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'''WELCOME TO THE CANADIAN CENTRE FOR ETHNOMUSICOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA!''' | '''WELCOME TO THE CANADIAN CENTRE FOR ETHNOMUSICOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA!''' | ||
('''NB: The [https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php/Canadian_Centre_for_Ethnomusicology_Wiki_(archived) Former wiki -- including ethnomusicology course syllabi -- is archived here]). Please consult for any broken links below.''' | |||
[http://frishkopf.org Michael Frishkopf, Director], <br> [https://www.ualberta.ca/arts/about/people-collection/julia-byl Julia Byl, Associate Director] | [http://frishkopf.org Michael Frishkopf, Director], <br> [https://www.ualberta.ca/arts/about/people-collection/julia-byl Julia Byl, Associate Director] | ||
New URL: '''http://CCE.UALBERTA.CA''' | New URL: '''http://CCE.UALBERTA.CA''' | ||
'''Other useful links:''' | |||
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ualberta.ca_iv0fgl5oacq5livm1smudl0k8c%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Edmonton CCE Calendar] | |||
* [http://www.mailman.srv.ualberta.ca/mailman/listinfo/cce-people Join our CCE listserv] | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/cce.people Join our CCE FB group] | |||
* http://bit.ly/ethno-advise : advising for current or would-be ethnomusicology graduate students | |||
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/provost/dean-of-students/services Student Services] | |||
'''[https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1x6RfXWiHcvIw6DzghVTPBk6Ddow MAP of key CCE-relevant locations on campus]''' | '''[https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1x6RfXWiHcvIw6DzghVTPBk6Ddow MAP of key CCE-relevant locations on campus]''' | ||
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CCE communications happen via our cce-people email list; please [http://www.mailman.srv.ualberta.ca/mailman/listinfo/cce-people click to add yourself] to this list and receive news and updates about CCE! | CCE communications happen via our cce-people email list; please [http://www.mailman.srv.ualberta.ca/mailman/listinfo/cce-people click to add yourself] to this list and receive news and updates about CCE! | ||
= CCE Affiliations and Partnerships = | = CCE Affiliations and Partnerships = | ||
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<!-- [[Composition Courses Area]], Scott Smallwood (2010) --> | <!-- [[Composition Courses Area]], Scott Smallwood (2010) --> | ||
= Ethnomusicology courses = | = Ethnomusicology and World Music courses = | ||
Note: for older links listed below please refer to the [https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php/Canadian_Centre_for_Ethnomusicology_Wiki_(archived) archived CCE wiki site] | |||
== Mandatory ethics training for graduate students == | == Mandatory ethics training for graduate students == | ||
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* [https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=University_of_Alberta_Summer_World_Music_Program University of Alberta Summer World Music Program] | * [https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=University_of_Alberta_Summer_World_Music_Program University of Alberta Summer World Music Program] | ||
* [http://bit.ly/muslimworldmusicart Music and Art in the Muslim World Summer Camp], for children; see http://bit.ly/muslimworldmusicart for more information. | * [http://bit.ly/muslimworldmusicart Music and Art in the Muslim World Summer Camp], for children; see http://bit.ly/muslimworldmusicart for more information. | ||
== Fall 2019 == | |||
* [[Music culture as a social network (Fall 2019)]] (Music 466/566) | |||
==Winter 2019== | |||
* Music 365 | |||
* [[Area Studies in Ethnomusicology: Africa (2019)]] (Music 472/582) | |||
* [http://bit.ly/mename Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble] [[MENAME course outline Winter 2019 | click here for Winter 2019 course outline]] | |||
* West African Music Ensemble | |||
==Fall 2018== | ==Fall 2018== | ||
* [ | * [[Music for Global Human Development - Fall 2018 syllabus | Music for Global Human Development]] (Music 365) | ||
* Introduction to World Music (Music 102) | * Introduction to World Music (Music 102) | ||
* Music and Identity | * Studies in Music and Identity (Music 437/547) | ||
* Indian Music Ensemble (Music x43) | |||
==Winter 2018== | ==Winter 2018== | ||
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= World Music Ensembles = | = World Music Ensembles = | ||
* [ | * [http://bit.ly/mename University of Alberta Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble] (Music x48) (offered in Winter) | ||
* [ | * [https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php/University_of_Alberta_West_African_Music_Ensemble University of Alberta West African Music Ensemble] (Music x44) (Offered in Winter) | ||
* [ | * [https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php/University_of_Alberta_Indian_Music_Ensemble University of Alberta Indian Music Ensemble] (Music x43) (Offered in Fall) | ||
= CCE projects and activities = | |||
== Online virtual museums produced or co-produced by the CCE == | |||
* [[Dagbamba expressive arts]], funded by the President's Fund | |||
The following were funded by Heritage Canada, with support from folkwaysAlive: | |||
* [http://bit.ly/vmctm Virtual Museum of Canadian Traditional Music] (VMCTM) (http://bit.ly/vmctm). PI: Michael Frishkopf | |||
* [http://swar.tapor.ualberta.ca/SAMC/home.html South Asian Music and Culture in Canada] (SAMCC) (http://bit.ly/samcc). PI: Regula Qureshi | |||
== Major outreach and development projects spearheaded by the CCE (completed and in-progress) == | |||
Two principal initiatives: | |||
# Edmonton Transcultural Orchestra, a university-community group | |||
# Music for Global Human Development | |||
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The new [[Edmonton Transcultural Orchestra]] (ETO) seeks musical bridges across the artificial "cultural" divides between people. "Culture" has no plural! The world is not comprised of a discrete set of autonomous "cultures"; rather culture flows among all of us, its only boundaries being humanity itself. "Culture" is is shared but doesn't define hermetic groups; each of us carries a unique cultural mix linking to myriad others. | |||
The ETO demonstrates the linkages among all humanity in two ways: (1) socially, in the group itself, which is diverse: university students, staff, and faculty; community, and (2) musically, by highlighting the flow of music through people. | |||
