OBJECTIVES/AIMS

• To provide training in the academic discipline of Ethnomusicology, enabling students to gain a theoretical underpinning to face the diverse practices of African Music, and to develop a community consciousness.
• To give an insight into the sociological, psychological and ethnomusicological aspects of Music, and the interaction with the other elements of culture.
• To provide an in-depth understanding of the musical traditions of Zimbabwe, Africa and other cultures of the world, including Jazz and popular Music, as well as the different challenges pertaining to the Music Industry and any other Music related fields.

CONTACT DETAILS

Department of Music & Musicology
Midlands State University
P.Bag 9055
Gweru
Zimbabwe