Modern ethnomusicologists, for the most part, consider the field to apply to western music as well as non-western.Nettl, Bruno. The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-one Issues and Concepts. Chapter 1. Urbana: University of Illinois, 2005. Print. However, ethnomusicology, especially in the earlier years of the field, was still primarily focused on non-western cultures; it is only in recent years that ethnomusicological scholarship involved more diversity with respect to both the cultures being studied and the methods by which these cultures may be studied. Ian Pace has discussed how questions regarding what exactly is within ethnomusicology's purview tend to be political rather than scholarly questions.Pace, Ian. 2006. "My contribution to the debate 'Are we all ethnomusicologists now?'" Presented at City University. pp. 1–9 https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/82963722.pdf He also states that biases become readily apparent when examining how ethnomusicologists approach Western vs non-Western music.
modern ethnomusicologists for the most part consider the field to apply to western music as well as non-westernnettl bruno the study of ethnomusicology thirty-one issues and concepts chapter 1 urbana university of illinois 2005 print however ethnomusicology especially in the earlier years of the field was still primarily focused on non-western cultures; it is only in recent years that ethnomusicological scholarship involved more diversity with respect to both the cultures being studied and the methods by which these cultures may be studied ian pace has discussed how questions regarding what exactly is within ethnomusicology's purview tend to be political rather than scholarly questionspace ian 2006 "my contribution to the debate 'are we all ethnomusicologists now'" presented at city university pp 1–9 https//coreacuk/download/pdf/82963722pdf he also states that biases become readily apparent when examining how ethnomusicologists approach western vs non-western music