Created through the continuous feedback of a "student-tested, faculty-approved" process, MUSIC, Second Edition delivers a visually appealing and succinct print component with tear-out review and prep cards for students and instructors. MUSIC also includes a consistent online offering with CourseMate, featuring an eBook and a set of interactive digital tools--all at a value-based price and proven to increase retention and outcomes. MUSIC introduces a broad range of styles and genres from the Middle Ages through the twenty-first century, highlighting the connections and contrasts between them. The result is a well-rounded view of musical life in each era. MUSIC is designed to meet the needs of instructors who want to give their students an inexpensive and brief text with an appealing magazine style and short chapters that can easily be read in a sitting, as well as a strong technology component.