Check out a recent performance on [https://www.instagram.com/p/BbU3_yenDVJ/?hl=en Instagram] (City Hall, Nov 10). | |||
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[http://m4ghd.org Music for Global Human Development], comprising two main branches: | |||
# [https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=Songs_for_sustainable_peace_and_development Songs for Sustainable Peace and Development] | |||
# [https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=Music_for_cultural_continuity_and_civil_society Music for Cultural Continuity and Civil Society] | |||
especially the following: | |||
* [[Aswan Music Project (AMP)]], in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative in partnership with Aga Khan Foundation Egypt, and Om Habibeh Foundation (Aswan, Egypt). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQN76BQ0YXo See pilot video], and [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lSVbFFpoPj2gukrXma2e9bFsn0s&usp=sharing map] of project locations. | |||
* [http://bit.ly/buducd Giving Voice to Hope: Songs of Liberian Refugees]. | |||
* [http://bit.ly/sngdnc4h Singing and Dancing for Health in Northern Ghana], funded by Killam Foundation, with grants also from Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre for Health and Culture, Faculty of Arts, folkwaysAlive!, Department of Music, and Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA/DFATD, now GAC). | |||
* [http://kinkadrum.org Kinka: Traditional Songs from Avenorpedo] (Songs for Cultural Continuity in Ghana's Volta Region), funded by the Department of Music's President's Fund. | |||
* [http://bit.ly/sanitationtitles Giving Voice to Health: Sanitation] (Liberia), funded by Calgary Rotary Club | |||
* Music for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, funded by Global Affairs Canada development (ex-CIDA), through a Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry grant in collaboration with St. Paul's hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (see http://bit.ly/musmnch) | |||
== Research and archiving projects == | |||
These research projects are geared towards the CCE's mission to archive and disseminate the sounds of the world, making them available for educational, scientific, and aesthetic use. | |||
* [[Deep Learning for Sound Recognition]] (DLSR): applying machine learning techniques to recognize features in musical, linguistic, biological, and other recordings. In collaboration with the Department of Computing Science, and faculty participation also from MLCS, Linguistics, Biology. | |||
* Sounds of Islam: a digital repository comprising field recordings from the world of Islam. A partnership involving Music, Arts Resource Centre, and the Library's Digital Initiatives; funded by KIAS. | |||
* [[Music as Medicine]] | |||
== Educational projects == | |||
CCE's educational projects go beyond the regular UofA curriculum to connect with communities, locally and globally... | |||
* [http://bit.ly/ghanamusic Summer program in Ghana] (new for 2017 in collaboration with the [http://www.uds.edu.gh/ University for Development Studies]; here's a [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CY1hKij7-X6LbBq7R38Xe9Xm6_g&usp=sharing map] of projected locations where students will engage development issues through the expressive arts, including participation in [http://bit.ly/sngdnc4h Singing and Dancing for Health]. | |||
* [http://course.m4ghd.org Community Service Learning course in collaboration with Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers] | |||
* School and daycare outreach program (occasional, and by request) | |||
== CD productions == | |||
* [http://bit.ly/buducd Giving Voice to Hope: Music of Liberian Refugees] | |||
* [http://kinkadrum.org Kinka: Traditional Songs from Avenorpedo] | |||
== Virtual reality displays == | |||
* [http://bit.ly/FiWonder Folkways in Wonderland] | |||
* [https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/fwa_mediawiki/index.php?title=Cyberworld_Exhibitions_of_Sound World Music in Wonderland] (Cape Breton) | |||
* [[Virtual Sonic Architecture]] | |||
== Recent concerts include == | |||
* Nagham al-Ams (Melodies of Yesterday): Songs from Aleppo (Oct 14, 2016), part of the Music for Global Human Development symposium, featuring music and musicians from Syria. | |||
*Music for a Better World [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1kvIc4osA_FQWJ0c2RmcFZ1a00/view?usp=sharing (video)] [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iHxG_ReaMpNkfDoUq-86cBVQB1pH5y66 (program notes)] (http://bit.ly/m4abw16; Jan 30, 2016), for [https://www.ualberta.ca/global-education/iweek International Week 2016], "For a better world: the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals", presented with the Medical Students Association and the Students International Health Association (SIHA), and featuring a wide range of artists with simultaneous slide show; the concert served also as a benefit for Syrian refugees in Edmonton, in collaboration with the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers. | |||
* MENAME Concert featuring distinguished guest George Sawa (March 2015) | |||
* MENAME Concert featuring distinguished guests Hossam Ramzy, Emile el-Bassili, and al-Gamal al-Kurdi (November 2014) | |||
== Recent and upcoming workshops include == | |||
* [http://www.curiousarts.ca/canadian-centre-for-musicology-welcomes-special-guests-from-india Indian music workshop], spring 2018 | |||
* Persian music with Mehdi Rezania (Oct 26, 2016) | |||
* Indian music with sarod master Rajeev Taranath (Oct 22, 2016) | |||
* George Sawa, qanun (spring 2015) | |||
* Hossam Ramzy, Egyptian percussion (fall 2014) | |||
== Conferences (upcoming and recent)== | |||
* Heavenly Acts III: Faith, Performance and the Expressive Arts - An International Symposium, Nov 25-26, 2016, and including two concerts. Funded by the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council. | |||
* Music for Global Human Development, a SSHRC-sponsored seminar and concert, October 14, 2016 | |||
* [http://exhibitingsound.ca Exhibiting Sound] (2015), a three-day international symposium, including keynote speakers, and exhibitions/concerts, sponsored by SSHRC. | |||
* [http://heavensgarden.v4solutions.ca/ I am a Bird from Heaven's Garden] (in collaboration with the Aga Khan Development Network and the Office of the Provost, University of Alberta, with conference funding from SSHRC. (2013) [https://vimeopro.com/akmi/i-am-a-bird-from-heavens-garden video] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acPKTSfwf8c Sounds and Spaces of Muslim Piety], in collaboration with the [http://ginans.org/ Association for the Study of Ginans], and the Office of the Provost (2011) | |||
