Midiyanto & the UL Lafayette World Percussion Ensemble - Rehearsal #1
Midiyanto & the UL Lafayette World Percussion Ensemble:
00:00:00 - Midiyanto discusses schooling in the U.S. and his offer to let students stay with him in Indonesia
00:02:20 - A student sits at the Gamelan
00:03:10 - Gamelan and how it is taught
00:03:35 - Method of teaching: Learn by ear first, and then see the score
00:06:12 - The form of Gamelan music
00:08:45 - How he counts off before the start of a piece
00:09:55 - Measure divisions, or "Gatra"
00:12:25 - He has the students showcase playing: Gong on the first and last beats, and smaller gong on every other beat starting on two
00:13:55 - Three students play: the gong, the metronome, and every other beat starting on 2
00:14:59 - Adds in two more instruments
00:16:31 - 5 instruments, play together
00:17:34 - The technique for playing metallophones
00:19:44 - Adds the second line of the piece
00:21:00 - Adds in repeats
00:21:54 - Everyone plays together
00:22:48 - How to play up to tempo
00:23:29 - Gamelan conducting and how it is signaled
00:24:29 - The students play the piece again
00:25:46 - How to listen for the signaled ending and instructs them on how to play the ending
00:26:54 - How he tests his students in Gamelan
00:29:08 - Interlocking between instruments
00:33:08 - Students practice interlocking
00:35:23 - The students play the piece repeatedly, switching from interlocking to no-interlocking
00:36:35 - Adds in more gongs. As well as more complex rhythm patterns
00:37:30 - The students play the piece again with the added changes
00:39:15 - Explains the ending once again to the students
00:40:08 - Midiyanto talks about how he teaches and how the students should practice
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