Hello! I am writing to ask for your assistance in the distribution of surveys to students in your choir for my dissertation. The purpose of this study is to better understand motivational factors related to students who either continue or do not continue to participate in choir in college. With a better understanding of student motivational factors, choral directors may develop better methods of recruiting and retaining choir students. This online survey will take approximately 15 minutes for students to complete and will be completely anonymous. All answers and information will be kept confidential. The survey will ask students bout past experiences and future plans as well as family, work, school, and other significant events and people that have shaped their life. The survey is in an online format that you can forward to your students. Your choir students will also be asked to invite a friend who sang in High School Choir, but did not participate in College Choir to complete the survey.