The Impact of having a Choir in the Community

Table of contents

Acknowledgements 4

Chapter 1

1.1 Introduction 5

1.2 Research background 6

Chapter 2

Literature Review 8

Chapter 3

3.1 Nature of the research 12

3.2 Research ethics 12

3.3 Methodology 13

Data collection 14

Data analysis 15

Chapter 4

Description

4.1 Choir manager 16

4.2 Community member 19

Chapter 5

Analysis

5.1 The choir and the community 20

5.2 Challenges 21

5.3 Achievements and Expectations 22

5.4 The importance of music 23

Chapter 6

Discussion 24

Chapter 7

7.1 Conclusion 29

7.2 Recommendations and Suggestions 30

References 31

Appendices

Appendix A: Ethics documents 33

Appendix B: Interview questions 38

Appendix C: Transcriptions of the interviews 40