Examines folk, popular, and art musical traditions, from around the world with a special focus on the, Andes, Ireland, Indonesia, Ghana, and India., Drawing on historical and visual sources,, recordings, and contemporary ethnography, the, course develops interpretive skill sets for, analyzing the sound structures, performance, contexts, and cultural significance of music in, rituals, festivals, politics, schools, recording, studios, cinema, the internet, and global stages., In addition to learning about key topics in the, field of ethnomusicology, we engage with, traditions firsthand through an ethnographic, assignment in Portland and a weekly workshop with, performance faculty on campus. Organized into, three small-group sessions, the workshops, introduce music and dance from Indonesia, Ghana,, Zimbabwe, Spain, Latin America, and/or North, India. Specific content may change from year to, year.