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The UC Santa Barbara Ethnomusicology Program offers foundational courses across three key domains: Regional Studies covering the Middle East, South Asia, Eastern Europe, American folk and popular music, Japan, Indonesia, and Mexico; Contemporary Issues exploring music anthropology, globalization, urban musical cultures, tourism, sound studies, and gender perspectives; and Methodological Approaches including ethnomusicological theories, field research techniques, tuning systems, and maqam traditions. The program features several performing groups: the Middle East Ensemble, Indian Music Ensemble, Gamelan Ensemble, Gospel Choir, and occasionally hosts specialized ensembles focusing on Polish, Appalachian, and Afro-Brazilian musical traditions.