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The skill of being fluent in two different musical cultures, which can help ethnomusicologists better understand and perform the music they study.

A broad category that encompasses different music styles from around the globe, often used in the context of non-Western music being introduced to Western audiences.

An early sound-recording device that was essential for the first ethnomusicologists to record and archive music from various cultures.

An ethnographic research method in which researchers take part in the musical activities they are studying to gain a deeper understanding of the culture.

A written or multimedia product of ethnographic research focusing specifically on musical practices.

The process by which a person or a group's musical knowledge, skills, or styles are altered through contact with another culture.

The scholarly study of music as an aspect of culture and society, focusing on the history, analysis, and theory of music.

The practice of observing and participating in a community's musical life in its own context, often involving travel and immersive study.

Emic refers to insider's view or perspective, focusing on intrinsic cultural distinctions, while etic refers to an external, analytical viewpoint used by researchers.

The study of the musical systems and concepts that are indigenous to a culture, looking at how people within that culture understand their own music.

The practice of collecting, preserving, and providing access to sound recordings, often preserving rare or endangered music and sounds.

A proposed renaming of ethnomusicology that emphasizes the anthropological foundation of the discipline.

The descriptive study and systematic recording of human cultures, often used in ethnomusicology to document musical traditions.

A movement with the aim of preserving, revitalizing, and promoting traditional, folk, or endangered music genres within cultures.

The study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it, encompassing various music styles across the world.

A branch of ethnomusicology where concepts and research are applied to solve practical music-related problems within communities.

An early term for the academic study of world music from a comparative standpoint, regarded as the precursor to modern ethnomusicology.