Ethnomusicology is the meeting point of music and anthropology thereby being the discipline that studies music as a socio-cultural process. This course aims to introduce students to the key concepts and debates of ethnomusicology culminating in a project based on a micro-ethnography of a local musical community. Students will gain experience doing fieldwork as participant-observers; taking notes and writing up field journals; recording and transcribing interviews; and doing library and online research. Each student will conduct regular visits to a local musical group or community of your choice and will gain experience advocating for the group. Past projects have focused on Senegalese drumming, Balinese gamelan, and hip-hop dance. The semester will culminate in a final presentation and paper based on the student's research.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 12

Crosslisted Courses:

Prerequisites: MUS 100 or permission of the instructor. Not open to students who have taken ANTH 235/ MUS 245.

Distribution Requirements: ARS - Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Film and Video

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

Notes: This course is also offered at the 200 level as ANTH 235/ MUS 245.