This course aims to (1) develop students skills in studying a selected area of Chinese music in depth; (2) provide the necessary groundwork for research in the field of ethnomusicology; (3) allow students to build up an awareness of relating a special area of study to broader views of Chinese music and ethnomusicology; (4) strengthen analytical skills in Chinese music history, aesthetics, theory, organology and music of the living tradition; (5) relate Chinese music to broader perspectives of Chinese and oriental cultures; and (6) develop skills in writing short academic/ professional articles.