Indonesian Gamelan

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Indonesian Gamelan
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Indonesian Music Video

•  1. Name the three main islands of Indonesia
• 2. Name the main produce of these Islands
• a) b) c) d) e)
• 3. Name the 4 main religions of these islands
• a) b) c) d)
• 4. Name the main type of entertainment of these
  islands
• 5. What do we call the Indonesian orchestra?
• 6. Instruments Four columns Write down the
  names of the instruments as they appear in the
  video
• Gongs Xylophone Drum Glockenspiel

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Slendro
Pentatonic Scale 5 note scale
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Pelog
Heptatonic Scale 7 Note
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More Scales

• Hexatonic 6 note scale
• Octatonic 8 note scale
• Chromatic a scale that moves in Semitones 12
  notes

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Indonesian Key words

• Balungan Main melody
• Kotekan Blending two melodies together
  (interlocking)
• Pop Daerah Regional Pop (Ethnic Pop Music)
• Pop Indonesia National Pop
• Indonesian Hip-Hop and Hip-Metal
• Dangdut Dance Music
• Kroncong Urban Music
• Jaipongan Social Dance Music

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Classification of instruments

• Metallophones (Glockenspiels, etc)
• Idiophones (Xylophones, etc.)
• Aerophones (Woodwind)
• Membranophones - (Drums)
• Chordophones - (String)
• Electrophones - (Electric)

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Folder9EClose window
Cubase
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Click on DiamondDelete Audio TracksMake window
biggerMove toolbar to grey areaClick on
yellowDouble click on 120Change to 90 and
enterMake bars bigger with
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Move left line to number 1 by holding down left
side of mouseMove right line to second block by
holding right side of mouseSwitch on
keyboardPress red circle and listen to 8 clicks
then play what you likePress yellow square twice
to stop
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Make sure play line is back to the beginning
click yellow square twiceClick on coloured
squares at the top of windowPress Control and A
togetherPress deleteMake window bigger at
bottomHold down right side of mouse to select
penDraw 2 boxes miss 2 boxes starting on C3
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• Click the small x at the top to return to
  recorded patterns
• Now highlight track 2
• Follow instructions for track 1
• This time miss the first two boxes and draw 2

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Copy and paste

• Press the small x at the top
• Click on your recorded first pattern.
• Hold down control and drag pattern to empty
  space.
• Right click on mouse and select glue stick
• Click on first pattern and it will join them
  together
• Do the same for track 2

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Choosing instruments

• Click on Track 1on left hand side
• On further left hand side where it says output
• Choose the top Audigy output
• Click on patch name and a list of instruments
  will appear
• Choose metallic instrument
• Do the same for track 2

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Additional tracks

• Create track 3
• This time draw over 8 boxes minims
• Create track 4
• This time draw over 16 boxes Semibreve
• Follow previous instructions for cut and paste.
• Create track 10 clicking on the keyboard to the
  left will play range of percussion sounds to help
  you choose

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Track 5

• You will now create track 5
• Look at the notes you used for Track 1 and 2
• Combine both parts to create one whole track
• Double each note as semiquavers
• Look below for the example. Red was player 1.
  Blue was player 2
• Quaver pattern C A G A
• i.e. Semiquaver pattern CCAAGGAA

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Rename tracks and colouring

• Double Click on your tracks to the left and name
  the instruments according to their role in the
  Gamelan
• Select recorded track and click on drop down menu
  part colour

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Arranging your composition

• You can now copy and paste tracks or move them
  around the screen to create a longer piece to
  build up the layers to create interesting textures