Ethnomusicology Courses and Certifications

World Music

Explore diverse musical traditions, develop listening skills, and gain insights into the cultural significance of music across the globe.

• California Community Colleges System
• 13 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 12th Aug, 2024
• Paid Course

TEDx

History of Cultural Music in Nepal - Preserving Ancient Instruments and Rhythms

Explore Nepal's rich musical heritage through ancient instruments and traditional rhythms, as Bipu Shrestha demonstrates the importance of preserving cultural music for future generations.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Trinity College

World Music, Culture, & You: Finding Music Within Your Community

How does music help us understand each other? Explore ways of thinking about music, community, musicians, and musical instruments.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Music, Brain, and Networks: A Search for Universality

Explore the intersection of music, neuroscience, and complex systems with experts discussing universal features and evolutionary perspectives across cultures.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Complexity and Creativity in Music - Panel Discussion

Explore the intersection of complexity science and music with experts discussing universal features, evolutionary perspectives, and creative processes across cultures.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Native American Visual And Musical Art

Explore Native American arts, including visual, oral, and musical traditions, along with their cultural roots and philosophical foundations.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 26th Aug, 2024
• Paid Course

World Music

Explore diverse music cultures worldwide, developing listening skills and cultural appreciation through lectures and multimedia presentations.

• California Community Colleges System
• 17 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 19th Aug, 2024
• Paid Course

MUSIC OF AMERICAN CULTURES

Explore diverse American music traditions, from Native to Asian American, examining folk, jazz, hip-hop, and more. Develop listening skills and cultural understanding through various genres.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• 23rd Sep, 2024
• Paid Course

Mus of Lat. Amer & Caribbean

Explore Latin American and Caribbean musical traditions, their cultural significance, and influence on US Latin music in this comprehensive survey.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 3rd Sep, 2024
• Paid Course

World Music

Explore diverse musical traditions from around the world, examining their cultural contexts, evolution, and performance practices in relation to societal structures.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 26th Aug, 2024
• Paid Course

World Music

Explore diverse global musical traditions, comparing African, American, European, and Asian styles to Western pop. Discover unique vocal and instrumental genres, harmonies, melodies, and rhythms across cultures.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 26th Aug, 2024
• Paid Course

Music Of East Asia

Explore the rich musical traditions of China, Japan, and Korea, examining historical and contemporary developments and their cultural connections.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 3rd Sep, 2024
• Paid Course

Hanyang University

Discovering Korean Music: The Spectrum of Sound

3 ratings at FutureLearn

Discover the genres and sounds of Korean traditional music to understand the role music plays in Korean culture and history.

• FutureLearn
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Strange Loop Conference

African Polyphony and Polyrhythm

Exploring computational models for African music, bridging ethnomusicology and programming to preserve and recreate traditional central African polyphony and polyrhythm.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Wondrium

Uncovering the History of the Banjo - From African Roots to American Music

Explore the banjo's rich cross-cultural history with Rhiannon Giddens, tracing its African roots to its role in American music. Discover the instrument's cultural significance and its power to inspire and unite.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course