AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ- NOW WITH MYMUSICLAB We are pleased to announce a Downloadable Audio package is now available for packaging with Jazz Styles and MyMusicLab. This package contains all the musical selections from the text and corresponds to the listening guides in the text and on MyMusicLab exactly. Students may load the listening examples directly on a portable MP3 player or their own computer. Included with MyMusicLab is streaming audio for nearly all of the examples included on the 3-CD Jazz Classics set, plus assessment including audio examples. New photos and updated information throughout PERSONALIZE LEARNING MyMusicLab: New to this edition is a complete MyMusicLab, featuring interactive eText, streaming audio of most musical examples, historic performance films, and complete assessment. Watch/Listen/Explore/Study icons are integrated into the text to direct students to the interactive assets on MyMusicLab allowing instructors and students access to music, documentaries, videos, and interactive features. Listen icon: Guides students to the downloadable audio or CD selection highlighted in the chapter and additional audio clips, including features on and interviews with great jazz performances. (ex. pg. 50) Watch icon: Links to online video and documentaries including 18 historic performances from Bessie Smith to Weather Report, and documentaries on key performers, places, and trends in jazz history. (ex. pg. 38) Explore icon: Indicates the plethora of learning materials, such as chapter objectives and flashcards. (ex. pg. 113) A complete e-Text with dynamic multimedia links, gives students access to their book online and lets them highlight and add their own notes, just like the printed text. A Gradebook with automated grading and quizzes and assignments allows students to follow their own progress and instructors to monitor the work of the entire class. Active Listening Guides mirror the listening guides in the printed text and feature full streaming audio. SUPPORT INSTRUCTORS Create a Custom Text: For enrollments of at least 25, create your own textbook by combining chapters from best-selling Pearson textbooks and/or reading selections in the sequence you want. To begin building your custom text, visit www.pearsoncustomlibrary.com. You may also work with a dedicated Pearson Custom editor to create your ideal text–publishing your own original content or mixing and matching Pearson content. Contact your Pearson Publisher’s Representative to get started Updated Endnotes reflecting new research on all aspects of jazz history. Citations of web-accessible literature, recordings, and videos have been added. Assessment tied to every video, application, and chapter enables both instructors and students to track progress and get immediate feedback. With results feeding into a powerful gradebook, the assessment program helps instructors identify student challenges early—and find the best resources with which to help students. An assignment calendar allows instructors to assign graded activities, with specific deadlines, and measure student progress. ClassPrep- This feature within MyMusicLab collects the very best class presentation resources in one convenient online destination including PowerPoint slides, streaming audio and video, audio clips for