World Music Summer Institute

The World Music Summer Institute is a one-week program, designed to expose high school and community college students or interested community members to the repertoire and musical styles of one of four performance traditions:

The music of African Americans
The music of Brazil
The music of Korea
The music of Mexico

Students learn to perform the music of their chosen tradition by studying with a master artist, and are introduced to the history, culture, and music theory of that tradition.

High school students may stay in a UCLA residence hall under the supervision of experienced counselors. The non-residential program is open to students of all ages.

Two units of academic credit are offered from the University of California following successful completion of the program.

Instructors teach regularly in the Department of Ethnomusicology. The Institute is directed by Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, chairman of the department.

For more information go to World Music Summer Institute.

For photos from the 2007 Institute, go to "Department News - World Music Summer Institute."

Summer Sessions courses

The department offers ethnomusicology courses every summer through UCLA Summer Sessions. These courses are available to the public.

Go to UCLA Summer Sessions for enrollment and fee information.