This course deals with the field of, Ethnomusicology - the study of music as culture., It introduces students to a study of music from, an international and crosscultural perspective,, exploring commonalities and differences in how, music is defined, valued and utilized in many, cultures around the world. The musical elements, of harmony, rhythm, melody, texture, timbre and, form are examined in relation to the culture and, country from which they evolved. The cultures and, music of Western Europe, the United States,, Ireland, India, South America, Africa and Japan, are explored and compared.