Intro to Javanese Gamelan

Join our FREE beginner Javanese gamelan class!
Six weeks of fun community oriented gamelan music classes. We will discuss and practice basic Javanese gamelan skills, theories and methods in an inclusive and fun environment. Sessions are led in a Javanese community oriented style and will focus on players learning several instrument types.

Class Topics will include but are not limited to:

• Basic introduction to gamelan instruments, form and function.

• Cultural contexts of gamelan music genres and related art forms like wayang and dance.

• How to hold mallets properly and play several gamelan instruments.

• How to listen to gamelan music as a player and listener.

• Structure of a gamelan music piece.

• How do devise elaborating parts on Peking and Bonang instruments.