Read: Worlds of music : an introduction to the music of the world’s peoples J.T. Titon, D.B. Reck, M. Slobin, “Discovering and Documenting a World of Music; Shadows in the Field Chapter 1 under course materials.
NB: Please don’t use any other material than the recommended material.
Prompt: Write a 300-word response that features your definition of what constitutes fieldwork. Discuss where fieldwork can take place and how we define “the field” Why is fieldwork important for ethnomusicology? What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of conducting fieldwork? How does one’s role as a researcher impact your experiences and gathered information from “the field”?
