What is Ethnomusicology? (Merriam, The Anthopology of Music - Chapter 1)
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This episode of Ethnomusicology Explained! introduces the field of ethnomusicology with a summary and discussion of the first chapter of Alan P. Merriam's seminal book The Anthropology of Music (1964).
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Thanks, it really is. People often overlook how important music is as a part of human behaviour.
No videos in two years? Dude, this is great stuff, we need way more of this on youtube.
I'm back! Sorry it took so long
As a folklore student, my studies often overlap with ethnomusicology. I think it's really cool that you're running a channel like this! :)
Thank you for the videos! Just started my MA in Ethnomusicology, and this series is great to keep in the 'toolbelt.'
Welcome aboard!
It is extremely difficult to pay attention to what you are trying to stay with the distracting music in the background!
+Sean Kryger personally I thought the music was a really nice touch, would have been a bit of a snoozefest otherwise. could have been a little bit quieter though...
I agree that music is kind of annoying in the background ..a little would have done it but allt he fucking video..it ruined the video cause you can't bypass that
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Thanks so much for this videos!
I dare to say that this is what I want to pursue in my life.
Currently I run a channel in which I do tutorials of Latinamerican music only in guitar.
Learning the music language of only a few countries has raised my interest in this subject.
Any ideas on what to do next or help to continue on this will be greatly appretiated.
Thanks!
Christopher Teran
Hi Christopher, great to hear that you have such a passion for experiencing and learning about the world's music. It is difficult to say without knowing what you are interested in pursuing but there are plenty of things you can do to grow your knowledge. There have been so many books and articles written about various ethnomusicological issues and concepts, as well as musical styles from around the world. I've covered a few of them in these videos (for a broad overview have a look at Bruno Nettl's 'The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-One Issues and Concepts'). Having said that, there really is no substitute for travelling to the places you're interested in and getting involved in the music making. Ethnomusicology is an academic discipline but by no means do you have to study degrees in order to learn and experience music. So my best advice would be to connect with other musicians who share the same passion for the music or culture you want to be a part of. Depending on where your interests lie, this may be easier said than done, though. If you want some more specific advice (about careers in ethnomusicology, specific musics or geographies, issues and concepts, academic progression etc.) then feel free to ask :).
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It looks like it is very interesting but I can't tolerate the audio. The music should be in the background. Everyone knows that.
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wow thanks for this.....really useful stuff......a really well presented piece btw
Great job but the music in the background is killing it...Sometimes it´s just impossible to concentrate and listen to what you say...I am a musician, so my attention is totally gone when those african songs start grooving...
This was the first video I uploaded. It was a bit of a process to get the right balance :)
Same comment! The music is disturbing the concentration, I'm French and I have to concentrate a lot to understand everythning and, as a musicien, I work hard not to listen to the music!
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My notes from the video. Key themes: music, cultural relativity.
Music and ethnomusicology: different schools of understanding.
04:57 the third viewpoint of the purpose of
ethnomusicology considers music as a
means of communication which can be used
to further world understanding
… emphasizes the point that
music is a neglected means of communication.
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interestingly a study in Liberia by social psychologist Robert mori suggests that Western music is not recognized by the loma of Liberia as expressing emotion .
05:44
music communication thus if we take this study at face value is determined by Culture.
05:59
…[thus] effective communication of emotions information or ideas through music must be culturally situated.
06:24 Unsurprisingly then Miriam is quick to note that there is a sharp distinction to be made between music as a communicative device which is hoods view and as a so-called universal language which is an approach that ethnomusicologists have consistently rejected.
@6:45
On a simple level it can perhaps be said that music communicates with in a given musical community. But … there is little understanding of how this communication is carried on. The most obvious probability is that communication is effectuated through the investiture of music with symbolic meanings that are tacitly agreed upon by the members of that community (Merrian 1964:10)
@7:40 Because music is interrelated with the rest of culture it can and does shape and channel social political economic linguistic religious and other kinds of behavior (Merriam 1964). Therefore it cannot and should not be discussed outside of those cultural parameters.
Thanks, Nicole for this breakdown of the video! :)
Seems like a fascinating discipline.
Hi! Great content! I would like to know the names of the musical pieces and performers included in the video. Could you give us that information? Thank you for running this channel.
+Jose Morales Hi Jose, the music that appears in this video is: 'Baleka' by Leslie Nkosi & the Alexandra Dead End Kids, 'Kassongo' by Orchestra Super Mazembe, and 'Chaputa' by Leonard Dembo & Barura Express. Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for your video!!!!
Thanks for stopping by :)
Hahaha! As an undergraduate student, I would have loved to have RUclips at all! I have learned so much that was simply inaccessible to those of us dependent upon our university library.
great video!! keep postng please, saludos desde Perú!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Greetings from South Africa!
