Practiceschants
Practiceschants is a term used to describe the practice of using chants during training, practice sessions, and routine work to reinforce procedures, values, or goals. Coined in contemporary education and workplace studies, the word fuses practice with chants, often as a single compound and in non-ritualized settings.
The concept does not belong to a single discipline, but has appeared in ethnomusicology discussions of voice-based
Practiceschants serve as memory aids, tempo for coordination, and social bonding. They can help reinforce safety
Critics argue that reliance on chants may encourage rote repetition or suppress critical questioning, while proponents
Variations include leader-chorus formats, call-and-response structures, and the use of digital audio loops in virtual training.