== Archive== | |||
* ''Recordings'': Our extensive media holdings include field recordings and commercial recordings representing music of South Asia, Middle East, Africa, and North America, including Sufi music collections, Northern Alberta Fiddle Collection, and a large Jazz collection. Some of these collections are available online via projects listed above, e.g. http://bit.ly/vmctm | |||
* ''Musical instruments''. A portion of our collection is on display in 3-32 and 3-47 Old Arts; a larger collection is stored in our archive. | |||
== Media == | |||
Browse some of our collections via our two virtual museums (see above); a few images have also been published on the [http://www.edmontonjournal.com/touch/m-photo.html?id=7746007&p=1 Edmonton Journal website] | |||
Recent news stories: | |||
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/news-and-events/newsarticles/2017/may/everything-is-sound Everything is Sound] (by Geoff McMaster, May 2, 2017) | |||
* [https://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/ccewiki/index.php/Aswan_Music_Project_(AMP)_-_Egypt Aswan Music Project] (by Ati Metwally, June 1, 2017) | |||
= Programs and advising for (prospective or actual) ethnomusicology students = | = Programs and advising for (prospective or actual) ethnomusicology students = | ||
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* BA Honours in music | * BA Honours in music | ||
* Embedded Certificate in World Sound Arts (can be added to any bachelor degree program across the University) | * Embedded Certificate in World Sound Arts (can be added to any bachelor degree program across the University) | ||
* Bachelor of Music (BMus), world music route | * Bachelor of Music (BMus), world music route [currently suspended due to low enrollments] | ||
* MA in Music, with concentration in ethnomusicology | * MA in Music, with concentration in ethnomusicology | ||
* PhD in Music, with concentration in ethnomusicology | * PhD in Music, with concentration in ethnomusicology | ||
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* The Structure of Examining Committees: http://uofa.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/graduate-program-manual/section-8-supervision-oral-examintations-and-program-completion/8-2-the-structure-of-examining-committees | * The Structure of Examining Committees: http://uofa.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/graduate-program-manual/section-8-supervision-oral-examintations-and-program-completion/8-2-the-structure-of-examining-committees | ||
* The Conduct of Doctoral Candidacy Examinations: http://uofa.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/graduate-program-manual/section-8-supervision-oral-examintations-and-program-completion/8-3-conduct-of-examinations#8.3.3 Doctoral Candidacy Exam | * The Conduct of Doctoral Candidacy Examinations: http://uofa.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/graduate-program-manual/section-8-supervision-oral-examintations-and-program-completion/8-3-conduct-of-examinations#8.3.3 Doctoral Candidacy Exam | ||
[[Useful Links for Music Graduate Programs | Other useful links]] | |||
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'''Calendar pages:''' | '''Calendar pages:''' | ||
* University of Alberta [https://calendar.ualberta.ca/ Calendar], online | |||
* University of Alberta [ | |||
= Projects = | = Projects = | ||
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[https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/music/music Library's Music research page] and [https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/anthropology anthropology research page] | [https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/music/music Library's Music research page] and [https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/anthropology anthropology research page] | ||
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fymvBSShb8GsNEyFRD7VWaChdUEynreM1G-os2yFoKg/edit#slide=id.p Resources in Ethnomusicology], by Sean Luyk | |||
[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fymvBSShb8GsNEyFRD7VWaChdUEynreM1G-os2yFoKg/edit#slide=id.p Sean Luyk's excellent presentation, Resources in Ethnomusicology] | [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fymvBSShb8GsNEyFRD7VWaChdUEynreM1G-os2yFoKg/edit#slide=id.p Sean Luyk's excellent presentation, Resources in Ethnomusicology] | ||
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===General databases=== | ===General databases=== | ||
* [http://library.ualberta.ca Library] | * [http://library.ualberta.ca Library] | ||
* Jstor | * [https://www-jstor-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/ Jstor] | ||
* Web of Science | * [http://apps.webofknowledge.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/WOS_GeneralSearch_input.do?product=WOS&search_mode=GeneralSearch&SID=5Bl2egmZpwDzgY4GoMQ&preferencesSaved= Web of Science] | ||
* [https://search-proquest-com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/pqdtglobal/advanced?accountid=14474 Proquest] | * [https://search-proquest-com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/pqdtglobal/advanced?accountid=14474 Proquest] | ||
* Google Scholar | * Google Scholar | ||
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===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
Reference works... | Reference works online... | ||
* [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/subscriber/ Oxford Music Online] | * [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/subscriber/ Oxford Music Online] | ||
* [http://glnd.alexanderstreet.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/ Garland Encyclopedia of World Music] | * [http://glnd.alexanderstreet.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/ Garland Encyclopedia of World Music] | ||
* [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/page/grove-dictionary-of-musical-instruments/the-grove-dictionary-of-musical-instruments Musical instruments] | |||
* [http://guides.library.ualberta.ca/music Other music resources] | * [http://guides.library.ualberta.ca/music Other music resources] | ||
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* [http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/ Columbia jazz glossary] | * [http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/jazzglossary/ Columbia jazz glossary] | ||
* [http://www.mimo-international.com/MIMO/ Musical instruments] | |||
World Music Archives... | World Music Archives... | ||
