This course presents a survey of music in selected cultures of the world, drawing from areas including Native America, Africa, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Middle East, and Latin America. The course will also present an overview of research methods in ethnomusicology, which the students will apply in their own individual field work research projects. The course should be of interest to students in music and other students in the humanities.

Students who have completed the course

- can recognize and place specific musical traditions within their cultural, geographical, historical and stylisitic contexts.

- apply ethnomusicological concepts and methods to the study of music in their own society.

The course is open for students in subjects within the humanities and/or social sciences.

One semester of lectures including listening examples.

Students will carry out and report on, in both written and oral form, a fieldwork project on a local musical culture. All mandatory instruction must be completed and approved of before the exam. All instruction is obligatory. Absence of more than 20% can lead to loss of right to take the exam. Approved obligatory activities are valid for 2 semesters after the normal exam time.

Approx. 800 pages as well as listening examples.

Evaluation will be carried out in the form of a questionnaire. A written report will be made.