Ethnomusicology and Arts
Ethnomusicology within SIL is concerned with research and documentation of musics around the world, and with promoting the use of indigenous music to meet contemporary needs within the society.
Selected articles
- An
introductory study of music among the Kera, by Mary Pearce
A brief survey of the music of the Kera people of southern Chad, including their instruments, the use of music in the culture and in the church, and the characteristic features that make up Kera music. - Pressing
patrons with proverbs: Talking drums at the Tamale markets, by Paul Neeley and Abdullai Seidu
Describes musical, cultural, and linguistics aspects of drum proverbs among the Dagbamba people of Ghana. - An
experimental approach to developing music literacy in central Zaire, by Peter Jorgensen
Like language literacy, music literacy requires specialized skills in analysis and a considerable investment of time in developing the notation system and pedagogical materials. - Toward
a model for the evaluation of the cultural strength of various musics, by Brian E. Schrag
Proposes an approach to evaluating the relative "cultural strength" of individual genres of music within the context of the larger musical whole. - Expanded
ethnomusicology categories for the Outline of Cultural Materials, by Kenneth R. Hollingsworth
A system for categorizing observations about music as a phenomenon within a culture, about music systems, and about musical instruments.