Ethnomusicology/World Music Major

World Music

Students at Lewis & Clark can study West African drumming and dancing, or learn the art of the Javanese court gamelan. Lewis & Clark houses an African marimba ensemble and offers instruction in other traditional music from around the globe, from North Indian sitar and tabla to African mbira and Japanese shamisen. Every semester the students will have the opportunity to perform on campus in the ensembles of their choice, thus sharing their experiences with the rest of the campus community.

Studies in ethnomusicology at Lewis & Clark College may be undertaken as a focus for music majors, or may fulfill a credit requirement for non-majors in the creative arts. These courses investigate the various musical systems as well as their cultural context, their meanings, their histories, their functions in the life of a society.