Eth Noise! Ethnomusicology

Theories and methods
Ethnomusicologists often apply theories and methods from cultural anthropology, cultural studies and sociology as well as other disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. Though some ethnomusicologists primarily conduct historical studies, the majority are involved in long-term participant observation. Therefore, ethnomusicological work can be characterized as featuring a substantial, intensive ethnographic component.

Some ethnomusicological works are created not necessarily by 'ethnomusicologists' proper, but instead by anthropologists examining music as an aspect of a culture. A well-known example of such work is Colin Turnbull's study of the Mbuti pygmies. Another is Jaime de Angulo, a linguist who intensively studied the music of the natives of Northern California.[5] Additionally, Anthony Seeger, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, studied the music and society of the Suya people in Mato Grosso, Brazil.[6]


[edit] Academic programs
Many universities in North America and Europe now offer ethnomusicology classes and act as centers for ethnomusicological research. The following list includes graduate and undergraduate degree-granting programs (number in parentheses indicates year the program was founded). [7]

In the United States:

Bowling Green State University
Brown University (1967)
City University of New York
Columbia University (1966)
Florida State University
Indiana University (1948/1980)
New York University
Ohio State University
Oberlin College
University of California, Berkeley (1975)
University of California, Davis (2003)
University of California, Los Angeles (1958)
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
University of Illinois
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Minnesota at Minneapolis
University of Michigan
University of New Mexico
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Texas at Austin
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin (1966)
Wesleyan University (1961)


In Canada:

Memorial University of Newfoundland
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of Montreal
University of Toronto
York University
In the United Kingdom:

The Open University at Milton Keynes
School of Oriental and African Studies
Royal Holloway, University of London
University of Leeds
University of Newcastle
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
University of York
City University, London
Cardiff University
University of Manchester
University of Sheffield
Goldsmiths, University of London
Cardiff University
In Ireland:

Queen's University Belfast
University College Dublin
University of Limerick
In France:

Sorbonne
In The Netherlands:

University of Amsterdam
In Turkey:

Istanbul Technical University (1999)
Ankara State Conservatory
Dokuz Eylül University
In Finland:

University of Tampere
In Italy:

University of Rome La Sapienza
University of Bologna
University of Basilicata