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The Musicology/Ethnomusicology Division of the Butler School of Music is committed to the integration of musicology and ethnomusicology, history and ethnography; we encourage our students to challenge the shifting boundaries between Western “art” repertories, non-Western traditions, and popular music.

Graduate students receive solid training in a variety of historical, historiographical, analytical, cultural, and ethnographic issues before specializing in a historical period, geographical area, or a combination of these and other fields.

Undergraduate students may elect a Musicology or Ethnomusicology Concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in Music program.

Our Division is committed to the inclusion, understanding, and support of underrepresented groups.

OVERVIEW OF GRADUATE STUDIES

The Division of Musicology and Ethnomusicology at any given moment has between 30 and 40 graduate students registered, roughly equally divided between majors in Historical Musicology and majors in Ethnomusicology. Approximately 35 to 40% of the students are at the Ph.D. dissertation stage, and a few of them are not resident in Austin while they write. Several students may be away doing fieldwork or archival work during a given year.

International students come most frequently from other nations in the hemisphere, with a few from Asian countries. Beyond their collaborations with other areas of the Butler School, division faculty work closely with colleagues in Anthropology,  History, and various cross-disciplinary and geographical area studies programs in the social sciences and humanities.

For information on our graduate programs, please see the Prospective Students page, as well as the division degree requirements.

SCHOLARLY INITIATIVES IN THE DIVISION

The Center for American Music

In the fall of 2001, the School of Music inaugurated the Center for American Music, which advances the teaching, scholarship, and performance of American music from all traditions, including concert, folk, and popular musics.

Latin American Music Review

UT Austin publishes a quarterly journal, the Latin American Music Review, which provides a forum for discussion and exploration of Latin American musics. Founded by Professor Gerard Béhague, who served as editor until his passing in 2005, LAMR is now edited by Professor Robin Moore.