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I feel that by doing my field study on the musical choir subculture I was once a part of, I can give back to my former culture by giving people on the outside more information about the culture and a better understanding of what they do everyday in their culture. This way people don't judge people in musical choir and they have an understanding as to why they do the things they do. I can let people know through my field research how singing and being in choir can actually benefit you in other subjects of school, such as English and Math. I can let people know about how music actually helps you remember things better and give them examples and reasons as to how that is possible. All of these things I plan on talking about in my mini-ethnography, and all of these things give back to the culture I was once apart of in many different ways. The main reason it gives back to people in the culture is it gives people a better feel and understanding about the culture, which would result in less judgment and more understanding of the musical culture as a whole and not just what you see.

By doing my field study over musical choir, I am giving people in my class and in my community a better feel for the culture as well as a better understanding of their environment, actions, and work ethic in their culture. I am giving valuable information to my fellow classmates that they can use when it comes to looking at a choir. Instead of judging them by how they look, people will judge them by how they act. Instead of making fun of people who are in choir, people will appreciate their efforts and see the benefits of being in a musical choir. These are the things I want to accomplish when I do my mini-ethnography, and I feel these things will not only benefit people who are not familiar with the culture, but help the choir members as well because less people will stereotype them because they will have a better understanding of the culture. So, through my research, I will benefit the community because they will understand more and have a better understanding as to why people like to be in choir. It will also benefit people in the culture because people will have a better understanding of the culture and see how being in choir is beneficial in more than one way, which will result in less stereotyping and people in choir getting made fun of.