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The budget range is brilliant value and perfect for KS1-2 and for schools with limited budget. The instruments are all made in Bali, the tuning is traditional Balinese and the sound quality is very good.
The package includes Andy Gleadhillï¾’s new teacherï¾’s guide and lesson plans for non specialist teachers as well as a CD containing recordings of all the exercises covered by the teaching guide. The Guide is very clear and practical and you don't need to be able to read music to lead the class. The lesson plans take you from scratch to peformance in just 8 weeks.
This 30 player class pack includes:
- 9 gamelan (three small, three medium and three large), each size tuned to a different octave
- one small gong ("kenong")
- one medium gong ("kempul")
- one large gong ("ageng")
- one double headed drum ("ciblon")
- 17 sets of ﾓchengchengﾔ cymbals
- the teaching guide and CD
- Balinese floor cushions with washable covers are available as an optional add-on.
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Gamelan are educationally and musically important for many reasons: Ensemble playing teaches listening, concentration and teamwork as well as being great fun; The instruments are all easy to learn and to teach (and there are no ﾓwrongﾔ notes in the Balinese scale!) and the music is also very accessible as itﾒs rhythmic and melodic and is made up from simple, repeated patterns; There are important links to explore with dance, story-telling, traditional culture, geography and religionGamelan are visually as well as aurally exiting. The exotic sounds and scales open doors to new musical worlds and gamelan performances can be quite spectacular, especially if accompanying dance or puppet shows.The Teacher's Guide contains everything you need to know about basic playing techniques, setting up the room, cultural background and more. There are warm up exercises incldued as well as weekly lesson plans and the accompanying CD will show you and the class the sort of results that can be achieved in a single term. |
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The word gamelan comes from the Javanese word gamels, meaning "to strike or hammer". A gamelan is a musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Bali or Java, featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings. Vocalists may also be included. In Bali, the Gamelan instruments are all kept together in the balai banjar, a community meeting hall which has a large open space with a roof over top of it with several open sides. The instruments are all kept here together because they believe that all of the instruments belong to the community as a whole and no one person has ownership over an instrument. Not only is this where the instruments are stored, but this is also the practice space for the sekaha (Gamelan orchestra). The open walls allow for the music to flow out into the community where the rest of the people can enjoy it.
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The metal used for the keys and gongs is recycled steel and thanks to the bamboo resonators underneath each key, the sound quality is very good. The gamelan casings are plywood and are painted traditional Bali-style. The gong stands are made from Balinese soft woods and are very easy to assemble. |
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The instruments just need to be kept dry and away from extremes of temperature. The paintwork and metal surfaces can be wiped down with a damp cloth from time to time and there's no harm using a very small amount of detergent to remove greasy fingerprints. The metal used is recycled steel and as it's not stainless you may get patches of rust appearing, particularly on the insides of the gongs. This is nothing to worry about and if it bothers you it can be removed by sanding with wire wool.
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