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Mar 1, 2023 · Understanding Ethnomusicology. Ethnomusicology is the study of music in cultural context, and it encompasses a wide range of approaches and methods. Ethnomusicologists seek to understand how music is created, performed, and experienced within different cultures around the world. One key aspect of ethnomusicology is its focus on musical systems.
Whatever the motivation, the. study of music learning and teaching, as Merriam claimed and as this review of a portion. of the literature demonstrates, has provided an important lens through which •. ethnomusicologists have come to understand human cognition, cultural expression, and socially structured behavior.
A Short History of the Founding of SEM. by Willard Rhodes. A quarter of a century is a short span of time by any standard, but for the Society for Ethnomusicology it is an occasion for celebration—the founding of the Society, and twenty-five years of achievement and continuing development of a humanistic discipline that recognizes music as a ...
In March of 1963 an important symposium of field work in ethnomusicology was held at the University of Washington. Symposium on the Current State of Research in Ethnomusicology, University of Washington, 1963. This is my introduction or summary of the conference.
Ethnomusicological theories about the nature of music consist, implicitly or explicitly, of truth claims in the form of metaphors that link music to other domains of human thought. Among the most common metaphors are that. •. music is a resource with psychological and social functions; •.
Aug 27, 2023 · Ethnomusicology is a field of knowledge that investigates the art of music as a physical, psychological, cultural and aesthetic phenomenon. [1] An ethnomusicologist attempts to interpret and study music as it occurs in cultural contexts. Initially called ‘comparative musicology’, the field of ethnomusicology is also sometimes referred to as ...
What directions might or should it take in the new millenium? With contributions from a number of key figures in Ethnomusicology and related disciplines, this volume explores Ethnomusicology’s shifting relationship to other disciplines and to its own ‘mythic’ history, and plots a range of potential developments for its future.
