No background or training in music? No problem. This shorter version of WORLDS OF MUSIC: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSIC OF THE WORLD'S PEOPLES is written to make music accessible to all. Using a case-study approach, the text presents explorations of music from several cultures from around the world. The authors -- all working ethnomusicologists -- base their discussions of music-cultures on their own fieldwork and give you a true sense of both the music and culture that created it. The recordings that accompany the book (available online) include authentic recordings from the authors' fieldwork and work hand in hand with the text, giving you access to a wide range of music-cultures.