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This wonderful series from Oxford is now online! (including titles on Ethnomusicology, World Music, Folk Music, and other related topics) | This wonderful series from Oxford is now online! (including titles on Ethnomusicology, World Music, Folk Music, and other related topics) | ||
[ | [https://library.ualberta.ca/symphony?q=%22very+short+introduction%22 Click here to browse.] | ||
== Article databases == | == Article databases == | ||
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* [https://web.library.ualberta.ca/databases/databaseinfo/index.cfm?ID=4410 Ethnographic Video Online and Anthropology Online] from Alexander Street Press | * [https://web.library.ualberta.ca/databases/databaseinfo/index.cfm?ID=4410 Ethnographic Video Online and Anthropology Online] from Alexander Street Press | ||
* [ | * [https://www.library.ualberta.ca/dbinfo/films-on-demand Films on Demand] | ||
* [https://ualberta.kanopystreaming.com/ Kanopy] | * [https://ualberta.kanopystreaming.com/ Kanopy] | ||
* [http://freedocumentaries.org/ Free Documentaries] | * [http://freedocumentaries.org/ Free Documentaries] | ||
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* http://archive.org/details/movies | * http://archive.org/details/movies | ||
* http://www.idfa.nl/industry.aspx | * http://www.idfa.nl/industry.aspx | ||
== Maps == | |||
[https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/collex/collections/19th-century-maps-middle-east-north-africa-and-central-asia/ Historic 19th century maps] | |||
[http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/maps.shtml Map collection at Columbia University] | |||
[http://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection University of Texas, Austin] | |||
== Funding == | == Funding == | ||
* [http://search.proquest.com/fundingops/advanced?accountid=14474 COS Funding Opportunities] (database) | * [http://search.proquest.com/fundingops/advanced?accountid=14474 COS Funding Opportunities] (database) | ||
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/research/services/funding-opportunities?0=english RSO database] | |||
* [http://sshrc.ca SSHRC] | * [http://sshrc.ca SSHRC] | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 25 May 2019
WELCOME TO THE CANADIAN CENTRE FOR ETHNOMUSICOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA!
(NB: The Former wiki -- including ethnomusicology course syllabi -- is archived here). Please consult for any broken links below.
Michael Frishkopf, Director,
Julia Byl, Associate Director
New URL: http://CCE.UALBERTA.CA
Other useful links:
- CCE Calendar
- Join our CCE listserv
- Join our CCE FB group
- http://bit.ly/ethno-advise : advising for current or would-be ethnomusicology graduate students
- Student Services
MAP of key CCE-relevant locations on campus
Overview
CCE's primary mission is to work towards musical sound for the public good, including five primary ethnomusicological activities: archiving, presentation, research, teaching, and outreach - all contributing towards human development: improving the world through music, building and sustaining community through expressive sound. Here "music" is defined as broadly as possible, to denote "humanly meaningful sound, transcending mere information, along with associated behaviors, discourses, social organizations, meanings, and materialities."
Thus "music" includes music, but also chant or speech, as well as associated rituals, performances, gatherings, movements, texts, musical instruments, concepts and theories, and all talk about music. (Dance and poetry are a kind of "music" using this broad definition, as are ritual chants and musical aesthetics; in fact "ethnomusicology" itself is a kind of music, leading to "metaethnomusicology": the ethnomusicology of ethnomusicology itself!)
CCE activities go beyond the ordinary duties of faculty and students (to teach, learn, research), by working collaboratively, outside the usual scope of university practices, to address (directly or indirectly) the larger social issues of our times.
At the hub of the Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology (CCE), housed under the Department of Music and University of Alberta Museums, is a world music archive (both digital and physical) serving as a research and teaching resource for musical and cultural traditions, locally and internationally.
Revolving around this hub is a range of research, teaching, and outreach projects, including Music for Global Human Development (m4ghd.org), K-12 education, and world music ensembles. CCE connects to a broad spectrum of academic disciplines across the Faculty of Arts, but extending also to Education and the health sciences, through the initiative entitled Songs for Sustainable Peace and Development, which has resulted in ongoing global health projects in Liberia, Ghana, and Ethiopia. CCE projects may result in printed texts (books and articles), exhibitions, conferences, symposia, concerts and workshops, or in a variety of media, including audio, video, websites, and virtual reality models.
The archival collection includes diverse instruments and more than 4000 titles in audio/video recordings. World music groups include the Indian Music Ensemble, West African Music Ensemble, and Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble, all functioning as teaching centers as well as providing outreach to local Edmonton events. We also run a Summer Study Abroad Program in Ghana, and a weekly noon series of lectures, activities, and workshops, every Wednesday noon - 1 pm in 3-47 Old Arts. The Centre helps students, staff, faculty and the general public at large to understand how people use music to connect, express, and create community and identity, and helps to effect positive change through such activities. Working locally, nationally, and globally, the CCE is of value to students and faculty in the social sciences, humanities, education, and fine arts.
The CCE team is ever changing - each project may have a different set of participants, including faculty, staff, and students at the UofA, and others in a range of communities from Edmonton, to Alberta, to Canada, and beyond. Many volunteer. When funding is available, we often employ students and others to work on these projects as Research Assistants. We hold a weekly series of meetings in 3-47 Old Arts, each Wednesday from noon to 1 pm. These meetings range in formality, from discussions to lecture presentations or workshop performances, sometimes involving out of town guests, and sometimes students and faculty at the UofA. Please join our mailing list (see below) to be kept abreast of the schedule.
