Appendix 3 ch. 1 Letter to the Athlone and District Union. Cape Town's ghoema musical complex -- An early history of the Cape -- Cultural life in the early Cape -- Coloured identity -- Language diversities, religious differences and gender -- Ambiguous identity and government ambivalence -- Cultural hybridity -- Emerging themes -- Why Christmas bands? -- Fieldwork and methodology -- Comparative study -- Outline -- Notes -- ch. 2 Ethnography of the Christmas Bands Movement -- History of the Christmas Bands Movement -- Meetings -- The road marches -- The reinterpretation of public space: Spectacular moments -- Federal structures -- Cultural identity, religious and moral underpinnings -- Respectability -- Strategies of discipline -- Constructing value -- Musical sound of community -- Notes -- ch. 3 The St Joseph's Christmas Band -- Biographical sketches of band members -- Hannes September: founder and "father" of the band -- Wallace Witbooi: Bandmaster -- Chris Petersen: Captain -- Anthony Tockley: Chairperson -- Sharon Tockley: Secretary -- Peter Noble: Treasurer -- Cecil Tookley: Senior drum major -- Embodied subjectivity -- Notes -- ch. 4 From oral/aural to literate: Musical transmission in the Christmas Bands -- Ambivalent notions about reading music -- Ownership of instruments -- The roles of the bandmaster and captain -- Learning the "solo" in St Joseph's -- Conflicting ideas: Bandmaster's aspirations versus community's expectations -- Visiting other bands -- Star of Peace Christmas Band, Bishop Lavis -- Royal Crusaders Christmas Band, Bellville -- Palm Crusaders Christmas Band, Ravensmead -- Perseverance Christmas Band, Elsies River -- Biographical sketches of musical directors of other bands -- Rochelle Klassen, Star of Calvary Christmas Band, Heathfield -- Byron Abrahams, Good Hope Christmas Band, Grassy Park -- In conclusion -- Notes -- ch. 5 Militarism in the bands: Christmas Bands Competitions -- Background to the competitions -- Getting ready for the union competition -- The City and Suburban Union Competition -- The "solo" -- "Best-dressed band" -- "Grand march past" -- The contestation of process -- Why competitions? -- Paternalism and masculinity -- Military influence -- Christmas band competitions and the local-global contexts -- The spectacular nature of competitions -- Conclusions -- Notes -- ch. 6 Hidden subjectivities: Women's involvement in the Christmas bands -- Gendered scholarship -- Advance of the women's sector -- Women in the Christmas Bands Movement -- Royal Crusaders Christmas Band -- Mrs Shirley de Kock -- Women as music educators -- Ms Christine Fondling -- Star of Calvary Christmas Band -- Women in executive positions -- Gendered citizenship -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch. 7 Reflections and conclusions -- Notes -- APPENDICES -- Appendix 1 Membership of the Christmas Bands Boards -- Appendix 2 Hymn: Great is Thy Faithfulness -- Appendix 3 Letter to the Athlone and District Union.
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