The document discusses the lack of diversity in public school choirs in Chicago and Tucson. It provides examples of specific elementary, middle, and high schools and summarizes responses from students and teachers about their experiences and perspectives on choir. Minority high school students provide reasons for not joining choir, such as a lack of singing ability, not reading music, music being boring, lack of friends in choir, or inability to afford trips. The document raises the issue of a lack of diversity in choirs and questions potential solutions.

1. The Lack of Diversity in Public
School Chorus
Why does this exist?

2. Chicago and Tucson Public Schools
• Brenan Elementary
• Sutherland Elementary
• Corliss High School
• Simeon High School
• Tucson High School
• Palo Verde High School

3. Sutherland Elementary School

4. Kindergarten Thru Fifth Grade-
Children Responses

5. Kindergarten Thru Fifth Grade-
Children Responses
• Play Time
• Nursery Rhymes
• Singing holiday music
• Singing for family and friends
• Singing on field trips

6. Kindergarten Thru Fifth Grade-
Teacher’s Response
• Requirement
• Enjoying
• Singing in Concerts
• Singing in Assemblies

7. Elementary Choir Students

8. Middle School Choir Students

9. Julian High School

10. High School- Music Students

11. High School- Teacher Response
What do you love about
Teaching Music in your Choir?
• Creating new musicians
• Exposure to different genres of
music
• Sharing my musical knowledge with
others
• Creating long-time relationships
with my students
• Exposing them to different cultures

12. High School- Teacher’s Response
Why do you think your choir lack
diversity?

13. High School- Minority High School
Students
Why are you not in choir?
• Lack Singing ability
• I cannot read music
• The music is boring
• None of my friends are in
choir
• I already sing for my
church’s choir
• I cannot afford to attend the
annual high tour.

14. Julian High School Chorus

15. Chicago Community Chorus

16. Corliss High School Chorus

17. Are non-choir members involved in
any kind of music?

18. Gospel Choir
“Singing from the Heart and Uplifting Others”

19. Simeon High School- Corliss High
School

20. Solution???