traditional music percussion Indonesian archipelago

Percussion is the basic instrument used by ethnic music in Indonesia, so this time I took the title of the traditional music percussion Indonesian archipelago. Starting from the west end to the east end of Indonesia, each ethnic music there must be an element of percussion instruments.
Percussion instrument is an instrument played by striking, understanding simple as that, if your friends may not know. Percussion used vary, ranging from a pitched up which was pitched. Starting from functioning as rhythmic, until that serves as melodic.

  

I take the example Gamelan. The instrument is owned by several of them ethnic Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese. Although it has a different character each ethnic, but in general the percussion used are drums of various sizes to produce a wide variety of tones (including if a different way to hit it), then there is also the instrument of melodic metal and then do the tuning process (setting the tone ). One that distinguishes between the ethnic tone used is the distance (scale)

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Sunda different Java bali, different in Sumatra. Talempong example. Then, in the eastern part of Indonesia, instrument named Tifa & Fu. And many others.

Indonesia so much culture, one culture percussion as well as many kinds. Even at the annual event WGI 2015 in the USA, one of the band brought the show and brought the Kecak dance elements of Bali. Kecak is unique because rhythmic sing with the mouth, with a variety of patterns.

 Here's a video of the RCC team during the 2015 WGI please check in minute 4:09

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So it is not wrong if I write traditional music percussion Indonesian archipelago

how to maintenance your melodic instrument

Melodic percussion instruments like the Marimba and vibraphone is one of the many musical instruments that require extra care. The lack of proper treatment might make the age of the melodic percussion instruments become less durable.Appropriate treatment certainly make more awake tuning instrument (usually instrument that has been aged long barrel decreased tone or tuning down).Changing tuning instrument will certainly make the percussion player in question will be less comfortable in presenting the game.Melodic percussion instruments are often also called keyboard percussion, because the shape is the same as the arrangement of the keys of the keyboard. Keyboard percussion has the constituent materials of wood and metal.Marimba and Xylophone is a melodic percussion instrument with a constituent material of the timber. Meanwhile, vibraphone and glockenspiel are melodic percussion instrument with a constituent material of the metal.

Marching Band in the world, care for melodic percussion instrument was tricky. Given the condition of marching band practice not always be in the room, but more often in open areas, such as in the field. Automatic with these conditions, minimal melodic percussion instrument certainly faster exposed to dust. The condition that makes the instrument becomes vulnerable to damage.In this article will discuss how to care for melodic percussion instruments in order to extend the life of the instrument. Melodic instrument care here will be divided into two (2) types, namely melodic instrument care and maintenance for wood materials melodic instrument for metal material.

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how to maintenance your melodic instrument

how to play timpani drums instrument easily

Friends, following my article on how to play timpani drums instrument easily. That is what this is? Well remember with my previous articles that discuss playing timpani? This article sequel. If in my previous article written about the two requirements that must be mastered to be able to play timpani, the master instrument rhythmic and melodic instrument to master, then in this article is the third requirement. What is that? Is to have a good hearing

Have a good hearing ability is arguably have ears? It is clear. But that needs to be emphasized here is the ability of the ear in a tone tuning accuracy. Tympanic membrane is an instrument with which to set the tone. The timpani tone is lower tones (bass), so we need a good tuning capabilities (read: hear) to be able to play the right note.

Especially for extended timpani, then high-low tone is set with the pedal. Set foot pedal, then the ear function here is to ensure the right tone to be played (read: hit).

How to train the ability to hear? That's EASY.

1. Listen to the sounds around you (if trouble concentrating, can be done with your eyes closed. So just focus on ear / hearing).
2. Focus on one type of sound. For the beginning, please focus on the tone of voice that has a variation of more than two. For example the sound of birds chirping, cats meowing, people yelling, etc.
3. Repeat by your mouth the sound you hear, right along with the frequency of the tone you hear and including the short length of the sound you hear each note.
4. If you already started proficient, Imitate the sound of rhythmic as well, such as motor vehicle horns (ranging from motorcycles, cars, and large vehicles), voice dial tone bowl played by artisan meatballs, and more.

The above exercise is useful to train solfage which must be related to the accuracy of tone is heard, as well as the pattern / patterns that are played (length of the short tone).

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Well, of course, now you know how to play timpani drums instrument easily

how to play a musical instrument timpani

Still further post yesterday, this article will discuss how to play a musical instrument timpani. Tympanic or often referred to as a kettle drum, because of its shape like a kettle and there are so-called membrane drums.
Mastering the rhythmic instrument is one of the three (3) things that must be mastered by the author. Logically, how could a music player does not understand the rhythmic pattern. If you do not understand the rhythmic pattern, then he will not understand tempo, constantly how the players can understand the short length of the tone to be played?
Pretty simple is not it?

What do I like? It's easy ... listen pattern played by drum set while listening to the song. Any song (of course there drum set sound ...). Can also listen to the sound of drum pattern (in the Java language: Kendang) if you are listening to gamelan. Or any rhythmic tool, which becomes the main criterion in a performance.

Then, Imitate rhythmic pattern that has been heard before by playing hands. Allowed in the thigh, may be on the table, may use bare hands (like martial wrote ...) should use the stick, may use pencils, pens, etc. that can be played ritmisnya.

Way over to the really beginner.

If already can play percussion, yes it is much easier should ... increase the capability to be able to play share a kind of rhythmic instrument. For example, conga, djembe, drums, bongo, etc.

 

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Well ... hopefully the beginning of this article (which is only based on experience), can no longer make you confused as to how to play a musical instrument tympanic

Indonesian marimba mallets

Players Pit Instrument shall know mallet. This time our article discusses Indonesian marimba mallet. Why? At least this could be an alternative to having mallet at an affordable price but not quality cheap.

Some time ago was uploaded on Youtube, a video showing and let out a comparison between the 3 types of sound production mallet. Mallet used is artificial mallet local producers of Yogyakarta, MADAYO. Played by one of the coaches Pit Instrument of Central Java, using a mallet MADAYO 3 types, namely soft, medium and hard.

Here's the video

In the above video very, very obvious differences in the character of the three mallet used and certainly suitable for the purposes Marching Band playing in Outdoor.

So ... in the price of imports affected mallet go up and down the dollar which ga frivolous, but the practice should continue, local mallet be an alternative.

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So .... do not hesitate to use a Indonesian marimba mallet