Transcript Gamelan Music (aos2)

Gamelan AOS2 – Shared music
 L.O – To understand the musical features found in
Gamelan music.
 To be able to learn and use the correct musical
vocabulary in a listening test.
PLC
 Complete the PLC in your brand new booklet!
 Read each statement and tick either  “confused
face” or 
Gamelan – background and context
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Important part of Indonesian culture
Celebrations, dances and puppet shows.
2 types – what are they?
Balinese and Javanese
“One Single Instrument” = all instruments are equally important
– ONE SOUND (very different to a Western orchestra)
 Gamelan music is played by a percussion orchestra.
 The word Gamelan means “to hammer”.
 Music is not written down. Learn music through listening,
watching and copying.
YouTube
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPIZObNdJb0
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfrOSJRCsfM
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQVWtfopgwM
Quick fire round
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Where does it originate?
2 types are…
Gamelan means….
Type of orchestra?
How is music learned?
Quick fire round
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Where does it originate? Indonesia
2 types are…Balinese and Javanese
Gamelan means…. “to hammer”
Type of orchestra? Percussive orchestra
How is music learned? Through watching, listening,
copying
Tonality
 2 types of scales...
 SLENDRO = 5 note scale (different tuning to Western
scales, but roughly the same as a pentatonic)
 PELOG = 7 note scale. Again, different tuning to
Western scales.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ku9iH2pU9g
 http://www.citedelamusique.fr/gamelan/shock.html
Instruments and their roles
Instrument
Role
Other details
Metallophone
Melody
Balungan (Java)
Pokok (Bali)
High pitch. Melody is
repeated and
creates a rhythmic
cycle aka, Gongan
(around 8 bars
long). Quick notes.
Gongs
Used to help mark Lower in pitch.
the time and the
Longer notes.
beginning/end of a
Gongan.
Acts as supporting
harmony.
Kendang
(Drums)
Leads the other
instruments at the
start. Controls the
tempo.
Reflects some of the
rhythms used in
melody
Quick fire round – write out the
sentence and fill in the missing
answers
 Tonality – 2 types of scales and number of notes…
 The _______________ play the melody and is _______
in pitch, playing quick notes. The melody is repeated
and creates a rhythmic cycle known as a
___________.
 The _________ mark the beginning and end of a
__________ and acts as supporting ____________.
They are usually ________ in pitch and play longer
notes.
 The drum which is known as a __________ maintains
a steady tempo and starts the entire piece.
Quick fire round - ANSWERS
 Tonality – 2 types of scales and number of
notes…SLENDRO – 5 notes PELOG – 7 notes
 The _Metallophones_ play the melody and is high in
pitch, playing quick notes. The melody is repeated
and creates a rhythmic cycle known as a gongan.
 The gongs mark the beginning and end of a gongan
and acts as supporting harmony. They are usually low
in pitch and play longer notes.
 The drum which is known as a kendang maintains a
steady tempo and starts the entire piece.
Texture
 When all the instruments play together in Gamelan
music, it creates a heterophonic texture .
 Commonly found in Far East music.
 Interlocking layers = ONE SOUND
Texture
 A single melody line played by 2 or more musicians,
with each performer varying the melody slightly (e.g.
adding ornamentation).