The Music of Indonesia and Hawaii
Indonesia
The name Gamelan means “Orchestra”
Instruments
Tuning System
Balinese and Javanese Gamelan
Balinese and Javanese Gamelan http://musis.ca/matsu_take_eng/3_AMG_Java_Bali.html What are the aural and visual differences? What are aural and visual the similarities?
Independent Research Activity: Types of Gamelan http://www.balibeyond.com/gamelanbali.html http://www.balibeyond.com/gamelanjava.html http://www.balibeyond.com/shadowplayresources.html
Hawaii
Hawaii 50th state, culturally part of Polynesia Became world-renowned for two distinct styles of music circa 1916 Hula Slack Key guitar
The Hula 2 parts Often programmatic Chant (mele) Hula (dance The dance portrays words of the mele.
Steel–Stringed Guitars Ukulele Brought to the islands by Portuguese sailors in the 1870s Slack key guitar System of tuning that developed in the early 1900s A steel bar is used to fret the strings, creating a singing effect