Sharing Music and Culture through Singing in Australia

Autor/in	Joseph, Dawn
Titel	Sharing Music and Culture through Singing in Australia
Quelle	In: International Journal of Community Music, 2 (2009) 2-3, S.169-181 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1752-6299
DOI	10.1386/ijcm.2.2-3.169_1
Schlagwörter	Music Activities; Singing; Foreign Countries; Minority Groups; Cultural Pluralism; Ethnic Diversity; Interviews; Cultural Awareness; Australia; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musikalische Aktion; Gesang; Ausland; Ethnische Minderheit; Kulturpluralismus; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Australien; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This article discusses the notion of sharing music and culture as an effective platform to celebrate diversity in Melbourne, Australia. My research project "Celebrating Music Making and Finding Meaning" investigates and illustrates a context of diversity, one that promotes respect in a multicultural society sharing music and culture of a minority group. In 2007, I interviewed members of the South African choir in Melbourne; here I report on some data regarding why members sing in the choir, what are their understandings of a so-called South African identity and what they would like to share with the wider Australian community. I present some theoretical perspectives focusing on the notion of cultural and musical identity within a multicultural society. Such findings may have similar implications for other multicultural educational settings exploring the possibilities of valuing cultural diversity and making music across ages through a choir where difference can be shared and celebrated. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10