Group dynamics and the small choir: An application of select models from behavioural and social psychology

PAUL E. GUISE studied music at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where he received his B.Mus. degree in Electroacoustics and Voice. He later studied composition and theory at the University of Western Ontario and went on to open a private studio instructing primarily in voice and piano. Most recently, Mr. Guise has completed his M.Mus. degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, where he focused on Canadian choral literature and group dynamics within the small choir. An advocate of interdisciplinary education, Mr. Guise is currently completing his M.B.A. through Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, with a primary emphasis on group dynamics and a secondary focus on international trade and finance. Active as a composer, conductor, and freelance record producer, Paul Guise currently lives in Mississauga, Ontario with his wife Jan.