World Music
Supported by an internationally renowned faculty and robust list of guest lecturers, the School of Music offers world music courses and ensembles for everyone, from the elective music student to the graduate music major.
Degrees
Students can incorporate world music in many of the music degree programs offered at the School of Music. However, the following degree programs students the opportunity to make world music a focus of their study:
- World Music Minor
- BA in Music with Academic Emphasis
- BA in Music with Applied Emphasis
- MA in Musicology
- PhD in Musicology
Ensembles
While world music can be found woven throughout the repertoire of various ensembles at the School of Music, the following opportunities focus specifically on performing and understanding world music traditions. These ensembles are open to any member of the University community: Afrobeat(s) Arkestra and World Music Ensemble. Learn more about joining a World Music Ensemble.
World Music Faculty
Akosua Addo
Specialties
Elementary music methods; International music education; Play; World music; International teacher education; Arts Integration; African Music
Scott Currie
Specialties
Ethnomusicology, Carribean Music, Jazz, Reggae, Improvisation in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Fernando Meza
Specialties
Percussion literature, techniques, and pedagogy; Percussion; Orchestral and contemporary music; North Indian tabla drums; The folkloric marimba traditions of Costa Rica; Music technology as applied to education
Matthew Rahaim
Specialties
Hindustani Music, American Experimentalism, music for new instruments, analog synthesis, gesture, anthropocene sonic ecology, ethnomusicology, voice studies, speculative musical philosophy, raga theory, practices of listening, speculative harmonics, music