I detta sja?lvsta?ndiga arbete tog jag fo?r fo?rsta ga?ngen chansen att a?gna mig a?t komposition fo?r ko?r. Jag iakttog och dokumenterade den initialt kra?vande processen att komma iga?ng, men ocksa? ka?nslan av att det lossnade efter att avgo?rande beslut hade fattats. Detta arbete resulterade i ett folkmusikinspirerat arrangemang och tva? tonsatta dikter av Catharina O?stman.

Denna underso?kning syftar till fo?rso?ka beskriva de faktorer som go?r att sa?ngare i amato?rko?rer va?ljer att sjunga i just ko?r. Den syftar a?ven till att underso?ka hur va?l amato?rsa?ngarnas ko?rledare uppfattar dessa anledningar och om det finns en samsyn kring vad som a?r viktigt i ko?rverksamheten. Studien bygger pa? enka?tunderso?kningar som ko?rsa?ngarna har svarat pa?, samt intervjuer med ko?rledarna.I bakgrunden sa? beskrivs ko?rsa?ngens historia och var amato?rko?ren kommer ifra?n.

Hip-hop music has long been an expressive medium used by individuals from marginalized areas in Sweden to address social issues and shape their identities. Through interviews with Swedish hip-hop artists and analysis of lyrics, this bachelor thesis explores the self-expression of the artists and how they express their views of society. It focuses on how social problems are expressed and understood, as well as on how the artists view the depiction of contemporary Swedish hip-hop music in media. Additionally, the study investigates how hip-hop artists themselves perceive the significance of their music lyrics. Furthermore, I explore the impact of music on the identity of hip-hop artists from marginalized areas, as perceived by the artists themselves. To gain a comprehensive understanding, the ethnographic study employs semi-structured interviews and participant observation with four non-ethnically Swedish hiphop artists who live or have grown up in disadvantaged areas in Sweden.