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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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Developing Musically, Spiritually, and Jewishly All at One Time: Jewish Choral Activity as Adult Jewish Education
Schuster, Diane Tickton
Journal of Jewish Education, v77 n3 p168-195 2011
Research about Jewish choral singers provides insight to a previously unstudied population of adult Jewish learners. Drawing on over 2,000 responses to the First-Ever Survey of Jewish Choral Activity, this article describes how Jewish choral experiences enable adults to deepen their involvement in Jewish life and learning. Survey results suggest that participants in Jewish choral groups resemble secular singers in terms of social, identity, and skill development, but derive additional benefits in terms of Jewish Peoplehood, Jewish Competence, Spirituality, and Jewish Community. Jewish choral activities particularly benefit singers under 45 by providing them opportunities to integrate their Jewish and musical lives. (Contains 5 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Jews, Singing, Skill Development, Adult Education, Religious Education, Music, Music Activities, Music Education, Music Teachers, Identification (Psychology), Ethnicity, Religious Factors, Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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