ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS FOR MUSIC AND SOUND

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate familiarity with a body of (ethno)musicological and anthropological literature on ethnographic methods. Audience: Graduate 2. Decipher and explicate difficult texts with increased confidence. Audience: Graduate 3. Design and carry out ethnographic research projects. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate an awareness of power dynamics and your own position as researcher. Audience: Graduate 5. Facilitate discussions effectively. Audience: Graduate 6. Track key terms across (ethno)musicological and anthropological literature, describing how ethnographers’ relationships with these have changed over time. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate familiarity with a body of (ethno)musicological and anthropological literature on ethnographic methods. Audience: Graduate 2. Decipher and explicate difficult texts with increased confidence. Audience: Graduate 3. Design and carry out ethnographic research projects. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate an awareness of power dynamics and your own position as researcher. Audience: Graduate 5. Facilitate discussions effectively. Audience: Graduate 6. Track key terms across (ethno)musicological and anthropological literature, describing how ethnographers’ relationships with these have changed over time. Audience: Graduate