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ethnomusicology

[eth-noh-myoo-zi-kol-uh-jee] / ˌɛθ noʊˌmju zɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /


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Even more consequential was the trust that the Barbers placed in Marshall Stearns, who had an academic pedigree in medieval literature and a subsuming interest in the ethnomusicology of jazz.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

Dr. Fredara Hadley, an ethnomusicology professor at Juilliard, noted, “You can’t have call-and-response off by yourself.”

From New York Times Feb. 16, 2023

Degrees in ethnomusicology and composition studies in highly academic settings also informed Rajasekar’s knowledge of works in the Western European canon.

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2022

Over the years, he taught ethnomusicology, folklore and Irish studies courses at Penn as well as Georgetown and Villanova universities.

From Washington Post Jul. 29, 2022

This chapter will look at the history of multiculturalism and diversity education, the field of ethnomusicology, and strategies for teaching using multicultural music aesthetics.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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