(Meets with F251) This course introduces students to central theories,
methods, and approaches used in the study of ethnomusicology.  It 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.  We also will briefly
survey the history of the discipline.  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.

The course also fulfills one of the 700-level theory requirements for the
Folklore Department; it also fulfills one of the two "core courses"
requirement for Ph.D. minors in the Ethnomusicology Program.
Ethnomusicology Program concentrators and 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 as essay papers and precis of selected course
readings.  Each students 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.