This research has studed the processes and history of begining and development of Ethnomusicological studies and attemps in Iran. For this porpuse, this history can is devided in tow sections:
1- The study of Iranin musics as a Folklore, and
2- Ethnomusicological studies after of beginning of Ethnomusicology as a science and with a academic approach. This section, has happened in 4 stages and in 4 decades:
1- 1970-1980: in this period, “Mohammad Tghi Masudiye”, as the first Iranian Ethnomusicologis, studed ethnomusicology as a a lesson in Faculty of Fine Art (Tehran university). He has been named as ‘father of ethnomusicology in Iran,. But his studies, have been in a classical ethnomusicology approach.
“Mohammad Reza Darvishi” gathered very types of Iranian musics in Iranian tribes and sub cultures.
2- 1980-1990 and 3- 1990-2000: waning of Ethnomusicological studies
3- 2000-2010: this period is the most brilliant stage in Iranin ethnomusicology studies; the scientific approaches begins in ethnomusicology studies, to publish the magazine of “Mahoor” quarterly and ethnomusicology oriented and education of new generation of Iranian Ethnomusicologists