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    This document provides an introduction to the study of world music, outlining fundamental issues like the distinctions between music and noise as well as folk, classical, and popular music. It also summarizes the key aspects of ethnomusicology including preparation, fieldwork, analysis, and dissemination of musical representations. Finally, it lists resources for further study such as reference books, video and audio anthologies, journals, and maps that can aid the global study of world music.

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    This document provides an introduction to the study of world music, outlining fundamental issues like the distinctions between music and noise as well as folk, classical, and popular music. It also summarizes the key aspects of ethnomusicology including preparation, fieldwork, analysis, and dissemination of musical representations. Finally, it lists resources for further study such as reference books, video and audio anthologies, journals, and maps that can aid the global study of world music.

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    World Music: A Global Journey: Before The Trip Begins

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    World Music:

    A Global Journey
    Before the Trip Begins

    Fundamental Issues
    Music is
    Music vs. Noise
    Music is Universal,
    NOT a Universal Language
    Folk vs. Classical vs. Popular Music

    Ethnomusicology

    Preparation
    Fieldwork
    Analysis
    Dissemination

    Representation
    Choosing what we study
    Frances Densmore recording a
    Piegan Indian, c.1916

    Resources
    References
    Garland Encyclopedias of World Music
    New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
    Rough Guide: World Music

    Video
    JVC/Smithsonian Anthologies

    CDs
    Smithsonian-Folkways
    Lyrichord, Rounder, Nonesuch, etc.

    Journals
    Ethnomusicology, Ethnomusicology Forum, etc.

    Mercator Projection

    Robinson Projection

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