Keep making videos man :)
My University Lecturers always wanted about talking over the music. This is a really informative video and opens some debate online. Would it be possible to redraft the video without the music. That I would be interested in.
I'm considering making another video on this subject with quieter background music.
Does students travel to other countries to learn about their musical history and also have a feel of their music?
They can, but this is usually something that happens at a graduate level in the form of fieldwork. Undergraduate courses typically focus more on established knowledge and theory, while graduate and doctoral studies focus on original contributions. This often requires spending time within your chosen cultural context and engaging in the musical life. Of course, that is not to say that only students or scholars can do so, anyone can go anywhere and soak up the musical culture without formal education.
Interesting. I pretend to study Ethnomuicology asap and this video will help some persons like my situation. Thanks,
You're welcome, I'm glad you find these helpful. Many more Ethnomusicology videos will be coming soon.
I completely agree with you that Musicology is not taught enough. I often wonder that Musicology is to Music as Biology is to the Sciences. I do wonder, though, whether you would accompany the delivery of a Paper with music playing. You seem to have put your thoughts together well, but the music was so irritating that I couldn't listen. Would it be possible to upload a version without the music?
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Hello, great channel, great shares! Could you please reduce the background music's volume in next videos? :) Thank you.
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Is there a chapter 2?
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You need to study anthropology as major to be able to do post-graduation on ethnomusicology?
Nope, you can approach it from music studies or anthropology.
Hi RUclips!
I'm entering my third year in a community college and I'm feeling a little lost in the sense of finding a career and deciding on a major. Ethnomusicology is something I only heard about yesterday but it is definitely something I am interested in. I was just wondering if anyone can provide some general information and experience in academic and real-world situations. Feel free to message me because I dont think a conversation should be had through the comments haha thanks a lot
Hi Frank. Ethnomusicology is, generally speaking, the anthropological study of the world's musical cultures. Usually this means that one will find an area of interest both conceptually and geographically. Once the area of interest is established you must start asking questions. What is it you want to know? The next step is usually to create some hypotheses to your research questions, which you must then test. This requires conducting extended fieldwork (usually a minimum of 1 year) in your geography of choice. Ethnomusicology is all about people, experience, and context. The best way to understand something is to become involved in it, observe it from the source, and test your own assumptions empirically. The human relationships involved in this kind of ethnography will probably tell you more about the musical and cultural life of your area of interest than simply observing and certainly a great deal more than reading about it. Academically speaking ethnomusicological interests range from pop music in communist China to Iranian diasporic political hip hop to meaning making in rituals all around the world. I hope this helps. A book that I quite enjoyed was Bruno Nettl, 'The Study of Ethnomusicology'. It breaks down the discipline into easy to digest sections.
Wow thanks for such a great answer! I just began my semester yesterday and I can already tell with a world music class, intro to social/cultural anthropology and a couple others that I am at least headed in the right direction. I appreciate your recommendation as well by the way, I will definitely see if I can get my hands on that book. Thanks!
No problem Frank. Enjoy discovering the world through music.
Even though i don't know much about music, i love the idea! DFTBA
Where is part 2
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Thank you so much for taking up this initiative. I believe that any anthropological study is incomplete without taking into account the music of that culture. But I wonder why (this could be my narrow perspective) ethnomusicology is still at a very nascent stage in terms of theory as well practice. BTW, I am working on documentation and presentation of Indian folk music through documentary films. If you find time, please watch our experimental film on wedding related folk songs at ruclips.net/video/fbpoUC71iMM/видео.html and give your feedback. Looking forward to more informative videos!
Fascinating documentary Rajat. Ethnomusicology is a very young discipline compared with it's elder sister anthropology. We don't have the luxury of hundreds of years of scholarship and self reflection behind us. That's not to say ethnomusicology is underdeveloped though, the discipline has come a long way in a short period of time and continues to branch out into some very interesting sub-disciplines. We are interdisciplinarians at heart and draw from many different areas of scholarship in our study of people and music.
The content of this is great but the audio is so weird. If you ever make videos again I would suggest mixing your audio better and either always including background music or never including it.
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music was great, font was terrible =) thanks great vid x
wow! its nice can you invite me ethnomusicology pdf
The music is too loud and distracting
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It IS a universal language!
I may not know what they are saying but by hearing their up beat major PITCHES I can celerbrate with them
Music is streamed straight from the soul
No one should peruse ethnomusicology if they are not a musician themselves.
Good content but the background music is hot hogshit....
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I needed this information and I am disappointed. The music has destroyed that which you propose to advance.
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Good god, get that background music off it! Absolutely bonkers. You can always trust a musicologist to have not the slightest clue about how to use music.
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