Saving the Songwood: Global Consumption, Sustainability, and Value
by Alex Smith Abstract The gyil, a Ghanaian xylophone, is caught at the intersection of environmental sustainability, global market strains, and its cultural relevance. Ghanaian people value the gyil’s primary material, the endangered [...]
“Scarce Inferior to the Nightingale”: Hermit Thrush Song as a Symbol of Cultural Identity in Anglophone North America
by Emily Doolittle Abstract The hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) is a small songbird, widespread across North America. During breeding season, which is spent in the western and northeastern United States and the southern [...]
Between Soundtrack and Soundscape: Toward an Integrated Hearing of Landscape
by Joshua Groffman Abstract This article seeks an account of how music and sound participate in the socio-cultural mediation of landscape. I adopt perspectives from previous ecomusicological studies, as well as the field [...]
Ecomusicology & Place: Course Design and Implementation in a Sustainability Studies Learning Environment
by James T. Spartz Abstract Course design and implementation for ecomusicology courses vary depending on the instructor’s background and institutional learning environment. Drawing on participation in a two-part ecomusicology panel presented at the [...]
Eco-Music Theory
by Edwin K. C. Li Abstract In this article, I suggest that music theory, currently not being on the radar of ecomusicology, can offer ecomusicology a critical awareness of and sensibility to our [...]
Birdsong and its Socio-Cultural and Environmental Implications Among the Yoruba People of Nigeria
by Olusegun Stephen Titus Abstract Like many genres of song, nature songs contain philosophical principles which can be derived for human learning. This paper examines natural elements as socio-cultural signifiers in a selected [...]