##There are some sports in which musical participation is an important part of team membership. This article examines group chants known as "set cheers," which are an integral part of women´s softball team participation. Set cheers have common musical characteristics with slight differences based on region and age of players, form, rhythm, melody and text play important parts in how set cheers build group cohesiveness. Informal oral transmission and composition of set cheers promote identity as athletes and leadership opportunities for women in softball teams,##
Keywords: music and sports, oral composition, cheerleaders and music, group cohesiveness and music, ritual and sports, identity and sports
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