In-Class Research Questions

1. My readers will care about my issue because it is an important part of our culture today. Everywhere you look you see a form of music, and more and more people are wanting to be in choir because of how many forms of music we have in our society. It interests them, and it gives people a sense of purpose and belonging. These are just a few of the reasons people care about how I am going to talk about the musical choir subculture.

2. Some things outsiders will want to know about my specific culture are things such as: Why is music important, What are some of the qualities of a musical choir, How is music taught to members of a choir, How do they prepare for shows and other musical events, etc. These are just a few questions outsiders will want answered when it comes to knowing about the musical choir subculture. With these questions, outsiders can get a basic understanding of the subculture and why the subculture is the way it is.

3. Some of the things readers already know about musical choir is it is a group of boys and girls singing in unison, they know the choir is conducted by a director, and that most choirs not only have to sing, but dance as well. People also know a little bit about how music is taught and how students perform, but most people don't enough about that to bother. 

4. I want my readers to know about how music affects a group of people and the importance of musical choir in our society today. People don't realize how much music affects our society. It gives us a sense of belonging, purpose, and has the power to warm the heart and soul. It is a very powerful thing and people need to know why it is so important and powerful, and I hope to show this in my field research.

5. Some of the things I want to show my readers will be hard to persuade them. So, on some of the concepts I want to show in my mini-ethnography, such as the importance of musical choir in society today, I need to make sure I have a lot of examples as to how choir is important, how it has affected people, how it's given them a sense of belonging, etc. So, to answer the question, the readers will not be persuaded easily, but they can be persuaded as long as I have plenty of details and examples.

6. When my mini-ethnography is done, and people have read what research I have done over the musical choir subculture, readers will realize how important musical choir is in our society today as well as what it does for people outside the culture and through my research, readers can show other people the research I have done and get them to realize just how important musical choir is in our society today. Plus, through my research, some readers might become interested in my subculture and decide to research it themselves, and then they can use my research as a reference to their own research.