This wiki site provides information about CCE as well as ethnomusicology programs at the University of Alberta, and information relevant to ethnomusicologists anywhere.
Note: this wiki is new & improved but incomplete. completion requires copying huge amounts of data from the old wiki... by hand. if you find broken links locate them on the old wiki: http://bit.ly/fwawiki and email me to request copying to here. in this way I will prioritize copying what is needed most.
MAP of key CCE locations on campus
CCE communications happen via our cce-people email list; please click to add yourself to this list and receive news and updates about CCE!
CCE Affiliations and Partnerships
CCE is working, has worked, or is planning to work with the following organizations:
- Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (member organization)
- Edmonton Interfaith
- Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, including CSL experiential learning, fundraisers, and more; recent performances have been devoted to enhancing connections to Edmonton's Syrian refugee population.
- Multicultural Health Brokers
- Community Refugee Committee of St. Albert (CRCSA) in partnership with St. Albert United Church
- Aga Khan Development Network (Aga Khan Music Initiative, Aga Khan Foundation, Egypt), centered on the new Islamic Garden at the Devonian Botanical Garden, and music for civil society in Aswan, Egypt.
- Sound Studies Initiative (the former FolkwaysAlive!), on a range of projects and activities (CCE and the former folkwaysAlive were at one time a single organization).
- Arab Music Archiving and Research (AMAR)
- Makan (Egyptian Center for Cultural and Art) (Digital repository partnership with Library's Digital Initiatives and Sounds of Islam, to enable storage and access of an extensive Egyptian collection; NB: Frishkopf serves as advisory board member)
- El Mastaba Centre for Egyptian Folk Music (Digital repository partnership with Library's Digital Initiatives and Sounds of Islam)
- Youth Home Cultural Group (development and digital repository partner)
Courses in the Department of Music
Ethnomusicology and World Music courses
Note: for older links listed below please refer to the archived CCE wiki site
Mandatory ethics training for graduate students
All music graduate students must complete this training. See: http://music.ualberta.ca (navigate to section for graduate students).
Spring/Summer programs
- Study African arts and culture in Ghana! (The Summer 2017 program just concluded; keep in touch if you're interested in a future run)
- University of Alberta Summer World Music Program
- Music and Art in the Muslim World Summer Camp, for children; see http://bit.ly/muslimworldmusicart for more information.
Fall 2019
- Music culture as a social network (Fall 2019) (Music 466/566)
Winter 2019
- Music 365
- Area Studies in Ethnomusicology: Africa (2019) (Music 472/582)
- Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble click here for Winter 2019 course outline
- West African Music Ensemble
Fall 2018
- Music for Global Human Development (Music 365)
- Introduction to World Music (Music 102)
- Studies in Music and Identity (Music 437/547)
- Indian Music Ensemble (Music x43)
Winter 2018
- Issues in Ethnomusicology (Proseminar in Ethnomusicology - Music 665)
- Music 202
- Area Studies in Ethnomusicology: The Arab World (2018) (Music 468/568)
- Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble click here for Winter 2018 course outline
Fall 2017
- Field Methods in Ethnomusicology (Fall 2017) (Music 666)
- Introduction to World Music (Fall 2017) (Music 102) Wednesday evening section
Fall 2016
- Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble click here for Fall 2016 course outline
- Music for Global Human Development (Music 365)
Winter 2016
- Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble click here for Winter 2016 course outline
- Issues in Ethnomusicology (Winter 2016) (Music 665)
Fall 2015
- Music and Islam (Fall 2015) (Music 469/569)
- Field Methods in Ethnomusicology (Fall 2015) (Music 666)
Fall 2014
- Issues in Ethnomusicology (Fall 2014) (Music 665)
- Ethnomusicology of the Arab World (Fall 2014) (Music 468/568)
- Introduction to World Music (Music 102)
NB: Instead of Music 666 (Field methods in Ethnomusicology) please sign up for MLCS 632 - Folklore Research Methods
Winter 2014
- Music 365: Introduction to Ethnomusicology: Applied Ethnomusicology and Social Responsibility (R. El Kadi)
- Music 466/566: Topics in Ethnomusicology: World Music and the Global Music Industry (J. Kertzer)
Fall 2013
- Issues in Ethnomusicology (Fall 2013) (Music 665)
- Music and Documentary Filmmaking (Fall 2013) (Music 466/566)
- Music and Identity (Fall 2013) (Music 466/566)
- Introduction to World Music (Music 102)
Winter 2013
- Music and Religion (Winter 2013) (Music 464/564)
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology (Music 365)
Fall 2012
- Issues in Ethnomusicology (Fall 2012) (Music 665)
- African Popular Music (Fall 2012) (Music 465/565)
- Introduction to World Music (Fall 2012) (Music 102)
Winter 2012
- Field Methods in Ethnomusicology (Winter 2012) (Music 666)
- Music and Islam (Winter 2012) (Music 469/569)
- Introduction to Modern Italian Musical Life: From Opera to Hip Hop (Winter 2012 - School of Cortona) (Music 365)
Fall 2011
- Music culture as a social network (Fall 2011) (Music 466/566)
- Introduction to World Music (2011) (Music 102)
- Issues in Ethnomusicology (2011) (Music 665)
Winter 2011
- Music and Documentary Filmmaking (Winter 2011) (Music 466/566)
- Field Methods in Ethnomusicology (Winter 2011) (Music 666)
- Area studies: India and South Asia (Winter 2011) (Music 467/567)
Fall 2010
- Ethnomusicology of the Arab World (Fall 2010) (Music 468/568)
- Introduction to World Music (2010) (Music 102)
- Issues in Ethnomusicology (Fall 2010) (Music 665)
Winter 2010
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology: Popular Musics of the World (Music 365)
