School of Humanaites, Faculty of Arts
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY NSW 2109
SYDNEY•AUSTRALIA
Chief Investigator / Supervisor: Prof. Diane Hughes - Phone: +61 2 9850 2175 - Email: diane.hughes@mq.edu.au
PhD Candidate/Primary researcher: Joanna Fabro - M: +61 422 446 856 - Email: joanna.fabro@students.mq.edu.au
Participant Information and Consent Form
Exploring Melisma in Contemporary Popular Music Practice and Pedagogy
You are invited to participate in a study of melisma in Contemporary Popular Music Styles (CPM, also known as CCM). The purpose of the study is to understand how melisma is used, learnt, taught, and viewed in CPM singing styles.
The research is being conducted by Joanna Fabro, in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, under the supervision of Prof. Diane Hughes of the School of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Macquarie University (P: +61 2 9850 2175).
This online survey will take between 15-30 minutes to complete. Questions ask about your personal views and use of melisma in relation to style, aesthetic values, and learning and teaching methods. Questions 1-4 relate to your background and are for contextual purposes. No preparation or specialist knowledge is needed to take part.
For the purposes of this study, Contemporary Popular Music (CPM), also known as CCM is defined as: Styles of Western popular music such as blues, gospel, soul, pop, rock, RnB, country, folk, and jazz. This study excludes the Western Classical and Music Theatre genres.
All information gathered during this study is confidential, except as required by law. The results will be made available through journal articles, conference papers and publication of the PhD through Macquarie University repository. No individual will be identified in any publication of the results. The raw data will only be accessible to the chief investigator, co-investigator, and secondary supervisor. A summary of the results of the data can be made available to you on request in the form of a copy of the journal article.
The ethical aspects of this study have been approved by the Macquarie University Human Research Ethics Committee. If you have any complaints or reservations about any ethical aspect of your participation in this research, you may contact the Committee through the Director, Research Ethics & Integrity (telephone (02) 9850 7854; email ethics@mg.edu.au). Any complaint you make will be treated and investigated, and you will be informed of the outcome.
To participate in this study, you must be over the age of 18 and be a singer or singing teacher who predominantly sings or teaches CPM styles and is living in the USA, UK, or Australia. Participation in this study is entirely voluntary: you are not obliged to participate, and you are free to withdraw at any time without having to give a reason and without consequence, however, any information gathered up to that point may be used in the final data.
