it somewhere between a description of perceptions of music and accounts of the music itself. It then applies this approach and framework in subsequent chapters, defining music in the broadest sense, while also defining each genre of popular, classical and folk music.

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Building on Michael Graves's bestseller, The Vocabulary Book, this new resource offers a comprehensive plan for vocabulary instruction that K–12 teachers can use with English language learners. It is broad enough to include instruction for students who are just beginning to build their English vocabularies, as well as for students whose English vocabularies are approaching those of native speakers. The authors describe a four-pronged program that follows these key components: providing rich and varied language experiences; teaching individual words; teaching word learning strategies; and fostering word consciousness. This user-friendly book integrates up-to-date research on best practices into each chapter and includes vignettes, classroom activities, sample lessons, a list of children's literature, and more.

An essential book for anyone using Russian mathematical and scientific literature Russian-English Dictionary of Mathematics embraces all major branches of mathematics from elementary topics to advanced studies in topology and discrete mathematics. Terms from the newest branches of mathematics, such as the theories of games, trees, knots, and braids, are included as well.Containing more than 27,000 entries, Russian-English Dictionary of Mathematics is larger and provides a broader scope than any other bilingual mathematics dictionary now in use. Many adjectives and verbs are included, and a copious amount of synonyms are provided for various terms. Secondary terms are grouped under principal terms for easier reference.Russian-English Dictionary of Mathematics provides the most comprehensive vocabulary aid available for translators, readers, and writers of Russian mathematical and scientific literature.

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