Ethnomusicology is an academic field encompassing various approaches to the study of music (broadly defined), that emphasize its cultural, social, material, cognitive, biological, and other dimensions or contexts instead of or in addition to its isolated sound component or any particular repertoire.
ˌɛθnoʊmjˌuːzɪkˈɑːlədʒi ɪz ɐn ˌækədˈɛmɪk fˈiːld ɛŋkˈʌmpəsɪŋ vˈɛɹiəs ɐpɹˈoʊtʃᵻz tə ðə stˈʌdi ʌv mjˈuːzɪk bɹˈɔːdli dᵻfˈaɪnd, ðæt ˈɛmfɐsˌaɪz ɪts kˈʌltʃɚɹəl, sˈoʊʃəl, mətˈɪɹiəl, kˈɑːɡnᵻtˌɪv, bˌaɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl, ænd ˈʌðɚ dᵻmˈɛnʃənz ɔːɹ kˈɑːntɛksts ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ɔːɹ ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tʊ ɪts ˈaɪsəlˌeɪɾᵻd sˈaʊnd kəmpˈoʊnənt ɔːɹ ˌɛni pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ ɹˈɛpɚtwˌɑːɹ.