Editing Ethnomusicology (section)

=== Anthropological ===
Those using the anthropological approach study how culture affects music. [[Charles Seeger]] differentiated the two approaches, describing the anthropology of music as attempting understand music as a part of culture and social life, while musical anthropology "studies social life as a performance", examining the way "music is part of the very construction and interpretation of social and conceptual relationships and processes."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Seeger |first=Anthony |url={{google books|plainurl=y|id=-O48AAAAIAAJ}} |title=Why Suyá Sing: A Musical Anthropology of an Amazonian People |date=1987-12-25 |publisher=CUP Archive |isbn=978-0-521-34173-8 |language=en}}</ref>

Ethnomusicologists following the anthropological approach included scholars such as [[Steven Feld]] and [[Alan Merriam]]. The anthropological ethnomusicologists stress the importance of field work and using [[participant observation]]. This can include a variety of distinct fieldwork practices, including personal exposure to a performance tradition or musical technique, participation in a native ensemble, or inclusion in a myriad of social customs. In the past, local musical transcription was required to study music globally, due to the lack of technology such as phonographs or videographing technology. Similarly, Alan Merriam defined ethnomusicology as "music as culture," and stated four goals of ethnomusicology: to help protect and explain non-Western music, to save "folk" music before it disappears in the modern world, to study music as a means of communication to further world understanding, and to provide an avenue for wider exploration and reflection for those who are interested in primitive studies.<ref name=MerriamAOM/>{{rp|3-60}} This approach emphasizes the cultural impact of music and how music can be used to further understand humanity.