TY - JOUR
T1 - Traditional opera and young people
T2 - Cantonese opera as personal development
AU - LO, Wai Han
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/4/3
Y1 - 2017/4/3
N2 - Cantonese opera, one of the regional opera forms in China, flourishes mainly in the southern province of Guangdong. By exploring the culture of Cantonese operatic singing, this study explores the role of traditional music in the lives of young people. Ethnography was chosen as the method of data collection and to describe the findings of the study. The rituals and core values of Cantonese operatic singing lessons were identified. The findings showed that musical tastes not only have sociability and performative components, they also have physical components. Young people construct the rituals of learning Cantonese opera as an important context for their personal development.
AB - Cantonese opera, one of the regional opera forms in China, flourishes mainly in the southern province of Guangdong. By exploring the culture of Cantonese operatic singing, this study explores the role of traditional music in the lives of young people. Ethnography was chosen as the method of data collection and to describe the findings of the study. The rituals and core values of Cantonese operatic singing lessons were identified. The findings showed that musical tastes not only have sociability and performative components, they also have physical components. Young people construct the rituals of learning Cantonese opera as an important context for their personal development.
KW - culture and ethnography
KW - music
KW - Rituals
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84961390537&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02673843.2016.1163503
DO - 10.1080/02673843.2016.1163503
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84961390537
SN - 0267-3843
VL - 22
SP - 238
EP - 249
JO - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
JF - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
IS - 2
ER -