2012 members survey discussion. context majority views minority(?) views poll overview overview
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Is an amateur rather than a ‘community’ choir Started from a group of 6 people in 2002 10 years later is 10 times larger Has a diverse repertoire - which has grown to include more, and more challenging, pieces The Pakefield Singers The Pakefield Singers Context And has changed colour..TRANSCRIPT
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20122012Members SurveyMembers Survey
DiscussionDiscussion
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Context Majority views Minority(?)
views Poll
OverviewOverview
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Is an amateur rather than a ‘community’ choir
Started from a group of 6 people in 2002
10 years later is 10 times larger Has a diverse repertoire - which has
grown to include more, and more challenging, pieces
The Pakefield SingersThe Pakefield Singers Context
And has changed colour ..
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Largely thanks to ..Largely thanks to .. Context
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The Choir currently containsThe Choir currently containsContext
12 First Sopranos13 Second
Sopranos11 First Altos6 Second Altos6 First Tenors1 Second Tenor7 First Basses5 Second Basses
Total: 61 of whom 58 took part in the survey
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The Choir – a motley crew?The Choir – a motley crew?Context
Some have been members since the Choir began
Some joined later and others only recently
Some have a lot of experience both of singing and of being in choirs
Some have less, and some have none Some can read music, some can’t Some can sight-sing, some can’t Most may be somewhere in-between
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majority majority views views
– what most members agree – what most members agree aboutabout
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Most members are very Most members are very satisfied..satisfied..
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Comfort invoice part
Satisfactionwith repertoire
How friendly isthe choir?
Learning aboutsinging
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and like the way choir is run ..and like the way choir is run ..
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Musical direction Generalorganisation of
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Information-giving
Organisation ofrehearsals
Opportunities forexpressing ideas
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they also said they liked..they also said they liked..
Being part of a choir that makes such a lovely Being part of a choir that makes such a lovely sound!sound!
Being able to sing at a high standardBeing able to sing at a high standard Singing, friendly atmosphere, brilliant tuitionSinging, friendly atmosphere, brilliant tuition The variety of songs and performing them in The variety of songs and performing them in
different, wonderful placesdifferent, wonderful places Other people’s enjoyment of the choirOther people’s enjoyment of the choir The quality of advice and the standards that are The quality of advice and the standards that are
expected of membersexpected of members
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.. .. but some are happier than but some are happier than othersothers
Overall Satisfaction
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Bass 2 Bass 1 Tenor 2 Tenor 1 Alto 2 Alto 1 Soprano 2 Soprano 1
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Overall conclusionOverall conclusion
Although people generally seem to be very happy with the choir, there may be some room for improvement….
mm.. mm.. where?where?
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minority (?)minority (?) views views
– or what we know less about– or what we know less about
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Lone voices [I] Lone voices [I] Some discomfort with voice
parts More links with other choirs More young, or younger,
voices Work/Social balance in
rehearsals No break/more defined break Don’t like being treated like
children Favouritism? Singing days
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Lone voices [II] Lone voices [II]
Cost and use of professionals (P)
Repertoire - some strong dislikes (P)
Members reps – does system work? (P)
Opportunities to sing solos (P) More small group singing (P) Opportunities to sing other
parts (P) Swap voice parts (P)
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Lone voices [III] Lone voices [III]
Different uniform (P) More support for less
experienced (P) More sight-singing practice
(P) Difficulty with other languages
(P) More warm-up time? (P) More hearty singing time? (P) More cabarets (P)
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Repertoire Repertoire PREFERRED BALANCE OF MUSIC
Preference Number %Equal (50/50) 13 22.4Prefer lighter music 11 19.0Prefer more serious music
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Don’t mind what we sing
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Total 58 1001/3 Equal/don’t mind - 1/5 Lighter - almost 1/2 More serious
Overall, choir appears to like 60/40 (serious/light) split