The Making of a Choral Group in a Community: A Panacea for Peace and Unity
Author(s):
Emmanuel Imasekhoevbo Aimiuwu
Publication Year:
2017
Type:
journal article
Journal/Book Title
International Journal of Innovative Language, Literature, and Art Studies
Publisher
Editor(s):
Pages:
14-17
Volume:
5
Issue:
2
Abstract:
A choir is a group of people singing together. The choir is the oldest of all musical groups. Before humans thought of making musical instruments, they used their own voices to make music together. Choral music comes directly from the people and it has a powerful and emotional impact than instrumental music. It is quite moving to hear a choir throw their hearts into a song, singing in harmony, various types of songs in various pitches, high and low. The purpose of this paper is to examine the process of forming a choral group in an African society with a view to standardize its formation and to take it to the next level of development and patronage. This paper will give a brief history of choral music and provides for adequate knowledge available to communities who need to form choral groups in order to make music accessible to the society and how a good choral group can be assembled in a society outside the church organization to foster peace and unity.
Citation (Chicago Author-Date):
Aimiuwu, Emmanuel Imasekhoevbo. 2017. “The Making of a Choral Group in a Community: A Panacea for Peace and Unity.” International Journal of Innovative Language, Literature, and Art Studies 5 (2): 14–17. https://seahipaj.org/journals-ci/june-2017/IJILLAS/full/IJILLAS-J-2-2017.pdf.