音乐史学方法论是关于音乐史学研究的手段与方法及其运用的理论认识。音乐史学方法论的观念更新与实践,是新时期以来中国音乐史学进步与发展的重要因素。这一时期中国音乐史学研究方法的拓展主要体现在对音乐美学及其思辨方法、民族音乐学与音乐人类学方法以及比较史学方法的借鉴与融汇几个方面。

The methodology of music historiography constitutes the theoretical framework concerning the methods and their application in historical musicology.The conceptual updating and practical implementation of this methodology have been a significant factor behind the progress in Chinese music historiography in recent decades.During this period,the diversification of research methods was primarily reflected in the integration of approaches drawn from music aesthetics including its speculative methods,ethnomusicology and music anthropology,as well as comparative historiography.