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The premium range is superb quality and is used by many Balinese villages as an affordable alternative to traditional (and frighteningly expensive) bronze gamelan. High quality materials and traditional techniques produce gamelan which are completely authentic in sound and appearance. The gongs are superior quality having bronze centres and thick steel surrounds and the big gong (ï¾”agengï¾”) is a massive 80cm wide. 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.
The pack includes:
- 9 gamelan (three small, three medium and three large), each size tuned to different octaves
- one small gong ("kenong")
- one medium gong ("kempul")
- one large gong ("ageng")
- one double headed drum ("ciblon")
- 17 sets of ﾓchengchengﾔ cymbals
- Andy Gleadhill's teaching guide and CD
- Balinese floor cushions with washable covers are available as an optional add-on.
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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 premium range is superb quality and is used by many Balinese villages as an affordable alternative to traditional (and horribly expensive) bronze gamelan. High quality materials and traditional techniques produce gamelan which are completely authentic in sound and appearance. The gongs are superior quality having bronze centres and thick steel surrounds and the big gong (ﾔagengﾔ) is a massive 80cm wide. Both the 10 and 30 player Premium Value Packs include additional ﾓchengchengﾔ (Balinese cymbals) & Andy Gleadhillﾒs Teacherﾒs Guide and CD, specially written for non-musicians. |
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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 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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