Practice of (Social) Research on Music

A benevolent reader will certainly notice that by now the practice of music sociology has been lurking on every page. The first chapter introduced the Whos, Whens, and Whats, the second chapter concentrated on Whats and Wheres in music sociology, the third focused on Hows that explain Whys in the field. The overview of sociology of music is thus roughly rounded-off. However, many issues have been left out of the skeleton of music sociology sketched so far. Between historical knowledge, theoretical perspectives, methodological ideals, and practice there are many in-between spaces that emerge only through close observation of concrete research questions and heuristic procedures—practice.