- Field Methods in Ethnomusicology (Winter 2010) (Music 666)
- Music and Religion (Winter 2010) (Music 464/564)
Fall 2009
- Issues in Ethnomusicology (Fall 2009) (Music 665)
- Area Studies in Ethnomusicology (Music 465/565): Music of the Persianate World: Iran and Central Asia
- Topics in Ethnomusicology (Music 466/566)
Winter 2009
- Field methods in Ethnomusicology (Winter 2009) (Music 666)
- Music and Islam (Winter 2009) (Music 469/569)
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology (Winter 2009) (Music 365)
Fall 2008
- Issues in Ethnomusicology (Fall 2008) (Music 665)
- Ethnomusicology: India & S Asia (Fall 2008) (Music 467/567)
- Music and Politics (Fall 2008) (Music 467/567)
Winter 2008
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology: Music of Iran and Central Asia (Winter 2008) (Music 365)
- Ethnomusicology of the Arab World (Winter 2008) (Music 468/568)
- Field methods in Ethnomusicology (Winter 2008) (Music 666)
Fall 2007
- Music and Religion (Music 464/564)
- Issues in Ethnomusicology (Music 665)
- Ethnomusicology and social network analysis (Music 601 reading course)
Winter 2007
- Introduction to Ethnomusicology (Music 365)
- Field Methods In Ethnomusicology (Music 666)
- Music and Islam (Music 469/569)
Fall 2006
- Introduction to World Music (Music 102)
- Area Studies in Ethnomusicology (Music 465/565): Music of the Persianate World: Iran and Central Asia
Winter 2006
- Music and Religion (Music 464/564)
- Topics in Ethnomusicology (Music 566)
World Music Ensembles
- University of Alberta Middle Eastern and North African Music Ensemble (Music x48) (offered in Winter)
- University of Alberta West African Music Ensemble (Music x44) (Offered in Winter)
- University of Alberta Indian Music Ensemble (Music x43) (Offered in Fall)
CCE projects and activities
Online virtual museums produced or co-produced by the CCE
- Dagbamba expressive arts, funded by the President's Fund
The following were funded by Heritage Canada, with support from folkwaysAlive:
- Virtual Museum of Canadian Traditional Music (VMCTM) (http://bit.ly/vmctm). PI: Michael Frishkopf
- South Asian Music and Culture in Canada (SAMCC) (http://bit.ly/samcc). PI: Regula Qureshi
Major outreach and development projects spearheaded by the CCE (completed and in-progress)
Two principal initiatives:
- Edmonton Transcultural Orchestra, a university-community group
- Music for Global Human Development
The new Edmonton Transcultural Orchestra (ETO) seeks musical bridges across the artificial "cultural" divides between people. "Culture" has no plural! The world is not comprised of a discrete set of autonomous "cultures"; rather culture flows among all of us, its only boundaries being humanity itself. "Culture" is is shared but doesn't define hermetic groups; each of us carries a unique cultural mix linking to myriad others.
The ETO demonstrates the linkages among all humanity in two ways: (1) socially, in the group itself, which is diverse: university students, staff, and faculty; community, and (2) musically, by highlighting the flow of music through people.
Check out a recent performance on Instagram (City Hall, Nov 10).
Music for Global Human Development, comprising two main branches:
especially the following:
- Aswan Music Project (AMP), in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative in partnership with Aga Khan Foundation Egypt, and Om Habibeh Foundation (Aswan, Egypt). See pilot video, and map of project locations.
- Giving Voice to Hope: Songs of Liberian Refugees.
- Singing and Dancing for Health in Northern Ghana, funded by Killam Foundation, with grants also from Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre for Health and Culture, Faculty of Arts, folkwaysAlive!, Department of Music, and Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA/DFATD, now GAC).
- Kinka: Traditional Songs from Avenorpedo (Songs for Cultural Continuity in Ghana's Volta Region), funded by the Department of Music's President's Fund.
- Giving Voice to Health: Sanitation (Liberia), funded by Calgary Rotary Club
- Music for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, funded by Global Affairs Canada development (ex-CIDA), through a Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry grant in collaboration with St. Paul's hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (see http://bit.ly/musmnch)
Research and archiving projects
These research projects are geared towards the CCE's mission to archive and disseminate the sounds of the world, making them available for educational, scientific, and aesthetic use.
- Deep Learning for Sound Recognition (DLSR): applying machine learning techniques to recognize features in musical, linguistic, biological, and other recordings. In collaboration with the Department of Computing Science, and faculty participation also from MLCS, Linguistics, Biology.
- Sounds of Islam: a digital repository comprising field recordings from the world of Islam. A partnership involving Music, Arts Resource Centre, and the Library's Digital Initiatives; funded by KIAS.
Educational projects
CCE's educational projects go beyond the regular UofA curriculum to connect with communities, locally and globally...
- Summer program in Ghana (new for 2017 in collaboration with the University for Development Studies; here's a map of projected locations where students will engage development issues through the expressive arts, including participation in Singing and Dancing for Health.
- Community Service Learning course in collaboration with Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
- School and daycare outreach program (occasional, and by request)
CD productions
Virtual reality displays
Recent concerts include
- Nagham al-Ams (Melodies of Yesterday): Songs from Aleppo (Oct 14, 2016), part of the Music for Global Human Development symposium, featuring music and musicians from Syria.
