在梅里亚姆的音乐人类学研究中,可以看到"文化中的音乐研究"以及"声音——概念——行为"等研究,梅里亚姆在理解文化与音乐这一对相关概念的同时,也证实了实现音乐文化研究的可能性,通过音乐概念、音乐行为的探讨,把音乐和人类社会、思维、行为方式等一系列文化有机结合在一起,最终增进了音乐与文化在精致的音乐人类学研究框架中的一体化。
In Merriam's anthropology of music research we can see the studies of "music research in culture" and of "voice–concept–behavior".When Merriam was figuring out the relative concepts of culture and music,he confirmed the possibility of realizing the music cultural research.Through the explorations of music concept and music behavior,he combined music with human society,thinking and way of act,etc.and finally promoted the integration of music and culture in the frame of fine music anthropology study.