(Meets with F722) Permission of instructor is required (e-mail
tuohys@indiana.edu).

This course introduces students to central theories, methods, and
approaches used in the study of ethnomusicology.  F251 is designed for
students interested in the study of music in human life as well as
cross-cultural approaches to the study of music and culture.  It will
acquaint students with theories and methods, key issues and points of
debate, and resources for research and teaching.  As an overall
introduction to the field, the course provides a background for more
specialized study.  Students with interests in particular world areas,
fieldwork, archives, and topics will find opportunities to pursue these
special interests in flexible assignments designed by the student in
conjunction with the instructor.

This course is open to students by permission of the instructor; F251
meets with F722 (the graduate-level course number).  Formal music training
is not required, although students are expected to have done prior
coursework in ethnomusicology and/or folklore.  The course also fulfills
one of the 200-level requirements for Folklore Department majors and
minors.  Departmental majors/minors should contact the instructor
(tuohys@indiana.edu) if they find the course closed at registration.

Assignments/Grading:  There will be two exams (not cumulative) along with
short assignments such essay papers and precis of selected course
readings.  Each student will choose a musical ethnography on which to
write a review.  A portion of class time will be devoted to student
presentations and to student-led discussions of our readings.  The
guidelines for the final project are flexible; students may complete a
library, archival, or fieldwork paper on a topic chosen in consultation
with the instructor.

Class Materials: will include selections from: Philip Bohlman, The Study
of Folk Music in the Modern World; John Kaemmer, Music in Human Life:
Anthropological Perspectives on Music; and Bruno Nettl, The Study of
Ethnomusicology: Twenty-nine Issues and Concepts; and a short Reader.

Fulfills a COAS Social and Historical Studies, Social Inquiry distribution
requirement.