Typically, ethnographies aim for a broad assessment of the processes and contexts through and within which music is imagined, discussed and made. The articles published in Ethnomusicology Forum often emphasise first-hand, sustained engagement with people as music makers, taking the form of ethnographic writing following one or more periods of fieldwork. Ethnomusicology is defined broadly as the study of "people making music", encompassing the study of all musics, including Western art music and popular musics.
The BFE's journal Ethnomusicology Forum (formerly known as the British Journal of Ethnomusicology) is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year (in June and November), that seeks to provide a dynamic forum for the presentation of new thinking in the field of ethnomusicology. Drawing from the islanders' own testimonies, studies of Ulleungdo's cultural history, and works addressing technology's applications within and effects upon local communities, the authors explore how and why this condition of musical techno-reliance developed, how it is manifest in the present-day, and its broader implications for the island's music culture and identity. However, here, the discussion remains firmly focused upon the islanders' use of technology since an acute reliance on technology has come to permeate Ulleungdo's musical life, with certain electronic devices commonly regarded as essential facilitators of musical expression. Paralleling other island music studies, this paper seeks to show how the condition of being an Ulleungdo islander - entailing a complex of varied experiences, values, and relationships - has informed music-making over the years. However, since the early 1990s, enterprising amateurs have managed to generate and maintain a variety of musical activities in spite of these obstacles: church ensembles, karaoke, saxophone clubs, and more. Historically, a number of factors have conspired to present serious obstacles to the Ulleungdo islanders' musical aspirations. This paper contributes to the growing body of ethnomusicological research about musicmaking on small islands, focusing on the remote South Korean island of Ulleungdo (literally, ' Mysterious Island').
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