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Do choirs have accents?
Now I am 3 years into the PhD I have some thoughts I would like to share with you…
Here’s a wee thread🧵#AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #SingingResearch #SpheresOfSinging
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Now I am 3 years into the PhD I have some thoughts I would like to share with you…
Here’s a wee thread🧵#AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #SingingResearch #SpheresOfSinging
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Why?
Over 2 million people sing in choirs every week in the UK.
Everyone has an accent - and accents can differ by many different social factors (incl. region, age, gender, education and more).
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Over 2 million people sing in choirs every week in the UK.
Everyone has an accent - and accents can differ by many different social factors (incl. region, age, gender, education and more).
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Choir directors anecdotally report differences in choir sound by region. And, in musicology, Classical singing technique™ and choral singing has been associated with Received Pronunciation AKA “the Queen’s English”.
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