Atheist Public School Choir Directors and Their Views on Religious Music Performance

Autor/in	Clark, Christopher L.
Titel	Atheist Public School Choir Directors and Their Views on Religious Music Performance
Quelle	In: International Journal of Music Education, 41 (2023) 1, S.84-96 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Clark, Christopher L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0255-7614
DOI	10.1177/02557614221091828
Schlagwörter	Singing; Administrators; Religious Factors; Religion; Performance; School Activities; High School Teachers; Experience; Teacher Attitudes; Identification (Psychology); Christianity; Group Membership; Interpersonal Relationship; Self Concept; Individual Development; Teacher Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesang; Achievement; Leistung; High school; High schools; Teacher; Teachers; Oberschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Erfahrung; Lehrerverhalten; Christentum; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Selbstkonzept; Individuelle Entwicklung; Teacher behaviour
Abstract	The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate the religious development, life experiences, and perspectives of six atheist high school choral music teachers on their current attitudes about performing sacred choral music within the public school education system. Six atheist choir directors participated in eighteen semi-structured interviews, resulting in 608 minutes of data. Main analysis occurred through first- and second-wave coding, with horizontalization within the process. Analysis revealed five main themes that defined atheist choir director experiences: youth religious participation largely motivated by community and vibrant music, moving away from religious teaching throughout adolescence and college, feelings of other as a non-Christian minority, stepping into a role to participate in religious rituals, and programming religious music by presentation rather than proselytizing. Additionally, there was intersectional overlapping between the sexuality of a participant and their development as atheists. The essence of atheist choir directors is that of a lived contradiction between religious music and a non-believing music presenter. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01