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Journal article
How Australian singers experienced disruption to choir participation caused by pandemic lockdowns: A thematic analysis
Psychology of Music, Vol.53(1), pp.111-126
2025
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Abstract
Benefits of group singing participation have been well established and group singing through social prescription has attracted recent research attention. This study offers a unique participant perspective on the benefits of regular singing group engagement by exploring what happened when access was lost through COVID-19 lockdowns. Sixty adult singers, including five facilitators, who ceased singing during lockdown submitted responses to an online qualitative survey. The respondents had all participated regularly in group singing for at least 5 years. Multi-faceted experiences of loss associated with mood, emotional regulation, access to shared joy and social connection were described by participants. Dissatisfaction with online singing alternatives and challenges of navigating a face-to-face return to group singing were emphasized. The research also describes the specific experience of singing group facilitators who described feelings of anguish related to not being able to resource their groups with singing and negative impacts on their personal and professional identities. In exploring what is lost to facilitators and group members due to pandemic intervention, this study highlights the value and experience of group singing involvement outside of the COVID-19 context.
Details
- Title
- How Australian singers experienced disruption to choir participation caused by pandemic lockdowns: A thematic analysis
- Authors
- Belinda Densley (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyKatrina Andrews - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyTrudi Flynn - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
- Publication details
- Psychology of Music, Vol.53(1), pp.111-126
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1177/03057356241234052
- ISSN
- 1741-3087; 0305-7356
- Copyright note
- © The Author(s) 2024. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
- Organisation Unit
- Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991008998902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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