Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Flex-Ability series is ideal for solos, duets, trios, quartets or any size ensemble, including woodwinds, brass, strings, percussion, optional rhythm section and an optional play-along CD. It is meant to be usable by all levels of ability for fun at home, in school or around the community. The Four-Line Score Includes: Line 1: Melody; Level 2 ½ - 3; intermediate range; sixteenth-note combinations; rock/jazz syncopation Line 2: Harmony; Level 2 Â- 2 ½; wide range; sixteenth notes; easy syncopation Line 3: Harmony; Level 1 ½; limited range; dotted rhythms; some eighth-quarter-eighth syncopation Line 4 (Bass): Harmony; Level 1; narrow range; simple rhythms (eighth notes); alternate note suggestions The CD accompaniment is available separately and includes two tracks for each song: a performance track with the full demonstration recording, and an accompaniment track with only the rhythm section for you to play along with in solos, duets, trios, quartets, or larger ensembles. Titles are: Alegria (from Alegria) * American Idiot * Because of You * Boulevard of Broken Dreams * Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) * Hedwig's Theme (from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) * Hips Don't Lie * Jumpin' Jack Flash * The New Girl In Town (from Hairspray) * We Are Family * Wonka's Welcome Song (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Acknowledgements
• Part I Music Talk:
• 1 The Value Problem in Cultural Studies
• 2 The Sociological Response
• 3 Common Sense and the Language of Criticism
• 4 Genre Rules
• Part II On Music Itself:
• 5 Where Do Sounds Come From?
• 6 Rhythm: Race, Sex, and the Body
• 7 Rhythm: Time, Sex, and the Mind
• 8 Songs as Texts
• 9 The Voice
• 10 Performance
• 11 Technology and Authority
• Part III Why Music Matters:
• 12 The Meaning of Music
• 13 Toward a Popular
• Aesthetic
• Notes
• Index