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Gordon Thompson's study of Indian classical music led him to the tabla and careers as both an academic and author. (PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY GORDON THOMPSON/UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR)
By John-Paul Bonadonna
Gordon Ross Thompson (BMus '74) was perfectly content to be a “regular” music theory and composition student when he arrived at the University of Windsor in 1969.
His academic path shifted and worlds merged after enrolling in an Asian studies course.
Class professor Nazir Jairazbhoy introduced Thompson to Indian classical music and the field of ethnomusicology, a study that combines musicology with anthropology to understand music as a cultural system.