Introduction to Ethnomusicology
Introduction to Ethnomusicology covers the intellectual history, methodology, and theoretical concerns of the field, examining how music relates to social identities.
Summary
Lectures are small, with a median of 5 enrolled students in the recorded sections.
What you’ll be able to do
Summarize the broad history and methods of ethnomusicology as a discipline and approach to understanding music.
Interpret unfamiliar music with increased thoughtfulness.
Interrogate how broad social forces such as modernity, colonialism, and the production of identity come to influence musical production and value.
Explore the relationship between musical aesthetics, meanings, and contexts.
Integrate concepts explored in class with individual musical interests.
Write and speak about music with increased clarity and precision.
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Prerequisites
Course mapSophomore standing, declared in Music: BA/BS, Music: Education BM, or Music: Performance BM
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- declared in Music: BA/BS
- Music: Education BM
- Music: Performance BM
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- declared in Music: BA/BS
- Music: Education BM
- Music: Performance BM
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the class
Introduces the intellectual history, methodology, and theoretical concerns of the field of ethnomusicology. Examines how knowledge about music is formed, then explores how music becomes entangled with and productive of social identities and processes. Explores variety of musical styles and aesthetics from multiple social and geographic contexts through the lens of ethnomusicology. Not intended as a broad survey of musical styles around the world.
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Topics
- Intellectual history and methodology of ethnomusicology
- Music and social identities
- Social forces like modernity and colonialism in music
- Musical styles and aesthetics across contexts
Skills
- Summarizing the history and methods of ethnomusicology
- Interrogating the influence of social forces on musical production
- Exploring relationships between musical aesthetics, meanings, and contexts
- Writing and speaking about music with clarity and precision
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