- Music for a Better World (video) (program notes) (http://bit.ly/m4abw16; Jan 30, 2016), for International Week 2016, "For a better world: the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals", presented with the Medical Students Association and the Students International Health Association (SIHA), and featuring a wide range of artists with simultaneous slide show; the concert served also as a benefit for Syrian refugees in Edmonton, in collaboration with the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers.
- MENAME Concert featuring distinguished guest George Sawa (March 2015)
- MENAME Concert featuring distinguished guests Hossam Ramzy, Emile el-Bassili, and al-Gamal al-Kurdi (November 2014)
Recent and upcoming workshops include
- Indian music workshop, spring 2018
- Persian music with Mehdi Rezania (Oct 26, 2016)
- Indian music with sarod master Rajeev Taranath (Oct 22, 2016)
- George Sawa, qanun (spring 2015)
- Hossam Ramzy, Egyptian percussion (fall 2014)
Conferences (upcoming and recent)
- Heavenly Acts III: Faith, Performance and the Expressive Arts - An International Symposium, Nov 25-26, 2016, and including two concerts. Funded by the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council.
- Music for Global Human Development, a SSHRC-sponsored seminar and concert, October 14, 2016
- Exhibiting Sound (2015), a three-day international symposium, including keynote speakers, and exhibitions/concerts, sponsored by SSHRC.
- I am a Bird from Heaven's Garden (in collaboration with the Aga Khan Development Network and the Office of the Provost, University of Alberta, with conference funding from SSHRC. (2013) video
- Sounds and Spaces of Muslim Piety, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of Ginans, and the Office of the Provost (2011)
Archive
- Recordings: Our extensive media holdings include field recordings and commercial recordings representing music of South Asia, Middle East, Africa, and North America, including Sufi music collections, Northern Alberta Fiddle Collection, and a large Jazz collection. Some of these collections are available online via projects listed above, e.g. http://bit.ly/vmctm
- Musical instruments. A portion of our collection is on display in 3-32 and 3-47 Old Arts; a larger collection is stored in our archive.
Media
Browse some of our collections via our two virtual museums (see above); a few images have also been published on the Edmonton Journal website
Recent news stories:
- Everything is Sound (by Geoff McMaster, May 2, 2017)
- Aswan Music Project (by Ati Metwally, June 1, 2017)
Programs and advising for (prospective or actual) ethnomusicology students
quick link: http://bit.ly/ethno-advise
The Department of Music and Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology support five academic degree programs within which a specialization in ethnomusicology and world music is possible:
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), major or minor in music
- BA Honours in music
- Embedded Certificate in World Sound Arts (can be added to any bachelor degree program across the University)
- Bachelor of Music (BMus), world music route [currently suspended due to low enrollments]
- MA in Music, with concentration in ethnomusicology
- PhD in Music, with concentration in ethnomusicology
For prospective students
- General information for all prospective students
- General information for all prospective students in Music
- Applications
- Undergraduate programs: Contact Stephen Tchir (780) 492-0602
- Graduate programs: Contact Kim Arndt (780) 492-0603
Please see the following sections also to learn about our programs.
For current students
Undergraduate programs relevant to ethnomusicology
- Embedded Certificate in World Sound Arts(can be added to any bachelor degree program) (official Calendar listing)
- BA, major and minor in music
- BA Honours, in music
See http://calendar.ualberta.ca/
Graduate programs relevant to ethnomusicology
Note that graduate students begin with an interim advisor who serves to provide general mentorship and guidance on course and research related matters. By the end of the first year the program supervisor (or advisor, for the MA course-based route) must be selected, along with the supervisory committee (comprising two additional faculty members) for doctoral students.
See the FGSR graduate program manual for more details on supervision.
Also see the Music grad program manual.
Helpful links:
- Research Proposals in Ethnomusicology (template)
- Academic area graduate courses
- Graduate programs in Music
- Course listing on Department of Music website
- language requirement
- Thesis credits
- ethics training
- Graduate Teaching and Learning programs for training in university instruction.
- Grad resources from the Dept of Music
- FGSR Graduate Program Manual, found here: http://uofa.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/graduate-program-manual
- The Structure of Examining Committees: http://uofa.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/graduate-program-manual/section-8-supervision-oral-examintations-and-program-completion/8-2-the-structure-of-examining-committees
- The Conduct of Doctoral Candidacy Examinations: http://uofa.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/graduate-program-manual/section-8-supervision-oral-examintations-and-program-completion/8-3-conduct-of-examinations#8.3.3 Doctoral Candidacy Exam
- Ethics:
- Please note that all graduate students must complete the Ethics training for Music graduate students.
- Prior to conducting research you may be required to receive University of Alberta Research Ethics Board approval, if you are working with human subjects. See http://remo.ualberta.ca
General resources
- Current UofA course listings, via Bear Tracks
- Resources for ethnomusicological research
- Peer Support Centre (formerly Student Distress Centre) (you may also visit 2-707 SUB or phone at 780-492-HELP (780-492-4357).
