Purposes were (1) to describe personal and educational characteristics of adult choral participants; (2) to determine levels of participation in various types of music education activities; (3) to describe content of general music and high school choral classes; and (4) to determine present musical involvements. / A 40-item questionnaire was developed and distributed to ten community choruses selected as sample population from large and small cities in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama on the basis of population, ethnicity, manufacturing output, and higher education facilities. Four hundred thirty-five surveys were completed and returned. Return rate was 80%. / Responses revealed twice as many females as males, and minorities were very underrepresented. A majority had completed at least a Bachelors degree. Approximately one-third had been college music majors. Most common experiences before high school graduation were church choir, keyboard lessons, and high school chorus. Women reported more involvement in vocal activities and keyboard lessons, while men were more involved in instrumental ensembles. / Younger participants reported greater school music opportunities and more use of popular music in listening activities and repertoire. A capella singing was seen to decline. Music majors were more likely to have listened to classical music in general music class, studied keyboard, and sung a cappella in high school chorus. Non-music majors reported a higher percentage of sight-singing in high school choral class. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-07, Section: A, page: 2288. / Major Professor: Clifford K. Madsen. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76689 |
| Contributors | Tipps, James W., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 202 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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