This course examines selected issues affecting the music industry in a variety of international contexts. Topics may include: the impact of technological developments, the changing role of the musician, the effects of globalisation, and social change. You will explore how music is produced and consumed within a number of cultural and geographical regions. This course serves as an introduction to the discipline of ethnomusicology, the study of different musical cultures.  

This is a core course in BP047P27 Bachelor of Music Industry.