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o c i e t y  \ns  \nf o r m u s i c  \nm  \ne d u c a t i o n  \ne  \ni n c o r p o r a t e d  \nfemale voices of varying linguistic diversity in the Northern Territory  \nLyndsay Sealey and Annie Mitchell  \nSouthern Cross University  \nAbstract  \nComposing Territory is a research project with two main aims. The first aim is to identify optimal composition and arrangement techniques for choral works written for female singers from various linguistic backgrounds in the Northern Territory whose voices are undergoing pubertal changes. The second aim is the creation of twelve choral compositions plus an accompanying teaching resource, to provide sequential delivery appropriate to the educational context of the region, wherein the majority of choral educators have no music training.  \nThe diverse and transient nature of the Northern Territory’s population and the lack of education training and resources for choral delivery make traditional choral works inaccessible and tonal homogeneity of choirs unlikely. By changing the way we compose choral works it may be possible to ensure student learning continues through the period of female vocal change, achieve more homogenous sounds from linguistically diverse choristers, and successfully establish choral blend.  \nUnderpinning the compositional process with pedagogical considerations of linguistic differences and pubertal changes delivered through appropriate teaching strategies and resources will be significant outcomes ofthis projects. These outcomes could ensure non-music specialists are better equipped for choral delivery and student learning continues throughout voice change processes unhindered by individual linguistic background.  \nKey words: Female vocal change  \nComposing Territory is a PhD research project that aims to identify new methods of composition for choral works written for female singers in the Northern Territory who come from diverse linguistic backgrounds and whose voices are transitioning through puberty, and to create pedagogical resources to facilitate the process of choral delivery for untrained music teachers.  \nCurrently, choral works are arranged for traditional voice types based on range—Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass and Treble—despite research finding that voices in transition do not match the relevant pitch ranges and capabilities designated to these voice types (Gackle, 1991). Compositions written specifically for middle school age students aged  \ntwelve to fifteen are written to a set of arbitrary musicianship skills that it is assumed a student aged twelve to fifteen would have attained in prior music studies. These works neither address nor accommodate female voice change in puberty.  \nThe lyrics in current compositions are often borrowed from classical or religious texts, assuming a base knowledge of a common tongue and fundamental intrinsic aural skills that enable the student to perform basic vowel modification for the purpose of tonal homogeneity in group singing. These works assume that students who speak the same language will have uniformity of pronunciation, but in multi-cultural regions such as the Northern Territory, where various dialects  \nfrom each of the three major forms of Australian English—Standard Australian English, Aboriginal English and Ethno-Cultural Australian English—are prevalent, traditional vowel pronunciation is rare and tonal homogeneity unlikely.  \nThrough eleven years of choral teaching in the Northern Territory (NT) I have found the following to be true:  \n• Our teachers and students are unaware that adolescent female voices go through a six-year period of voice change.  \n• Our choristers are intensely affected by their use of various dialects of Australian English.  \nNone of the repertoire used by NT choirs is written or arranged with either of these issues as a consideration.  \nOur choirs are taught primarily by teachers with no music ","cbCaijUY9vMvmW2m","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijUY9vMvmW2m","pdf",306875,13,"English","# Abstract\n## Research aims\n## Rationale and educational context\n## Current repertoire limitations\n## Project evolution and aims\n## Focus of the paper\n# Literature Review","[{\"question\":\"What are the two main aims of the Composing Territory project?\",\"answer\":\"To identify optimal composition and arrangement techniques for choral works for pubertal female voice change across diverse linguistic backgrounds in the Northern Territory, and to create twelve choral compositions with an accompanying teaching resource.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the project argue that traditional choral works are inaccessible in the Northern Territory?\",\"answer\":\"Because population diversity and limited education training and resources for choral delivery make traditional repertoire difficult to use, while tonal homogeneity among linguistically diverse singers is unlikely.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper describe issues with existing choral arrangements and lyrics for students?\",\"answer\":\"Current works are arranged by conventional voice ranges and assume pronunciation uniformity and foundational listening skills, but in multicultural settings different dialects can disrupt vowel pronunciation and make tonal homogeneity unlikely.\"}]","Composing Territory - Abstract - New methods of composing choral works for female voices undergoing puberty in Australia's Northern Territory | PDF",1792078214,33]