Organology and the Question of Change

Musicology is a vast study that encompasses many disciplines that go beyond the basics of music history. One of these disciplines is Organology, which is the study of musical instruments. This study includes the history of instruments in certain parts of the world, musical eras, and their function in a social or performance setting. One…

The Problem With Inaccessible Musicological Research

Musicology may be a word that many laypersons have not heard. Just from looking at the word, it is fairly obvious that it means “the study of music,” but what does it actually entail? Many serious music students don’t even hear the term “musicology” until they get to college, and only the select few who…

The Absence of Research into Professional Obstacles for Transgender Singers

Although academic sources like Duckles et al. define the term musicology quite clearly and subsequently explain its various arenas, prior to beginning my graduate studies I was only exposed to the concept of musicology as field work – traveling to a foreign region, immersing yourself in the local music culture, and observing (while often also…