Source note · R038
Lives and Careers in Music: A Social Identity Perspective on Brass Music-making
Submitted in 2009; doctorate awarded in 2010.
Brass musicians’ lives and careers are explored through social identity across amateur and professional settings.
- Setting
- Related music & arts
- Kind of evidence
- Qualitative & case studies
- Review extent
- Selected sections reviewed
What was studied
A doctoral study combining 41 interviews and 572 survey responses; the available appraisal concerns Volume One.
What it contributes
The thesis considers how musical roles, careers and affiliations connect with personal identity.
Where the evidence stops
Overlap between the interview and survey samples is not established. Selected sections do not justify unreviewed demographic claims, causal conclusions or a band-only interpretation.
About this review
This is a targeted review of selected sections. The record should not be read as an appraisal of the entire work.
Source note updated September 7, 2026. Read our approach to evidence.