Ethnomusicology
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What is Ethnomusicology?
Ethnomusicology or also called Music Anthropology, as the name implies, is a combination of music and culture. Simply put, Ethnomusicology studies the relationship between socio-cultural aspects of music and dance in a global and local environment. In this study program you will study music in various regions in Malaysia and also foreign music. You will learn about how culture can influence art in an area, especially the art of music and dance, and vice versa, how music and dance affect culture in an area. Besides studying Ethnomusicology theories, as a student of Ethnomusicology study program you will certainly also learn how to play typical music from various regions.
Why did you choose this programme?
This study program is certainly very suitable for those of you who have a high interest in music. Many things can be learned from music other than how to play it. Especially if you like learning about Malaysian and foreign cultures. Learning in this study program is certainly very exciting, because you will learn about the various cultures of the community in various regions and also the art of music and dance, so that it will enrich you in the knowledge of music, dance and culture in various regions in Malaysia and abroad.
Subjects in Ethnomusicology
- 1Introduction to Nusantara Musicology
- 2The Basics of Western Music
- 3Theories and Methods in Ethnomusicology
- 4Nusantara Music Survey
- 5Organology of Acoustics
- 6Indonesian Performing Arts
- 7Principal Music Practices
- 8Introduction to Anthropology
- 9Transcription Analysis
- 10World Music Survey
- 11Anthropology of Music
- 12History of Eastern and Western Thought
- 13Oral Traditions and Jawi Writings
- 14Dance Ethnology
- 15Ritual Music
- 16Music and Technology
- 17Art Management
- 18Popular music
- 19Appreciation of Western Music
- 20Folklore
- 21Introduction to Ethnomusicology
- 22Malaysian Society and Culture
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Job Prospect for Ethnomusicology
Graduates of Ethnomusicology study programs are prepared to become researchers and observers of arts and culture. Ethnomusicology graduates can also help preserve regional culture and arts that are beginning to be eroded by globalization. Aside from being a researcher and observer, Ethnomusicology graduates are also equipped with skills in playing music, so that graduates of this study program can work as musicians or artists. Graduates of this study program can also have a career as music instructors or more specifically as ethnomusicology instructors. Ethnomusicology graduates can also have careers in government agencies such as the Ministry of Education and Culture, and the Ministry of Tourism.
