Traditional Music

Indonesia is a country consisting of thousands of islands stretching from Papua to Aceh. Among the many islands along with people are born, grow and develop. Art tradition that is identity, identity, expression of community media supporters.

Almost across Indonesia have unique traditional art music. The uniqueness can be seen from his playing techniques, presentation and form / organological musical instruments. Almost all of Indonesia's traditional arts have a high spirit of collectivity that can recognize the distinctive character of the person / people of Indonesia, which is friendly and courteous. However, since the passage of time and the abandonment of the spirit of artistic tradition, we are increasingly changing the character of nature that upholds the values ​​of togetherness into individual / selfish. So many artistic traditions of the Indonesian nation, then it's easier to be in the grade into several groups: the musical / percussion instruments, stringed and friction.

Percussion Instruments

Percussion is the designation for all musical instruments are techniques at the game, either by hand or stick. In this case some musical instruments belonging to the percussion instruments is, Gamelan, Arumba, kolintang, drums, talempong, tambourine, drum, jimbe and so forth.

Pick Musical Instruments

Lute is a stringed musical instrument from West Java. Organological lute shape is a wooden box lined above strings / strings, wooden box is useful as resonatornya. Musical instrument resembling a lute is a zither from the central Java region.

Sasando is a stringed musical instrument derived from the area south east Nusa (East) of this lyre is made of bamboo with a given string / strings while for resonasinya made ​​of woven palm leaves that have a half-sphere shape.

Sampek (until / sapek) is a musical instrument resembling a guitar comes from Kalimantan. This musical instrument made ​​of wood covered with ornaments / carvings are beautiful. Other stringed musical instrument resembling sampek is Hapetan Tapanuli area, Jungga of South Sulawesi region.

Stringed Musical Instruments

Traditional musical instruments that use the game technique is swiped fiddle. Fiddle came from West Java, Central Java, Jakarta (Betawi arts). Rebabb made ​​of wood and covered with a thin skin resonatornya, has two strings / strings and has the pentatonic scales. Other traditional musical instruments that have a shape like a fiddle is Ohyan the resonator is made of coconut shell, fiddle this kind can be found in Bali, Java and southern Kalimantan.

Blow Musical Instruments

Flute is a musical instrument wind instrument made ​​of bamboo. almost all areas in Indonesia can be found this instrument. Saluang is a wind instrument from West Sumatra, the flute can be found in northern Sumatra, Borneo. Lembang distilled from the Toraja region between 40-100 cm in length with a diameter of 2cm.

Tarompet, serompet, bugle is the kind of wind instrument that has a 4-6 hole to blow the tone and the funnel-shaped. Art music tradition that uses an instrument like this is a folk art Tapanuli, West Java, East Java, Madura, Papua.

Benefits of Music in Life

Music is a symphony of life, into a contemporary art part of everyday human life on earth. Without music the world quiet, empty and monotonous because music can break the ice, the heart relaxes and stimulates the human mind as the actor's life story. Music does not just provide entertainment effect, but was able to give meaning to excite and empower the spirit and meaning of life to live. Listening to music, appreciate and enjoy a fun activity and can make us comfortable. These effects are medically and psychologically positive repercussions on the physical and psychical condition of man, including me and us.

There are several benefits associated with our daily music and its use as therapy :

First, the music is useful for maintaining healthy and our immune because the music turned out to be therapeutic and healing. According to Campbell, the music is able to produce a stimulant that is rhythmic. Stimulation is then captured by our hearing and processed in in body's nervous system and glands of the brain reorganize into a rhythm sound interpretation of the internal audience. These internal rhythms affect human metabolism so that the process is going better. Better metabolism will result in the body can build a better immune system. With a better immune system, the body becomes more resilient against possible infections.

Second, music can improve intelligence by rhythmic stimulation could improve the functioning of our brains work. The resulting internal rhythm of music makes the brain nerves work, a sense of comfort and calm are stimulated to music makes the work function of the brain working optimally. When this is often done, the work function of our brains will be more excellent, so the ability to think we are more clear and sharp, and can prevent dementia (Alzheimer's). We need to know that the right side of the brain associated with intelligence and artistic and creative development, language, music, imagination, color, self-knowledge, socialization and personality development. Therefore, the stimulation of rhythmic music that is played also can improve language skills, enhance creativity, and improve our concentration and memory.

Third, music can cause psychological reactions that can alter mood and emotional condition, so that music is useful as a relaxation that can eliminate stress, overcome anxiety, improve mood and raise spiritual awareness. As a form of art, music not only creates a pleasant harmony of tone, but also gives a beautiful impression that can inspire and lead people on a deep awareness and management, through empty hallways in hopes of powerlessness. Awareness of the nature of humanity that can not be separated from the problem, awareness of the existence of the power of the Most Perfect, which raised the resignation to submit to Him. Surrender is what can reduce or even eliminate the burden of thinking and feeling pressure. Stimulation produced rhythmic music can make the mind relax, and creates positive feelings, calm, comfortable and optimistic and even happy.

