I think there are a lot of factors for this, and it varies from church to church. I've been in some churches that have had great choirs and have had plenty of men involved.
Unfortunately I think there are a number of possible reasons why men are not more involved. I agree with a lot of the reasons that have already been mentioned but I wanted to add a couple of extra from what I've seen. These are things I have just noticed being from different churches, it may or may not be the this way where you are. First, it seems to be that women are more likely to think they can sing well when they might not be able to, and men are more likely to think they can't sing even though they might be able to. Also throw in that a lot of church music is 4 part, and most guys aren't really tenors or basses and the difficulty of singing harmony. Secondly, choir for some churches seems to be more of a hang out/gossip session than an actual music rehearsal. I think for a lot of guys this tends to put them off. Lastly, in a number of churches I've been in men are simply involved in a number of different areas and they don't have the time for, or the other the areas conflict with, choir.
Unfortunately I think there are a number of possible reasons why men are not more involved. I agree with a lot of the reasons that have already been mentioned but I wanted to add a couple of extra from what I've seen. These are things I have just noticed being from different churches, it may or may not be the this way where you are. First, it seems to be that women are more likely to think they can sing well when they might not be able to, and men are more likely to think they can't sing even though they might be able to. Also throw in that a lot of church music is 4 part, and most guys aren't really tenors or basses and the difficulty of singing harmony. Secondly, choir for some churches seems to be more of a hang out/gossip session than an actual music rehearsal. I think for a lot of guys this tends to put them off. Lastly, in a number of churches I've been in men are simply involved in a number of different areas and they don't have the time for, or the other the areas conflict with, choir.
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