What is it about?
We look at the uptake rates of high school band, choir, and orchestra by male and female students in the United States over a 30 year period.
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Why is it important?
We find more females than males consistently take music courses, but the precise ratios vary by ensemble. Choir tends to have a 70:30 female to male ratio, while the instrumental ensembles are much closer to 50:50, though females still predominate.
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This page is a summary of: National estimates of male and female enrolment in American high school choirs, bands and orchestras, Music Education Research, November 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14613808.2014.972923.
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