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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Gamelan : Lesson in Javanese Music

It is pronounced GUM-AH-LAN...
and not game-lan!
This is a few shots I took during Music class today...


Jia, rocking the "Saron"!

3.5.6.5.6.5.7.6 3.2.3.2.3.2.7.6

on the 7-scaled pelog Saron!

JY and our classmate enclosed by the "Kempul, Gong Ageng dan Gong Suwukan".
Those are
HUGE GONGS!
(literally)

Our lecturer , Thomas Manhart explaining the Gamelan's "stratified polphony" and techniques in "geometrical layering" (don't ask me).
He is one crazy guy who can yoddle in the alps! He's pretty amazing!