Education, music, and the lives of undergraduates: collegiate a cappella and the pursuit of happiness

"This book is based on a nine-year study of collegiate a cappella, a socio-musical practice that has exploded on college campuses since the 1990's. Collegiate a cappella is about much more than singing cover songs. It sustains multiple forms of inequality through its practices and performa...

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Beteiligte Personen: Mantie, Roger (VerfasserIn), Talbot, Brent C. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London Bloomsbury Academic 2020
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Links:https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350169258
https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350169258
Zusammenfassung:"This book is based on a nine-year study of collegiate a cappella, a socio-musical practice that has exploded on college campuses since the 1990's. Collegiate a cappella is about much more than singing cover songs. It sustains multiple forms of inequality through its practices and performative enactment of gender and heteronormativity. This book sheds light on how undergraduates conceptualize vocation and avocation within the context of formal education, holding implications for educators at all levels."
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Staying Musically Active "I just can't ever imagine my life without music" -- 2 The Locus of Enjoyment "I like to be good, but not at the expense of happiness" -- 3 Gender and Sexuality in Collegiate A Cappella "A cappella goggles" -- 4 Sustaining Inequality through Singing "Your girlfriend will love us" -- 5 The Workings of Capital "If you are a legit institution, you probablyhave a cappella" -- 6 Agency and Amateurism "I feel like there's a stigma against anythingrecreational in music"
7 Future Orientations "I'm done with extreme music making" -- 8 Beyond Graduation "My mom looked at me and said, 'You need to sing!'" -- References -- Index
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 161 Seiten)
ISBN:9781350169258
9781350169234
9781350169241
DOI:10.5040/9781350169258