Bridget Mary Sweet
Biographic Data
| ID | 3440254 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bridget Mary Sweet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bridget Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Sweet |
| SIGNATURE | SWEET B M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Music, Urbana, IL, USA |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-2013-9821 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Multiple Case Study of Safe Place Within Two Choirs for Children and Adults With Disabilities
The purpose of this multiple case study was to examine meanings of safe place for facilitators, singers, and parents/caregivers in two community choral programs developed for persons with disabilities. Research foci included (a) how singer participants described safe place, (b) what strategies facilitators used to engage in building safe places, and (c) what barriers facilitators articulated in sustaining safe places. Over a 4-month period, prima…
Motherhood in the Music Academy
This study explored the perceptions of music professors as to their experiences navigating both the academy and motherhood. We utilized a multiple critical case study approach to understand the experiences of six participants, two of each representing early-career (assistant professors), midcareer (associate professors), and late-career (full professors) female-identifying music faculty with children. Analysis of the data revealed three themes. T…
Female Vocal Identity Development
The purpose of our phenomenology was to investigate the lived experiences of emerging female vocal identity development (ages 19–35 years) and how participants’ lived experiences shaped their future as musicians and music educators. Thirty-nine participants, freshmen through graduate students, enrolled in vocal music education or vocal performance programs within two large universities in the United States completed written responses to an open s…
Voice Change and Singing Experiences of Adolescent Females
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how undergraduate- and graduate-level choristers perceived the influence of adolescent female voice change on their singing experiences since the age of 11 years old. Data included individual and focus group interviews with 17 female collegiate choral singers enrolled in one of two women’s choirs at a large midwestern university. Three overarching themes emerged: perceptions of vocal develop…
The Adolescent Female Changing Voice
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate the experience of female voice change from the perspective of female middle and high school choral students. The study was guided by two questions: How do adolescent female choir students experience voice change? What is the essence of the experience of voice change for middle school and high school females in choir? “Co-researchers” included two students in Grades 6 through 12 (14 stu…
Negotiating Sexual Identity
Few studies in the field of teacher education have examined the experiences of gay and lesbian preservice teachers. Donahue (2007) suggests that gay and lesbian preservice teachers struggle with how to negotiate their sexual identity as developing teachers. This intrinsic case study explored how two preservice music teachers hid or disclosed their gay or lesbian identity during their studentteaching placements. The participants were enrolled in t…
Negotiating Sexual Identity
Few studies in the field of teacher education have examined the experiences of gay and lesbian preservice teachers. Donahue (2007) suggests that gay and lesbian preservice teachers struggle with how to negotiate their sexual identity as developing teachers. This intrinsic case study explored how two preservice music teachers hid or disclosed their gay or lesbian identity during their studentteaching placements. The participants were enrolled in t…
Motherhood in the Music Academy
This study explored the perceptions of music professors as to their experiences navigating both the academy and motherhood. We utilized a multiple critical case study approach to understand the experiences of six participants, two of each representing early-career (assistant professors), midcareer (associate professors), and late-career (full professors) female-identifying music faculty with children. Analysis of the data revealed three themes. T…
Voice Change and Singing Experiences of Adolescent Females
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how undergraduate- and graduate-level choristers perceived the influence of adolescent female voice change on their singing experiences since the age of 11 years old. Data included individual and focus group interviews with 17 female collegiate choral singers enrolled in one of two women’s choirs at a large midwestern university. Three overarching themes emerged: perceptions of vocal develop…
Negotiating Sexual Identity
Few studies in the field of teacher education have examined the experiences of gay and lesbian preservice teachers. Donahue (2007) suggests that gay and lesbian preservice teachers struggle with how to negotiate their sexual identity as developing teachers. This intrinsic case study explored how two preservice music teachers hid or disclosed their gay or lesbian identity during their studentteaching placements. The participants were enrolled in t…
The Adolescent Female Changing Voice
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate the experience of female voice change from the perspective of female middle and high school choral students. The study was guided by two questions: How do adolescent female choir students experience voice change? What is the essence of the experience of voice change for middle school and high school females in choir? “Co-researchers” included two students in Grades 6 through 12 (14 stu…
Female Vocal Identity Development
The purpose of our phenomenology was to investigate the lived experiences of emerging female vocal identity development (ages 19–35 years) and how participants’ lived experiences shaped their future as musicians and music educators. Thirty-nine participants, freshmen through graduate students, enrolled in vocal music education or vocal performance programs within two large universities in the United States completed written responses to an open s…
Voice Change and Singing Experiences of Adolescent Females
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how undergraduate- and graduate-level choristers perceived the influence of adolescent female voice change on their singing experiences since the age of 11 years old. Data included individual and focus group interviews with 17 female collegiate choral singers enrolled in one of two women’s choirs at a large midwestern university. Three overarching themes emerged: perceptions of vocal develop…
Motherhood in the Music Academy
This study explored the perceptions of music professors as to their experiences navigating both the academy and motherhood. We utilized a multiple critical case study approach to understand the experiences of six participants, two of each representing early-career (assistant professors), midcareer (associate professors), and late-career (full professors) female-identifying music faculty with children. Analysis of the data revealed three themes. T…
A Multiple Case Study of Safe Place Within Two Choirs for Children and Adults With Disabilities
The purpose of this multiple case study was to examine meanings of safe place for facilitators, singers, and parents/caregivers in two community choral programs developed for persons with disabilities. Research foci included (a) how singer participants described safe place, (b) what strategies facilitators used to engage in building safe places, and (c) what barriers facilitators articulated in sustaining safe places. Over a 4-month period, prima…
Diverse Music Education Insights (5 works) · Choir (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Singing (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Neuroscience and Music Perception (3 works) · Perception (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)