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Perspectives on Males and Singing

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Editors:
  1. Scott D. Harrison

    1. Griffith University, South Brisbane, Australia

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  2. Graham F. Welch

    1. Inst. Education, University of London, London, United Kingdom

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  3. Adam Adler

    1. Nipissing University, North Bay, Canada

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  • The first book to provide insight into the involvement of males in singing
  • Contains an extensive collection of articles
  • Includes the combined perspectives of both researchers and practitioners in understanding male participation in singing

Part of the book series: Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education (LAAE, volume 10)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Men, Boys and Singing

      • Scott D. Harrison, Graham F. Welch, Adam Adler
      Pages 3-12

    3. From Boys to Men: Male Choral Singing in the United States

      • Patrick K. Freer
      Pages 13-25

    4. Sex, Gender and Singing Development: Making a Positive Difference to Boys’ Singing Through a National Programme in England

      • Graham F. Welch, Jo Saunders, Ioulia Papageorgi, Evangelos Himonides
      Pages 27-43

    5. Male Choral Singing in Canada: A Waning Culture

      • Adam Adler
      Pages 45-63

    6. Singing, Men and Australian Culture

      • Scott D. Harrison
      Pages 65-75

  3. Singing in Formal Contexts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. Changing Voices—Voices of Change: Young Men in Middle School Choirs

      • Frank Abrahams
      Pages 79-93

    3. Creating a Culture for Teenagers to Sing in High School

      • Anita Collins
      Pages 95-107

    4. Male Singing in the University Choir Context

      • Colin Durrant
      Pages 109-121

    5. Cathedral Choirs in the United Kingdom: The Professional Boy Chorister

      • Jenevora Williams
      Pages 123-147

    6. Singing in Church: The Role of Men in Contemporary Worship Singing

      • Scott D. Harrison, Daniel K. Robinson
      Pages 149-163

  4. Singing in Informal and Community Contexts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Mutuality, Belonging, and Meaning-Making

      • Margaret S. Barrett
      Pages 167-187

    3. Communities of Singing Practice in the Fiji Islands

      • Joan Russell
      Pages 189-199

    4. The Sounds of Gender: Textualizing Barbershop Performance

      • Richard Mook
      Pages 201-214

    5. Icelandic Men, Male Voice Choirs and Masculine Identity

      • Robert Faulkner
      Pages 215-231

    6. Singing, Wellbeing and Gender

      • Stephen Clift, Grenville Hancox, Ian Morrison
      Pages 233-256

  5. Singing in Popular Music Contexts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 257-257
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About this book

“Since singing is so good a thing,I wish all men would learne to sing” (William Byrd, 1588)

Over the centuries, there has been reluctance among boys and men to become involved in some forms of singing. Perspectives on Males and Singing tackles this conundrum head-on as the first academic volume to bring together leading thinkers and practitioners who share their insights on the involvement of males in singing. The authors share research that analyzes the axiomatic male disinclination to sing, and give strategies designed to engage males more successfully in performing vocal music emphasizing the many positive effects it can have on their lives.

Inspired by a meeting at the Australian symposium ‘Boys and Voices’, which focused on the engagement of boys in singing, the volume includes contributions from leading authorities in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and Europe.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Griffith University, South Brisbane, Australia

    Scott D. Harrison

  • Inst. Education, University of London, London, United Kingdom

    Graham F. Welch

  • Nipissing University, North Bay, Canada

    Adam Adler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Perspectives on Males and Singing

  • Editors: Scott D. Harrison, Graham F. Welch, Adam Adler

  • Series Title: Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2660-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-2659-8Published: 03 January 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8318-7Published: 24 February 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-2660-4Published: 02 January 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1573-4528

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-0069

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 368

  • Topics: Creativity and Arts Education

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