World Music: A Global Journey

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World Music A Global Journey

• Before the Trip Begins

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Fundamental Issues

• Music is
• Music vs. Noise
• Music is Universal,NOT a Universal Language
• Folk vs. Classical vs. Popular Music

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Ethnomusicology

• Preparation
• Fieldwork
• Analysis
• Dissemination
• Representation
• Choosing what we study

Frances Densmore recording a Piegan Indian, c.1916
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Resources

• References
• Garland Encyclopedias of World Music
• New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
• Rough Guide World Music
• Video
• JVC/Smithsonian Anthologies
• CDs
• Smithsonian-Folkways
• Lyrichord, Rounder, Nonesuch, etc.
• Journals
• Ethnomusicology, Ethnomusicology Forum, etc.

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Mercator Projection
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Robinson Projection