Crafting Choral Phenomena and Choral Music Education in India

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Crafting Choral Phenomena and Choral Music Education in India

Year : 2026

Publisher : Taylor and Francis

Source Title : Music Education in South Asia: Context and Practice

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Abstract

The chapter discusses how a range of cultural practices structured around colonial and indigenous encounters and definite geographies spell out sacred and creative expressions in choral pedagogies. Through phases of regular and intermittent ethnographies, spanning from 2013 to 2017, in Goa and Shillong, critical approaches to teaching, learning, and performing draw out distinct choral repertoires. The research is centred around exploring indigenous content, in terms of intonation, language, imperial imprints, cultural overlaps, and experimentations. It returns to the idea of the sacred and its manifestations and purpose. Furthermore, the future of the choral renditions becomes a crucial concern. Accordingly, I address the following questions. (1) How do Western-style choir groups demonstrate Indigeneity? (2) How does one outline the motif of sacrality embedded in choirs? (3) What is the legacy of the choral music that is being crafted in the Indian subcontinent?.