Calendar pages:
- University of Alberta Calendar, online
Projects
- Ethnographic Multimedia Research Platform (EMRP)
- Music for Global Human Development, under two main headings:
- Mediating world music
- Folkways in Wonderland (FiW) in collaboration with the University of Aizu
- Virtual Museum of Canadian Traditional Music
- South Asian Music and Culture in Canada
- folkwaysAlive! Canadiana CD
- The Look of the Listen: Folkways albums' cover art
- SSHRC Knowledge Impact in Society (KIS)
- Ghana Field Recordings Digitization
- MuDoc system
- Collaborations with the Department of Music, University of Ghana
- Music and architecture in Islam
- Giving voice to hope: Music of Liberian refugees
- KinkaDrum.org
- Mapping Smithsonian Folkways
- Music we love
- Ewe singer-composer-poets of Ghana CD
- edmontonsoundsessions
- 1001 Nights
Documentation
- Digitization Procedures
- Media lab: how-to's
- Forms and Manuals
- Documentary videos for teaching ethnomusicology
- former jukebox how-to
- Cataloguing and Accessioning
Links
Research
- Arts, Science and Law Research Ethics Board
- Society for Arab Music Research (SAMR)
- Music and Islam research
- The arts in the Arab diaspora
- Musical Change in Dagbamete, a West African village in Ghana
- Mapping Smithsonian Folkways
Events
Series
Conferences
Concerts/workshops
- Music for a Better World, Jan 30, Convocation Hall (part of International Week 2016)
- The music of Rumi, World Music Sampler, Nov 24, Convocation Hall (link for performers)
- The Music of Rumi: a concert performance (link for publicity)
- Trio Tarana workshop, Friday Oct 10, 2008
- Amnesty International - small places, Oct 18 2008
- Women Performers as Agents of Change: Perspectives from India, March 15-16 2010
Visiting guest lecturers and artists
Ideas & suggestions
- Concert and workshop ideas (visiting artists)
- Lecture ideas (visiting scholars)
Talks, presentations, and other courses
Video as community activism in ethnomusicology
Cultural Representations of Post-Coloniality
Introduction to Middle Eastern and African Studies
DiscoverE program, summer 2011
Bamboo Shield program, Dec 15 2011
The data of ethnomusicological research: Recent developments and challenges, by Sean Luyk
Resources in Ethnomusicology, by Sean Luyk
Resources for ethnomusicological research
Short URL for this section: http://bit.ly/ethnores
Library's Music research page and anthropology research page
Resources in Ethnomusicology, by Sean Luyk
Sean Luyk's excellent presentation, Resources in Ethnomusicology
Library's other research guides
Sources for the history of ethnomusicology
Student compilations of Sources for Ethnomusicology (an ongoing Music 665 project)
Reference works for Ethnomusicology
Short URL for this section: http://bit.ly/ethnoref
General databases
- Library
- Jstor
- Web of Science
- Proquest
- Google Scholar
Music
Reference works online...
Websites...
World Music Archives...
- ArchiveGrid
- British Library
- Dutch Folksong Database
- Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University
- UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive
- British Library Sounds
- Wesleyan World Music Archives
- Archive of World Music at Harvard
- Atlas of plucked strings
Anthropology
- Ency. of Anthropology
- Other anthropology resources
- Anthropological Theory
- eHRAF (Human Relations Area Files online)
Sociology
- Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online
- Encyclopedia of sociology (Macmillan)
- Social Network Analysis
Linguistics
- Glossary of Linguistic Terms
- Ency. of Linguistics v.1, v.2
- Philosophy of Language and Linguistics
- Concise ency. of philosophy of language and linguistics
- Comprehensive reference information for the world's languages
- Ethnologue: Find, read about, and research all 7097 living languages. Ethnologue is the ultimate source of information on the world's languages.
- Software tools and tutorials
Philosophy
Methodology
- Sage Research Methods series
- Organizing and Managing Your Research (SAGE)
- CRAME center for statistical consulting (Faculty of Education)
Middle East Studies
Bibliography
For chaining references (relations of "citing", "cited by") see:
- Web of Science
- Jstor
- Google Scholar
Very Short Introductions
This wonderful series from Oxford is now online! (including titles on Ethnomusicology, World Music, Folk Music, and other related topics)
Article databases
Note: always check the Library's list of electronic journals first - sometimes a journal's not in jstor, but we may have a subscription through another database.
Audio databases, sites
Film and video collections
- Ethnographic Video Online and Anthropology Online from Alexander Street Press
- Films on Demand
- Kanopy
- Free Documentaries
- National Film Board of Canada: Music
- CBC films
- Filmmakers' online library
- NFB of Canada
- Folkstreams
- World Music Films
- http://Youtube.com
- http://Vimeo.com
- http://archive.org/details/movies
- http://www.idfa.nl/industry.aspx
Maps
Map collection at Columbia University
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection University of Texas, Austin
Funding
- COS Funding Opportunities (database)
- RSO database
- SSHRC
World Music Programs & Blogs
http://blogs.voanews.com/african-music-treasures/
http://ethnomusic.podomatic.com/
M4GHD resources
Development (general)
Media: http://www.audiencescapes.org/
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) organizations
Especially relevant to http://bit.ly/songsspd in West Africa...
GENERAL: http://www.wsp.org/about/Water-and-Sanitation-Organizations
Other:
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/en/ http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/factsfigures2005.pdf
http://www.wsp.org/ http://www.wsp.org/media/ESI-website-presentation/index.htm
http://www.endwaterpoverty.org
http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health
http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council - http://www.wsscc.org/countries/africa/liberia/wash-coalition-overview
WASH United - http://www.wash-united.org/africa
Theory and history of theory - useful links
- Information science theory
- Integrating theory in research
- Social science theory
- Anthropological theory
- History of anthropological theory
- Cybernetics
- Marxism
- Semiotics
- Media
Digital archiving and repositories
- ERA
Directions
Employment
Wikia listing SEM listing (for SEM members only - must log in)
Other
Testing
Help
- How to write these wiki pages
- Documentation on customizing the interface
- User's Guide usage and configuration
- A Gentle Introduction to MediaWiki
Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.