/academics/programs/_images/20230214_mariachivalentines_mh_0143.jpgA UNT student mariachi band playing on campus.Ethnomusicology Master'sMaster of Arts (M.A.)Become more fluent in the universal language of music and its significance for cultures from all over the world.Through fieldwork — conducting interviews; attending, participating in, and observing performances; learning about local history, language, and customs; and doing musical analysis — ethnomusicologists study the ways in which individuals learn, create and understand music in different cultural communities, the means by which music is transmitted via both social and media networks, the significance of music revivals, and the impact of new contexts on the style and meaning of music.College of MusicDivision of Music History, Theory, and EthnomusicologyHumanities & Social Sciences,Music & Performing ArtsMaster'sMajorOn CampusDentonMaster of Arts (M.A.)2-3 years37https://catalog.unt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=36&poid=17115&returnto=4032https://music.unt.edu/admissions/scholarshipshttps://music.unt.edu/admissions#graduateWhy earn a degree in Ethnomusicology?

The Ethnomusicology Program is home to a distinguished faculty, whose professional experience and expertise range from extensive work in the public sector to specialization in the music of Latin America, Texas and the American Southwest, Africa, India, the Middle East and North Africa, and includes internationally recognized master musicians from those traditions.

  • Instruction of musical skills
  • Music copying and transcribing
  • Public event management assistance
  • Book/journal editing
  • Advanced data collection and analysis
Our students have published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at international conferences, and have received significant external grant support, including a 2017 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship and two nationally competitive Theodore R. Presser Foundation Graduate Music Awards (2016, 2018).What Can You Do With A Degree in Ethnomusicology?Anthropological Thought and Praxis I (3 hrs)This course considers the history of anthropological concepts, the major historical debates in anthropological theory and historical tensions between applied and theoretical knowledge. Special emphasis is given to critical examination of concept and theory formation and the application of anthropological ideas to the problems of everyday life.Ethnomusicology Field and Research Methods (3 hrs)Students will explore the relationship between shifting theoretical research paradigms and how they have affected field methodology with close readings of representative ethnographies, several short field assignments and reports, and a field research project, resulting in a final paper.Anthropology of Sound (3 hrs)This course examines sound from a cross-cultural perspective by opening up a dialogue about alternative sonic practices, which challenge many taken-for-granted notions about contemporary theories of sound.Music of Africa (3 hrs)This course is a study of musical experience in African life. How does music function in everyday life, in ritual and ceremony? When does music happen and for what reasons? Questions are explored in relation to African music, ranging from the complex vocal polyphony of the Mbuti Pygmies of the Itui Forest to the worldwide explosion of Afro Pop.Seminar in Ethnomusicology (3 hrs)This course focuses on selected topics in ethnomusicology including current theoretical and practical issues in the discipline.iB5BBxNm1-M
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Ethnomusicology Ph.D.

Division of Music History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology

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