Indonesians and Australians Playing Javanese Gamelan in Perth, Western Australia: Community and the Negotiation of Musical Identities

McIntosh, Jonathan

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“…For example, the National Concert Hall in Ireland permanently houses a new gamelan named Kyai Jati Roso (Venerable Essence of Feeling), given by Sultan Hamengkubuwono X of Yogyakarta in 2014.12 Gamelan sets in embassies and consulates-formerly reserved for rehearsals by Indonesian embassy employees and their families and used for performances only at official embassy receptions-have been opened up to the use of community groups in locations including New York, Mexico City, Toronto, Perth, and Seoul. These ensembles are often the means by which Indonesian members can reconnect with 'home' , non-Indonesians can learn more about Indonesia through music, and Indonesians and non-Indonesians can find common ground in an affinity group (McIntosh 2009).…”

Section: Arts Diplomacy In Recent Yearsmentioning

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Three Eras of Indonesian Arts Diplomacy

Cohen

2019

Bijdr. taal-, land- volkenkd.

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Sukarno took a personal interest in using the arts for presenting Indonesia in a positive light. He oversaw cultural missions abroad and produced ‘cultural events’ that showed off his grace and charisma on the dance floor to overseas guests. While Soeharto showed little interest in the arts, new modes of arts diplomacy flourished during the New Order—scholarships for foreigners to study arts, artists in residence at Indonesian embassies, large-scale festivals aiming to facilitate artistic exchange and encourage foreign investments, to name but a few. In Indonesia today, arts diplomacy is represented by its own sub-directorate in the Ministry of Education and Culture. Indonesia is promoting itself through collaborations between Indonesian governmental agencies and professional, international producing bodies, galleries, and festivals. Cultural Houses are being built in key cities abroad, along with a nationwide platform for international festivals, Indonesiana. ‘Indonesianists’, including foreign academics and students of the arts, are being recruited to promote Indonesia abroad.

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Section: Arts Diplomacy In Recent Yearsmentioning

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Three Eras of Indonesian Arts Diplomacy

Cohen

2019

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“…For example, Diamond (1983) shows how the applied use of gamelan music can lead to greater cross-cultural understanding (see also Dunbar-Hall, 2005). Contemporary studies by Watson and Dunbar-Hall (2002) and McIntosh (2009) build on this research by investigating the value individuals attach to the musical identities they construct as a result of their participation in a gamelan ensemble. In a study focusing on disabled individuals in Glasgow, UK, MacDonald and Miell (2002) explore the use of gamelan music as a tool employed in various socio-therapeutic and educational settings.…”

Section: The Application Of Gamelan Music Outside Of the Academymentioning

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‘Seeing the bigger picture’: Experiential learning, applied ethnomusicology and the use of gamelan music in adult literacy education

McIntosh

2012

International Journal of Music Education

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Highlighting the application of ethnomusicology beyond the traditional boundaries of the academy, this article investigates the use of music in adult literacy education. In 2005, as part of the Literacy and Equality in Irish Society (LEIS) project, adult literacy tutors working in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (UK), were invited to enrol in short, professional-development courses that required their participation in a Balinese gamelan ensemble -an orchestra comprised mainly of metallophones, drums and gongs. During each course, tutors were encouraged to reflect upon their learning processes to help them become more empathetic with some of the difficulties faced by adult literacy students. By focusing on the tutors' experiences of learning gamelan music, this article provides insights into how participants used these development courses as a means to critically reflect upon issues of approach to teaching adult literacy education.

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“…There has been quite a lot of writing about the study on gamelan, such as Thomas (1972), Roth (1981), Shehan (1984), Kartomi (1990), Steptoe (2001), Sorrell (2007), McIntosh (2009), Hood (2010), Henley (2015) and others. However, studies that specifically examine gamelan learning are still limited, especially gamelan degung learning.…”

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Improving Prospective Primary School Teachers’ Skill in Playing Gamelan Degung: An Action Research in Indonesia

2019

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Prospective primary school teachers had low skill in playing gamelan degung (Indonesian Gamelan). To improve skills in playing gamelan degung correctly, prospective primary school teachers need to be taught techniques of ringing, muffling (menengkep), and memorizing the compositions. Therefore, this research seeks to improve students in playing gamelan degung. The action research report presented in this article exemplified the work of the involved collaborative team in making reflective-critical steps to change the students’ ability from their initial state of being unable to play gamelan degung properly to be able to play gamelan composition properly. The results of the action had shown changes in the ability of students in playing gamelan degung with 97.6% skill change level of the students and 57.15% success rate of students improving from the inept category to the adept category in playing gamelan degung. As a result, the skills of prospective primary school teachers in playing gamelan degung can be improved through some development steps in action research.

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Indonesians and Australians Playing Javanese Gamelan in Perth, Western Australia: Community and the Negotiation of Musical Identities

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

Three Eras of Indonesian Arts Diplomacy

Three Eras of Indonesian Arts Diplomacy

‘Seeing the bigger picture’: Experiential learning, applied ethnomusicology and the use of gamelan music in adult literacy education

Improving Prospective Primary School Teachers’ Skill in Playing Gamelan Degung: An Action Research in Indonesia

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