In this course you will examine the role of musicians in global music industry contexts. You will experience and explore musical traditions as both an aural and cultural phenomenon. Encountering a variety of world music (from folk to popular), you will examine how music is produced and consumed in the everyday lives of people from within a number of cultural and geographical regions. This course serves as an introduction to the discipline of ethnomusicology, and you will apply basic theory and methodologies of this discipline through your assessments. You will have opportunities during the semester to interact with guest lecturers representing their musical traditions from around the world.