Date

7-15-2024

Department

School of Music

Degree

Doctor of Music Education (DME)

Chair

Nathan Street

Keywords

Servant leadership, Community choir, Music Literacy, Community Partnership

Disciplines

Music

Abstract

Despite servant leadership primarily establishing itself as an appropriate leadership style, there is little research on how servant leadership affects community choirs in music education. Community choirs are prevalent in music education due to the number of individuals seeking choral experiences and community gatherings to sing and express their musicality. This hermeneutic qualitative phenomenological study explores the leadership styles of community choir choral conductors and their perspectives on servant leadership. By surveying current choral conductors of community choirs and community partnerships, this qualitative study identifies the overarching leadership styles and servant leadership qualities that are consciously considered or not implemented by community choir choral conductors. Perspectives on choral music literacy and community partnerships are leading themes in how a choral conductor as a servant leader influences community choirs. Through surveying and comparing the data from multiple choral conductors, community choir members, and community partners, discovering the effectiveness of servant leadership will aid in depicting the effects of servant leadership in music literacy and community partnerships. This study could showcase the advantageous benefits of servant leadership in community choirs. With a dependable leadership alternative to traditional top-down leadership styles in conducting, not only can the musicianship elevate amongst the community members, but the effects of building partnerships and sustainable relationships with the community can flourish and reflect the commitment of the choral conductor as a servant leader.

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