Research Methods in Indian Music

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The purpose of this book is to make available to the students, scholars and teachers of music the basic principles and concepts, processes and steps, tools and methods, alternative designs and approaches for research that have been developed in related fields and are relevant for empirical research in music. Further, the aim is to focus on special characteristics of knowledge in Indian music and the methods that are especially suited for research in the field. Music, being a performing art, is often perceived as a greater emphasis on the development of skills and practice as compared to the theory. However, there is an emerging trend in most of the institutions of higher learning in music to introduce courses in research methodology in the post-graduate programmes, requirement of doctoral level research for teachers, and to encourage more empirical research in music. There is a growing literature in the field of the art of music and musicology which is exploring the rich cultural heritage of Indian music and analyzing the relationship of Indian music with the other systems of music. All such studies require sound research methods for good quality empirical work and the development of knowledge in the field. This work is an attempt to fill the gap in literature on research methodology in the field of Indian music.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Najma Perveen Ahmad

Najma Perveen Ahmad, Professor, former Head and Dean of the Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of Delhi; is a scholar, a teacher and a vocalist of Hindustani classical music. She has been deeply involved in research on musicology especially in the study of the Urdu and Persian manuscripts on Hindustani music belonging to the medieval period. She has authored several articles on Hindustani music and her earlier research-based book, entitled Hindustani Music: A Study of its Development in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, has been widely acclaimed. After securing the gold medal for standing first in the M.A. Examination in music, she obtained the Ph.D. Degree from the University of Delhi.

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Title
Research Methods in Indian Music
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Edition
2nd ed.
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ISBN
8173043485
Length
136p., Figures; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 22cm.
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