Music Opinions and Preferences of High School Students in Select and Nonselect Choruses.

Abstract

This investigation examined music opinions and preferences of 242 high school choral students in select (n=132) and nonselect (/7=110) choral ensembles. Subjects listened to 15 examples of various styles of choral music (popular, folk, and art music) performed by The King's Singers. At the completion of each example, subjects responded to six questions concerning (a) opinion as to like/dislike of the example, (b) desire to perform the selection in their choral ensembles, (c) desire to hear more of the example, (d) musical value of the example, (e) familiarity of the example, and (f) ability to identify the example. Additional variables considered were age, grade, number of years in choir, and the number of awards and honors received for musical achievement. Two way analyses of variance with repeated measures revealed that there were no significant differences in select and nonselect group responses to the examples as related to any of the variables. Further comparisons indicated that subjects within groups responded differentially to the examples, and additional examination revealed interaction between groups and examples. Both groups seemed to prefer popular music over other genres. Neither group preferred music that contained dissonance or polyphony. Both groups rated rock music and popular music as their favorite styles of music. Select choir members rated classical music higher than nonselect members; nonselect choir members rated the country/western style of music higher than did select subjects. When ranking the importance of musical components in determining preference, select subjects rated harmony higher than nonselect subjects; nonselect subjects rated rhythm higher than did select subjects.

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