Author : Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (756 download)
Book Synopsis Safety, Identity, Transmission and Enculturation by : Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy
Download or read book Safety, Identity, Transmission and Enculturation written by Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the perceived impact of four elements of choral cultures in lives of undergraduate music majors within the contexts of auditioned and non-auditioned choir settings. Specifically, this study sought to determine: 1.) Do the elements of safety, identify, transmission, and enculturation demonstrate a formative influence in shaping the attitudes about choral cultures in undergraduate collegiate choirs? 2.) Is there a difference between how these experiences are perceived in terms of music majors in an auditioned vs. non-auditioned setting? 3.) Did choir members perceive their ensemble participation would impact their future music teaching careers, and if so, in what manner? A survey instrument, adapted from the literature (Hylton, 1980; Adderley et. al, 2003; and Morrison, 2001), was organized into three sections: demographics, twenty-five Likert-type scale questions and seven open-ended questions. The survey was piloted by undergraduate music majors at a large, southeastern American university (N = 23, n = 11, non-auditioned choir; n = 12, auditioned choir). Participants in the study (N = 154; n = 68, non-auditioned choirs, n = 86, auditioned choirs) were undergraduate music majors from seven choral ensembles at three American universities. Factor analysis of the survey instrument revealed factor loading above .600 for fifteen of the twenty-five questions, which shaped survey revisions.
