Ethnomusicology

Course Code:

ANT 694

Course Type:

Elective

P:

3

Credits:

3

ECTS:

15

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

The main purpose of this course is to understand music varieties from different cultures around the World and the effects of human culture on music.

Course Content:

Ethnomusicology provides the framework for understanding all musics and all human behavior relating to music. Accordingly, ethnomusicologists aim to understand, interpret and explain the rich diversity of musical systems and their roles in human culture and society. To achieve these goals requires a sensitivity to the nuances of artistic expression, an enhanced music criticism and cross-cultural aesthetic, and an interdisciplinary approach comprised of both humanistic and scientific perspectives. Analysis of aspects anthropological thought influential in ethnomusicology (e.g.,evolutionist, diffusionist, historical particularist, structuralist, functionalist, symbolic, semiotic) through detailed examination of seminal texts.

Teaching Methods:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion 4: Simulation 5: Case Study

Assessment Methods:

A: Testing, B: Multiple Choice C: Homework D: Fill in the blanks E: True or false F: Oral exam G: Portfolio

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) Gives a general perspective on world music cultures	1,2,5,7	1,2,5	A,C
2) Studies the historical and social processes that influence world music styles and genres from an ethnomusicological perspective. Enables students to relate people’s living practices to musical styles and genres.	1,2,5,7	1,2,5	A,C
3) Gives a general information about effects of religion on music	1,2,5,7	1,2,5	A,C
4) ) Gives a general information about relations between music and politics	1,2,5,7	1,2,5	A,C
5) Introduces the folk and traditional musics of the Asian continent	1,2,5,7	1,2,5	A,C
6) Introduces the folk and traditional musics of the North and Southern American continent	1,2,5,7	1,2,5	A,C
7) Introduces the folk and traditional musics of the Europian continent	1,2,5,7	1,2,5	A,C

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Introduction to Ethnomusicology:- Research Methods and Biblography in Ethnomusicology

2

Fieldwork and the concept of “Music-cultures”

3

Theory and Method: Transcription

4

Theory and Method: Notation

5

Analysis of Musical Style

6

Historical Ethnomusicology

7

Iconography and Organology

8

Midterm

9

Musical Instruments

10

Religon and Music: Ritual Music

11

Gender and Music

12

Politics of Representation (1980s)-

13

Postmodernism, Popular Music, and the Future of Ethnomusicology (1990s)-

14

Applied Ethnomusicology

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Myers, Helen, Ethnomusicology and Introduction. Newyork: The Macmillan Press, 1992

Alan Merriam, The Anthropology of Music. Northwestern Univ. Press, 1964.

Nettl, Bruno. The Study of Ethnomusicology: Twenty-Nine Issues and Concepts. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. 1983.

Additional Resources

Solis, Ted, ed. 2006. Performing Ethnomusicology. University of California Press.

Nettl, Bruno. The Study of Ethnomusicology: Twenty-Nine Issues and Concepts. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. 1983.

Bruno Nettl, "Merriam, Alan P." in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (London: MacMillan, 2001).

Miller, T., & Shahriari, A., World Music-A Global Journey- Roudledge, New York & London, (third editon) 2012.

Agawu, Kofi. 2003. Representing African Music: Postcolonial Notes, Queries, Positions. New York and London: Routledge. Manuel, Peter. 1988. '’Popular Musics of the Non-Western World’’. New York: Oxford UP.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	World music videos from a variety of cultures
Assignments	Musical analysis of a country
Exams	General information about world music cultures

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	20
Attendance and Presentation	1	20
Assignment	1	20
Final	1	40
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Main theories and concepts of social sciences in general and anthropology in particular, the physical and cultural development of humanity in the historical process, a wide spectrum of cultural patterns and archaelogical knowledge are understood and absorbed,			X
2	The ability to analyze current phenomena with an anthropological perspective and to think analytically and critically are acquired,				X
3	Good communication and written/oral expression skills are developed,			X
4	Acquires professional and social ethics, as well as an elevated sense of responsibility,			X
5	By studying the dynamics of a variety of cultural phenomena in detail, students become able to perceive and interpret the general features, geographical conditions, historical processes and dynamics of change in Turkish and other world cultures,				X
6	Establishes and builds on a wide perception and understanding of local and global issues and develops personally and professionally,			X
7	In accordance with Life Long Learning principles, students acquire the skill and vision to continuously seek to utilize knowledge and information from outside their fields of expertise; to make collaborations and and syntheses with their own respective repertoire of knowledge,					X
8	Students become able to spot social issues fit for anthropological research; acquire the methods, techniques and cultural equipment necessary for field work,				X
9	Their solo and team work skills, critical social gaze and scientifically and ethically responsible investigation abilities become augmented.				X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	-	-	-
Mid Term	1	7	7
Quizzes	-	-	-
Assignments	1	7	7
Final examination	1	14	14
Total Work Load			73
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			2.92
ECTS Credit of the Course			15

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