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How high should boys sing? :

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0754664759

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0754696146

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9780754664758

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9780754696148

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9780754664758

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b787434

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How high should boys sing? :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

gender, authenticity and credibility in the young male voice /

First Statement of Responsibility

Martin Ashley.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Burlington, VT :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Ashgate,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2009.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xii, 182 pages) :

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illustrations

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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The background -- Singing as social control of boyhood -- Physiology of the young male voice -- Subjectivity and agency in the young male voice -- Admiration of the boy -- A child doing a man's work in a man's world -- Angels in the market place -- We can't sing like men, so we won't sing at all -- Ambassadors and mediators -- The future.

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A boy sings ... a beautiful thing' (www.boychoirs.org), but is it? What kinds of boy, singing what kinds of music and to whom? Martin Ashley presents a unique consideration of boys' singing that shows the high voice to be historically, culturally and physiologically more problematic even than is commonly assumed. Through Ashley's extensive conversations with young performers and analysis of their reception by 'peer audiences', the research reveals that the common supposition that 'boys don't want to sound like girls' is far from adequate in explaining the 'missing males' syndrome that can perplex choir directors. The book intertwines the study of singing with the study of identity to create a rich resource for musicians, scholars, teachers and all those concerned with young male involvement in music through singing. The conclusions of the book will challenge many attitudes and unconsidered positions through its argument that many boys actually want to sing but are discouraged by a failure of the adult world to understand the boy mind. Ashley intends the book to stand as an indictment of much complacency and myopia with regard to the young male voice. A substantial grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council has enabled the production of a multi-media resource for schools, choirs and youth organizations called Boys Keep Singing. Based on the contents of this book, the resource shows how, once the interest of boys is captured in primary schools, their singing can be sustained and developed through the difficult but vital early secondary years of ages 11-14, about which this book says so much. The resource is lavishly illustrated by short films of boys singing, supported by interviews with boys and their teachers, and a wealth of of animated diagrams and cartoons. It is available to schools and organizations involved in musical education through registration at www.boys-keep-singing.com.

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MIL

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226130

Title

How high should boys sing?.

International Standard Book Number

0754664759

Boys-- Psychology.

Singing-- Instruction and study-- Great Britain.

Singing-- Psychological aspects.

Singing-- Social aspects.

Voice, Change of.

Boys-- Psychology.

MUSIC-- Instruction & Study-- Voice.

MUSIC-- Printed Music-- Piano-Vocal-Guitar.

Singing-- Instruction and study.

Singing-- Psychological aspects.

Voice, Change of.

Great Britain.

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MUS-- 037100

MUS-- 042000

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Edition

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Ashley, Martin,1953-

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20201207010806.0

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