Track 04 - Ethnomusicologists Track

Target Audience:

Ethnodoxologist_imageT4. Ethnomusicologists track (for Christian ethnomusicologists)

This track will focus on the work in the mission field and the tools that one needs to advance the gospel through understanding, writing and promoting the use of heart music.

 

Breakout sessions:

T4.1 Fieldwork and Data collection

- Trends in Field Recording and Data Collection

 

T4.2 Understanding the changing Musical Environment

- Music Shift Issues

- Language Use in Song Lyrics

 

T4.3 New contexts for local music and instructments

-  The Reclamation of Vodun Song Genres for Christian Worship in Southern Benin

-  Using the Lobi Funeral Xylophone

 

T4.4 Applying ethnomusicology in the church and beyond

- HIV/AIDS Awareness in Africa: Kande's Story

 

T4.5 Open topics in ethnomusicology

- Partnering with the Local Church and Others for Scripture Engagement

 

T4.6 Education in ethnomusicology (Panel)

Continuing education

News Highlights

 

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Registration is now closed. Walk-in registration is available at $90 a day (excludes meals).

 

 

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A sneak preview into one of the topics…

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Early Bird registration has ended on 15th March 2010.

 

 

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Get a glimpse of what different cultural music sounds like. Watch the video clips of GCoMM 2006. More updates coming soon!

 

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To help familiarize you with the venue, photos will be posted here.

 

Resources

 

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To find out more info on the chinese track and track speakers in chinese, you may download our chinese brochure here.