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- Title
‘I Certainly Couldn’t Be a Soloist and I Really Struggle with Auditions’: The Vocal Identity of the Female Choral Alto Voice.
- Authors
Lilja, Sigrún; Einarsdóttir
- Abstract
The aim of this paper is to discuss the self-presentation of identity among female choral alto singers and to identify personality traits that may presumably be more common among choral altos than other voice parts. Subjects were retrieved from two socio-musical studies on amateur choirs: a qualitative study on an English community chamber choir and a mixed-method study on collegiate choirs in Oxford. Findings indicate several common traits among participants; a) self-perceived lack of musical background and childhood encouragements; b) limited support and guidance in terms of constructing vocal identity; c) self-devaluation of vocal/technical abilities in terms of sightreading and pitch; d) avoiding auditions, solo parts, and a lack of interest in a professional career in music and e) to be in the role of the ‘voluntary servant’ by taking on administration role like the committee chair, treasurer or secretary.
- Subjects
CONTRALTOS; WOMEN singers; CHORAL singing; CHOIRS (Musical groups); LEGAL self-representation; SOPRANOS (Singers)
- Publication
International Review of the Aesthetics & Sociology of Music, 2022, Vol 53, Issue 1, p139
- ISSN
0351-5796
- Publication type
Article