The microculture that I plan on studying is the choral community on campus, specifically the Carolina Choir. This group, once proving their proficiency at singing, willingly takes a class four days a week, which serves as their practice time, with minimal compensation. Before they can even enroll in this class, they must audition and demonstrate adequate skills to be beneficial to the group. As a whole, Carolina Choir is more than half women. A friend of mine is a member of the Carolina Choir and devotes his time this art. The fact that these people have a working knowledge for music as well as intrinsic skill interests me.
Taken from what I already know about people in Carolina choir, the multitudes of time that need to be put into this class through the practicing during class time and concerts performed in the students free time, I hypothesize that the people who make up the Carolina Choir are not only skilled but also extremely dedicated. While they are together, I would expect them to talk about how they should work on and improve their skill and to use jargon associated with the musical community, such as scales, notes, and musical pieces. I would also expect them to have another area of study that they are deeply devoted to studying, like music, which they would talk about with other members of the group.
My purpose for studying the Carolina Choir would be to determine any positive effects from their devotion to music. I would see if there was a link in the effort that they put into their art and their other studies by the way and how much they talk about them. If they do put in the same effort, their dedication can be beneficial to the rest of campus. Not only would the music bring culture to campus but also their work ethic can also have a positive effect on the people around them.