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The graduate program in ethnomusicology offers rigorous training in the intellectual history of the field, theory, fieldwork, ethnography, transcription, and area studies. Our ethnomusicology students not only benefit from collaboration with the faculty and students in musicology and composition, but they build an important interdisciplinary underpinning to their studies with required courses in performance studies, anthropology, critical theory, and cultural studies.
We welcome any student interested in examining music in its social context. Our program is particularly strong in traditional and popular musics of the Americas, Indonesia, East Asia, and Central Europe, with theoretical emphases on race, gender, performativity, religion, and politics. The small size of our graduate program allows close relationships between students and advisers.
Language
Ethnomusicology students must successfully pass
an exam in two foreign languages, one of which must be a language
relevant to the student's fieldwork/research.
Examinations
At the end of two years, students take comprehensive examinations, and then draft their dissertation proposal. At the end of the third year, they take a qualifying examination. Upon successful completion, students advance to candidacy.
Advanced standing
Students who already have completed an master's degree or taken
graduate-level courses in the same field at another institution may
receive up to 24 units of credits. The decision is made by the graduate
committee when the student is accepted into the program. However, all
graduate students must take Music 210, regardless of standing.
Dissertation
Candidates are required to present and successfully defend a
dissertation in a final
public oral examination. The doctoral dissertation is to be an original and significant
contribution to the field of musical scholarship. The
dissertation is supervised by the faculty and approved by a committee
named by the Graduate Division. The final copies should conform to the requirements described by the Office of Graduate Studies.
Length of study
This varies according to individual
circumstances. Completion of the master's and doctoral programs
typically takes 5-6 years. For students who already have a master's
degree in ethnomusicology, doctoral work may be completed in 3-4 years.
Core Course Work
(12 units total)
MUS 210A. Proseminar in Music (Theory and Analysis) (4)
MUS 210B. Proseminar in Music (Musicology and Criticism) (4)
MUS 210C. Proseminar in Music (Ethnomusicology) (4)
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Emphasis Course Work
(36 units total)
12 units from the following:
MUS 212. Ethics of Musical Ethnography (4)
MUS 213. Transcription and Notation (4)
MUS 214. Recent Issues in Ethnomusicology (4)
MUS 221. Topics in Music History (4)
MUS 222. Techniques of Analysis (4)
MUS 223. Ethnomusicology (Pacific Cultures) (4)
4 units from the following:
MUS 129A. Musics of the Americas (4)
MUS 129B. Musics of Africa, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent (4)
MUS 129C. Musics of East and Southeast Asia (4)
MUS 129D. Folk Musics of Europe (4)
6 units of ensemble work:
MUS 198. Samba School (2)
MUS 148. Hindustani Vocal Tradition (2)
MUS 146. Sundanese Gamelan (2)
We may periodically offer other ensembles as well.
8 units from the following:
ANT 201. History of Anthropological Theory
ANT 204. Contemporary Issues in Anthropological Theory
ANT 205. History and Theory in Anthropological Linguistics
ANT 210. Aspects of Culture Structure
CST 200A. Theories, Histories, and Practices of Cultural Studies
CRI 200A. Approaches to Critical Theory
DRA Performance and Culture
Remaining units may be individual study, music electives, or courses from other departments as relevant.
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