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- Children and adolescents’ singing in everyday life and at schoolPublication . Boal-Palheiros, G.; Mito, HiromichiExtensive research has shown the numerous benefits of singing and overall engagement in music for the intellectual, social, personal and musical development of children and young people (Hallam, 2010; Welch et al, 2010). Previous studies on singing in everyday life and at school suggest that young people actively engage in singing in and out of school. Although they enjoy it in both contexts, some adolescents dislike singing at school because they feel uncomfortable when being exposed and stressed when they are evaluated in singing tests or competitions (Mito & Boal-Palheiros, 2012; 2013). A number of studies in various countries showed the students’ low interest for school music and for school singing in particular (Boal-Palheiros & Hargreaves, 2001; Kobayashi, 2004). We need to investigate the possible gap between singing in everyday life and at school and how these contexts relate to each other in order to understand the impact of singing in children and adolescents’ lives.
- How do young people sing in everyday life and at school?Publication . Mito, Hiromichi; Boal-Palheiros, G.The present study aims to provide theoretically grounded accounts of the relationship between young people's singing activities in everyday life and at school.
- Why Do Young People Sing Differently in Everyday Life Scenarios and at School?Publication . Mito, Hiromichi; Boal-Palheiros, G.In modern society, music forms an essential part of young people’s lives (Behne, 1997; Fitzgerald, Joseph, Hayes and O’Reagan, 1995; Garton and Pratt, 1991; Larson, 1995; Larson, Kubey and Colletti, 1989). A growing body of research has revealed that young people are deeply involved in musical activities, and pop music (both listened to and sung) plays a central role in their lifestyle (Boal-Palheiros & Hargreaves, 2001; North, Hargreaves, and O’Neill, 2000; Tarrant, North, and Hargreaves, 2000). Although current youth are deeply involved in various kinds of musical activities, in modern society, involvement in musical performances is not quite as popular as just listening to music. In Japan, Masuda and Taniguchi (2005) have explained the dominance of music listening as a result of the fact that, in contemporary society, the balance of listening and performing has changed due to the development of recording technology; digitally recorded music produces vast numbers of copies, and enables people to listen to music everywhere. Barthes (1986) also pointed out that engagement in musical performance has declined in contemporary European society, in spite of a culture in the 19th century in which amateurs enjoyed performing music.