Childhood to teacher : pre-service educators' formative musical learning through choral music

![CDATA[This paper explores different kinds of performance found in community singing. A difference exists between presentational performance where the roles of audience and artist are clearly defined and participatory performance where there is no audience-artist distinction (Turino, 2008). Turino, in fact, considers these two kinds of music making as different fields of artistic practice. Through data consisting of reflections from members of choirs and choral directors, a number of features are examined that relate to the lens of participatory performance (Turino, 2008). The research design gives rise to some findings about the participants’ and choir directors’ views about learning involved in choral music. Some learning is individual and includes learning how to rehearse, to develop vocal technique, to care for the voice and to expand their repertoire. Some learning is collective and encompasses the experience of joining together in music-making.]]