If you studied country music in the settings in which it is created,taught,and performed,you would be doing:
A)fieldwork.
B)musicology.
C)anthropology.
D)comparative musicology.
E)applied ethnomusicology.

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Fieldwork involves studying a particular culture or community by directly observing and participating in their activities, which would be the case if one were studying country music in its settings of creation, teaching, and performance. Musicology, anthropology, and comparative musicology may involve elements of fieldwork but are broader disciplines. Applied ethnomusicology may also involve fieldwork, but the focus is on using the knowledge gained to address practical issues.

If You Studied Country Music in the Settings in Which