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The North American Choral Music Communitychoral singing by the numbers.• Thereareapproximately270,000 chorusesintheU.S.:41,000
K–12schoolchoirs,216,000churchchoirs,12,000independentprofessionalandcommunitychoruses.
• Anestimated32.5 million adultsand10.1 million childrensinginchoirs—that’satotalof42.6 million singers overall,ormorepeoplethanliveinCalifornia.
• Nearly23%ofhouseholdshaveoneormorechoralsingers.
• ResearchfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheArtscorroboratesChorusAmerica’sresearchshowingthatchoralsingingisthemostpopularformofperformingartsparticipationintheU.S.
choral singers and their attributes. • Choralsingersaremorephilanthropic,civic-minded,and
supportiveoftheartsthanthegeneralpublic.Theyvolunteerintheircommunitiesmorefrequently,participateinpolitics,andattendmoreartsperformances.
• Choralsingersarebetterteamplayers,haveenhancedsocialskills,andarereliablegroupparticipants.
the impact of choral singing on children.• Childrenwhosinginchoruseshavegreateracademicsuccessand
gainvaluablelifeskills,suchasself-discipline,self-confidence,creativity,focus,responsibility,responsiveness,memory,andmotivation.
• Studentchoirparticipationenhancessocialskillssuchasreadingandmanagingemotions,listening,andmakingfriends.
• Choralsingingcankeepsomestudentsengagedinschoolwhomightotherwisebelost.
singing in a chorus bridges social gaps, raises awareness, and increases tolerance.• Singingregularlyinachoralgroupbringspeopletogether
fromdifferentsocio-economic,racial,cultural,andreligiousbackgrounds.
• Choralsingingengenderscooperationwithandtoleranceforpeopleofvaryinglifestylesandpoliticalpointsofview.
• Choralrepertoirefromdifferentcountriesandculturespromotesgreaterunderstandingandappreciationofothertraditions,time-periods,andlanguages.
choruses enrich communities.• Chorusesoffercountlessconcertsofgreatbeautyand
emotionalimpact.
• Chorusestakemusicintoschools,hospitals,nursinghomes,andcommunitycenterstopeoplewithoutaccesstomusic.
• Choralsingingprovideslifelonglearningopportunities,andinvolvespeopleinworkingtogethertocreatesomethingofbeautythattheycouldnotdoalone.
Read more at www.chorusamerica.org
For access to research about the choral community, contact: Robin L. Perry, director of communications [email protected]
1156 15th street, NW, suite 310 Washington, Dc 20005
Mailing address: PO Box 2646 arlington, Va 22202-0646
p 202.331.7577 f 202.331.7599
www.chorusamerica.org