Midiyanto & the UL Lafayette World Percussion Ensemble - Rehearsal #1

Accession No.: 
CO6-18-010

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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Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Comeaux Chair
Subject: 
Ensemble, Traditional Music, World Music, Gamelan, Indonesia
Creator: 
Dr. Mark DeWitt
Informants: 
Midiyanto, Dr. Mark DeWitt
Recording date: 
Friday, February 23, 2018
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Tommy Comeaux Endowed Chair
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
00:42:36
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, July 8, 2019
Digitized Date: 
Monday, July 8, 2019
Original Format: 
MPEG-2
Digital Format: 
MOV
Storage Location: 
Born Digital