In layman terms, what is ethnomusicology?
It is the study of musical practices or ideas within or across given cultural, historical, social, and political contexts. That sounds broad, but honestly the discipline is, in fact, very broad. How much longer will you need to stay in Madison to finish your degree? I’ve actually added another major to my PhD, which means even more coursework. I’ll be around at least another three years to finish coursework, then I need to take my prelims, and then write my dissertation. I’m not so sure where I will be for the writing part…but I plan on staying in Madison for quite a while, no matter what. How different is Madison, WI from where you grew up in New Jersey? Well, there are countless similarities; the two places are probably more similar than different. But there are some general, kind of obvious, differences. Like the fact that Madison is home to a large university. That’s a huge difference. Or the fact that Madison is a city, and a capital city in fact. The town I grew up in has a pop