Ethnomusicology in the UK

The UK is home to a dynamic research community of ethnomusicologists who adopt a highly interdisciplinary approach and maintain strong links with colleagues around the globe. Ethnomusicologists seek to understand the human processes within which music is imagined, discussed and made, and to relate specific musical sounds, behaviours and ideas to their broader social, cultural and political contexts. Studying individuals and societies all around the world, including the West, ethnomusicologists aim to discover and document human musical life in its full richness and diversity. For further details about ethnomusicology in the UK, you may wish to download the survey from 2003.