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Where Do I Belong?: Perceptions of Community and Belonging in Choirs that Coalesce Around Non-Musical Identity
Where Do I Belong?: Perceptions of Community and Belonging in Choirs that Coalesce Around Non-Musical Identity
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- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202104844
- ISBN
- 9798291586884
- DDC
- 780.7
- 서명/저자
- Where Do I Belong?: Perceptions of Community and Belonging in Choirs that Coalesce Around Non-Musical Identity
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : Northwestern University, 2025
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
- 형태사항
- 160 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-03, Section: A.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Bartolome, Sarah J.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northwestern University, 2025.
- 초록/해제
- 요약This three-study dissertation explored how community and belonging were cultivated in choirs that coalesce around non-musical identities. I used both qualitative and quantitative inquiry to investigate how adults with disabilities and LGBTQIA+ individuals experience the evolving constructs of community and belonging in choral spaces that fuse musical and non-musical identity within their mission. Together, the three papers present a multifaceted exploration of how choral participation fosters (or complicates) experiences of belonging among choral communities that gather around non-musical identity. Implications include reimagining choral pedagogy to embrace ability- and identity-affirming models, strengthening university-community partnerships, and improving measurement tools for belonging. I also provide actionable insights for scholars, conductors, and community partners seeking to make music education more inclusive, liberatory, and socially relevant (Bartolome et al., 2024; Boswell, 2022; Talbot, 2023).Paper 1: "There's Nothin' Better than Bein' Together": Cultivating Community in a Choir for Adults with DisabilitiesThe first paper presented an intrinsic case study (Stake, 1995) of the AMASE Choir at Northwestern University, which is a community ensemble composed of adults with disabilities, undergraduate volunteers, staff from a local community organization for adults with disabilities (Our Place), and a faculty conductor. Using Wenger's (1998) theory of communities of practice, this study drew from one year of observations and interviews to examine how the choir fosters connection, singer empowerment, and emotional support. Findings suggest that social bonding, shared leadership, and inclusive pedagogical strategies led to a strong sense of group belonging. This study reinforces the importance of an ability-centered mindset over a deficit model of disability (Draper & Bartolome, 2021; Swaney, 2020), affirming the power of community-university partnerships to foster inclusive choral spaces.Paper 2: QUORUS: An Intersectional Exploration of Community and Belonging in a New LGBTQIA+ ChoirPaper two examined QUORUS, an LGBTQIA+ adult choir in Rhode Island, through an instrumental case study design (Stake, 1995). Based on over a year of fieldwork, including 18 interviews and four focus groups, I explored how queer singers perceive and construct community. Four themes emerged: intentional queer community, radical acceptance, safety for exploration, and visibility. Using Hill Collins' (2019) framework of intersectionality as a critical social theory, the analysis also incorporated a negative case approach, emphasizing that not all participants experienced belonging equally. These complexities illustrated how shared identity labels can obscure internal differences and reproduce power hierarchies, even in queer-affirming spaces (Hancock, 2011; Spry, 2021). The study underscores the need for critically reflexive music spaces that attend to the full range of intersecting identities in ensemble settings (de Coteau, 2018; Fischer-Croneis, 2016).Paper 3: Measuring Harmony: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Community and LGBTQIA+ Belonging in GALA ChorusesThe final study was a quantitative survey of 216 singers from LGBTQIA+ GALA choruses across the United States. Using the Brief Sense of Community Scale (Peterson et al., 2008) and the LGBTQ Belongingness Attainment Scale (Murray & Dailey, 2020), the study assessed how sexual orientation and gender identity predict perceptions of belonging. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported the structural validity of the scales, revealing emotional connection and companionship as core components of belonging (Griffin et al., 2022). However, non-binary participants reported significantly lower sense of community scores, echoing critiques of inclusivity within LGBTQIA+ musical groups (MacLachlan, 2020; Formby, 2022). These findings reveal the layered nature of identity and the limitations of assumed unity within LGBTQIA+ communities. By empirically capturing singer experiences, this paper contributes to psychometric validation efforts and queer studies in music education (Brett et al., 2006; Hilliard, 2008).
- 일반주제명
- Music education
- 일반주제명
- LGBTQ studies
- 일반주제명
- Special education
- 일반주제명
- Disability studies
- 키워드
- Belonging
- 키워드
- Choir
- 키워드
- Community
- 키워드
- Identity
- 기타저자
- Northwestern University Music
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-03A.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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