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Playing With Others: The Community, Motivations, And Social Structures Of The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Concert Band, Sarah E. Wilson
Playing With Others: The Community, Motivations, And Social Structures Of The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Concert Band, Sarah E. Wilson
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore motivations for participation, how social structures influence the adult non-professional members of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Concert Band (HRCB), and identify the characteristics of community present in the band. The following questions framed the investigation within an interpretative phenomenological approach:
- What motivates the band members to participate in the HRCB?
- How do the institutional social structures influence the sense of belonging, development of social capital, and socialization of band members?
- What characteristics of community are present within the HRCB?
Data was collected from long-term researcher observation and one-on-one semi-structured interviews with each participant. …