ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to investigate the problems and possibilities of bringing some aspects of informal music learning practices into the secondary music classroom. This work, which is ongoing, is supported by a large number of organizations and individuals, to whom owe an enormous debt of acknowledgement and thanks. Details of how the work was done, teaching materials, and further examination of the author's findings to date can be found in other publications, although there is still much more to be done. The chapter considers the notion of 'natural learning process'. While first attempting to copy their chosen song, in several groups including the one described, the percussion played along with the rhythm of the vocal line or main melody, rather than the rhythm of the percussion. In formal education, teachers usually select music with the intent to introduce learners to areas with which they are not already familiar.
