In Positioning Creativity in Ethnomusicology: Study and Practice, ethnomusicologists succinctly demonstrate various ways of centering creativity in music higher education. Across six chapters, 12 authors with a variety of specializations and years of experience in (and outside of) academia come together to offer their answers to the question, “What might be possible if we were to (re)position creativity at the center of all we do?” Their contributions range from creative philosophical and theoretical approaches that deemphasize Western canonical views, to practical applications in ensembles, to creative ways of being respectful and reciprocal in complicated cross-cultural relationships in the field (the ethnomusicologist’s research locus), among music faculty, and with students in the classroom.
Bringing together a wide range of case studies, the chapters tie anti-colonial advocacy to the creation of spaces where creativity can flourish, show how creative applied ethnomusicology benefits communities, and address the creative pedagogies required to situate diverse musical cultures in the context of academia while overcoming gaps in student and faculty understanding. Providing new insights for scholars, instructors, and students Positioning Creativity in Ethnomusicology is an essential resource that reframes how we practice and teach ethnomusicology.
Table of Contents:
List of Figures
Series Foreword
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Introduction / Brenda M. Romero and Jennifer LaRue
1. Embodiment as a Step Toward a De/Anti-Colonial Study of Music / Jennifer LaRue
2. Rethinking Japanese Music Ensemble / Jay Keister and Mami Itasaka Keister
3. Gamelan in the Mountain West: Our Stories / I Madé Lasmawan, Victoria Lindsay Levine, Elizabeth McLean Macy, and Ni Ketut Marni
4. “Where I’m From, Creativity Needs No Repositioning” / Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena
5. Ethnomusicology as Interdiscipline: Bridging Gaps through Collaboration and Co-Mentorship / Jocelyn Nelson and Brenda M. Romero
6. Folk Performance as Indigenous Social Commentary: Stories from Karnataka, India, and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan / Deepak Paramashivan and Amelia Maciszewski
Epilogue / Jennifer LaRue and Brenda M. Romero
Index
