Community, commitment and the ten 'Commandments's : singing in the Coro Furlan, Melbourne, Australia
Southcott, Jane and Joseph, Dawn 2013, Community, commitment and the ten 'Commandments's : singing in the Coro Furlan, Melbourne, Australia, International journal of community music, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 5-21.
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Community, commitment and the ten 'Commandments's : singing in the Coro Furlan, Melbourne, Australia
Membership of community music groups by older people can enhance quality of life, provide a sense fulfillment, and create a space through which cultural identity may be shared. This case study explores community and cultural engagement by members of the Coro Furlan, an Italian male community choir in Melbourne, Australia. Members were interviewed and data analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three broad themes were identified: sense of community, maintenance of cultural identity, and sustaining well-being through shared music making. The choir members perform music from Italy and elsewhere and consider themselves to be custodians of Friulan choral music. Singing in this choir has offered members an opportunity to value, learn, and share music in formal and informal settings. This paper identifies how music engagement can facilitate successful ageing through commitment to community, singing and following the ten ‘Commandments’ of the Coro Furlan.
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