A branch of musicology which focuses on either the scientific or a philosophical perspective of music is called?

systematic musicology

Several branches of musicology focus on scientific aspects. Music Cognition is an empirically-based and lab-oriented discipline that is considered part of musicology. The science of acoustics is also...

philosophical APEX DNT U LOVE IT

Rock is a specific genre of music, so yes, it can be called music.

Because it is scientific