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Investigating The Attitudes Of Adolescent Male Singers In Gender Choirs, Heidi Joy Williamson
Investigating The Attitudes Of Adolescent Male Singers In Gender Choirs, Heidi Joy Williamson
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The purpose of this study was to examine the use of gender choirs within a middle school choral classroom to investigate (a) attitudes about singing, (b) confidence and self-efficacy of their own voices, and (c) peer perceptions of adolescent males’ participation in choir. Data were obtained from 40 students, in Grades 7 or 8, who were enrolled in a male gender choir at one of the five participating middle schools. Most participants enrolled in choir because they thought choir was fun, and they were good singers. Most participants did not think that choir was “better” when the genders were separated. …