Introduction to Ethnomusicology

4 credits · Undergraduate

This course is an introduction to the field of Ethnomusicology, its practice, and the study of musical diversity. You will learn about key issues that motivate ethnomusicologists, the ethnographic methods they use to study those issues, possibilities for public engagement through ethnomusicological scholarship, and the theoretical orientations that shape the questions they ask. Students will conduct a research project from an ethnomusicological perspective. Weekly activities and assignments include lectures, discussion sessions, writings, and workshops.