This article conveys data collected in an ethnographic case study exploring monthly participatory community singing events in one city in the American Midwest. I analyze these data through the lens of a “traditional” choral conductor who, prior to undertaking this investigation, had little knowledge about participatory singing traditions; I also utilize scholarship about participatory versus presentational music activities as defined by Turino. Themes that arose during data analysis include: the context of folk music culture of Middletown, the inclusivity of community singing events, the role of the song-leader in facilitating these events, and “wounding stories” from participants who were discouraged by music educators. Perhaps in reflecting on the dichotomy between performative and participatory singing events, the choral community may begin to unlearn strictures that make some singers feel unwelcome.

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“它只是让你充满”：在一个美国城市举行的每月社区歌唱活动的文化

本文传达了在一项民族志案例研究中收集的数据，该案例研究探索了美国中西部一个城市每月参与的社区歌唱活动。我从一位“传统”合唱指挥的角度分析这些数据，他在进行这项调查之前，对参与式演唱传统知之甚少。我还利用 Turino 所定义的关于参与性和展示性音乐活动的学术研究。数据分析中出现的主题包括：米德尔敦的民间音乐文化背景、社区歌唱活动的包容性、歌曲领导者在促进这些活动中的作用，以及被音乐教育者劝阻的参与者的“伤人故事”。也许在反思表演性和参与性歌唱活动之间的二分法时，