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ERIC Number: EJ863968
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Oct
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1752-6299
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Sharing Music and Culture through Singing in Australia
Joseph, Dawn
International Journal of Community Music, v2 n2-3 p169-181 Oct 2009
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.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; South Africa
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