Special Interest Groups bring together ethnomusicologists with a common interest in a particular area of study. They are similar to Sections, but are smaller and more informally organized. Select from the following links to learn more about Special Interest Groups.

• The Society for Arab Music Research (SAMR)
• Japanese Performing Arts - Special Interest Group
  
• Special Interest Group for Archiving
• Special Interest Group for Celtic Music
• Special Interest Group for Cognitive Ethnomusicology
  
• Special Interest Group for Ecomusicology
• Special Interest Group for European Music
• Special Interest Group for Historical Ethnomusicology
• Special Interest Group for Improvisation
• Special Interest Group for Indigenous Music
• Special Interest Group for Jewish Music
• Special Interest Group for Medical Ethnomusicology
• Special Interest Group for Music and Violence
• Special Interest Group for the Music of Iran and Central Asia
• Special Interest Group for Sound Studies