Nurturing Harmony:Nonformal Vocal Learning in Aligo Vocal

  • Muh. Kurniawan Adi Kusuma Wiharja Universitas Negeri Makassar
  • Faidhul Inayah Universitas Negeri Makassar
Keywords: Nasyid, Nonformal learning, music learning in community, imitasi, peer teaching

Abstract

Vocal learning can not only occur within the scope of formal education, but can also occur within the scope of community-based non-formal learning. Aligo Vocal Msuic is one of the nasyid communities that implements vocal learning in its group. This study aims to analyze how the vocal learning process that occurs in Aligo Vocal Music as one of the professional nasyid groups in Makassar City. How does the Aligo Vocal Music community-based non-formal vocal learning happen, and what methods are used in the vocal learning. This research is designed with a qualitative method, data is collected by the method of systematic and situation-free observation of participants. The type of interview used is structured and unstructured interviews, conducted in a guided manner. The study of documents was carried out by collecting data and analyzing information in the form of images, videos, and writings about the learning that occurred in Aligo Vocal Music.data analysis techniques used triangulation from Miles, Huberman, and Saldana. The results of the study show that Aligo Vocal Music applies the principle of flexibility and adapts to the needs of the audience as an implementation of non-formal education. The community-based music education that occurs applies 5 characteristics, namely flexible, participatory, practice-based, collaborative, and contextual.  The learning methods carried out are imitation in individual learning, and peer teaching-based learning methods in group learning.

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Published
2026-06-20
How to Cite
Muh. Kurniawan Adi Kusuma Wiharja, & Faidhul Inayah. (2026). Nurturing Harmony:Nonformal Vocal Learning in Aligo Vocal . International Journal of Education, Vocational and Social Science , 5(03), 2173-2185. https://doi.org/10.63922/ijevss.v5i03.3711