Fourth, music is useful as a tool and medium of communication between people because the music is a universal language that can integrate diversity, peace and human solidarity. History often records the role and benefits of music as a means of interaction and communication media that can be understandable to everyone, even if we do not understand the language of each nation. In real life any day-to-day, music is often a means of communication with those we love, representing the feelings of the heart, an expression of longing and even anger.

In connection with the benefits of music, the kinds of music also greatly affect the perceived benefits everyone, especially for those who undergo music therapy.

Types Of Musical Instruments

This instrument is an instrument that created or modified for the purpose of producing music. In principle, anything that produces sound, and in certain ways can be arranged by the musicians, can be called as a musical instrument. However, the term is generally reserved for equipment specifically intended for music. Field study of a musical instrument called organologi.

Musical instrument based on the sound source

• Idiofon, is a musical instrument sound sources originating from basic ingredients. Example: kolintang, drums, bongo, kabasa, angklung
• Aerofon, is a musical instrument sound source from the blast of air in the cavity. Example: flute, trumpet, harmonica, trombone.
• Kordofon, is a musical instrument sound source comes from the strings. Example: bass, guitar, violin, guitar, sitar, piano, harp
• Membranofon, is a musical instrument sound source from the membrane or membranes. For example: drums, drum, drums, tam-tam, tambourine
• Elektrofon, is a musical instrument sound source generated by the electric power (electronics). Example: keyboards, electric guitar, electric bass

Musical instrument based on the way to play

• Wind instruments produce sound when a column of air in it vibrated. Low high-frequency tone is determined by the resulting wave associated with air column length and shape instruments, while the timbre is affected by basic materials, construction tools and how to produce it. Examples of this instrument is the trumpet and flute.
• Percussion instruments produce sound when struck or beaten. Percussion instruments are divided into two namely pitched and not suggestive. The shape and material parts of the instrument and forms the cavity resonance, if any, will determine the sound produced by instruments. Examples are kolintang (pitched), drums (no tone), and bongo (no tone).
• Stringed instruments produce sound when the strings are vibrated through picked. Low high tone is produced from its short length of string.
• Stringed instrument produces sounds when the strings swiped. As with stringed musical instrument, high and low tones of long and short hanging strings.

Music Streams

Music is sound that is received by the individual and vary based on history, location, culture and tastes of a person. True definition of music is also diverse:

• Beep / impression of something that was captured by the listener senses
• A work of art with all our constituents and supporters.
• Any sound produced intentionally by a person or group and served as music

Some people think music is not tangible at all. Music by Aristotle has the ability to reconcile a troubled heart, has a recreational therapy and foster patriotism.

Music streams

Here is a list of flow / main genres of music. Each genre is divided into several sub-genres. Categorizing music like this, although it is sometimes a subjective thing, but it is one of the sciences are studied and determined by experts of world music.

In recent decades, the music world suffered a lot of progress. Many types of new music that was born and developed. Trip Hop music example which is a blend of beat-beat electronic pop music that mild and pleasant. Examples of musicians that carries this kind of music is Frou Frou, Sneaker Pimps and Lamb. There is also a hip-hop rock that was carried by Linkin Park. Not to mention rock and neo-wave dance rock that is now being ins. many new music groups that fly with this kind of music, including Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, The Killers, The Bravery and many more.

Even now there are many bands that carry the local language song with the rhythm of rock music, jazz and blues. Musical groups that brought this new stream in Indonesia have been pretty much one of them is carrying the Funk de Java Java-language songs in rock music.

Original Music From Indonesia

The music of Indonesia demonstrates its cultural diversity, the local musical creativity, as well as subsequent foreign musical influences that shaped contemporary music scenes of Indonesia. Nearly thousands of Indonesian islands having its own cultural and artistic history and character. This results in hundreds of different forms of music, which often accompanies dance and theater. The musics of Java, Sumatra, Bali, Flores and other islands have been documented and recorded, and research by Indonesian and international scholars is ongoing. The music in Indonesia predates historical records, various Native Indonesian tribes often incorporate chants and songs accompanied with musics instruments in their rituals. Today the contemporary music of Indonesia is popular in the region, including neighboring countries; Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.

Musical Instruments

The musical identity of Indonesia as we know it today began as the Bronze Age culture migrated to the Indonesian archipelago in the 2nd-3rd century BC. Traditional musics of Indonesian tribes often uses percussion instruments, especially gendang (drums) and gongs. Some of them developed elaborate and distinctive musical instruments, such as sasando string instrument of Rote island, angklung of Sundanese people, and the complex and sophisticated gamelan orchestra of Java and Bali.