Abstract
One of the developments of children’s potential is the development of character values. This study aims to describe the character values formed during the learning process of the art of playing gamelan cilik (GACIL). This type of research is quantitative. The subjects of this study were 618 children aged 5–6 years from kindergarten. The data analyses used to describe the character values formed in early childhood are descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis and network analysis. The results showed that there were nine character values that were successfully formed in early childhood during learning the art of playing GACIL, namely the love of God, independence, honesty, courtesy, generosity, hard work, justice, humbleness and tolerance. Character values in early childhood are 46.44% cultured, 10.84% evolving, 5.18% visible and 37.54% unseen. Generosity (DM) is a dominant character value that is formed in early childhood and there is a strong relationship between character values. This finding is a good alternative for kindergarten teachers in planting and inculcating character values through learning the art of playing GACIL based on local culture.
 
 Keywords: Character, early childhood, gamelan cilik, learning, value.
Highlights
Character is a psychological, moral or characteristic trait that characterises a person or group of people (Majid, 2010)
The aims are to describe the character values formed during the learning process of the art of playing gamelan cilik (GACIL) in early childhood, to find out the values of the dominant characters formed in early childhood during the learning process of playing GACIL and to know the relationships or linkages between character values during the learning process of playing GACIL
The results of the analysis include descriptive character values formed in early childhood during the learning process of the art of playing gamelan cilik (GACIL), the values of dominant characters formed in early childhood during the learning process of playing GACIL and the relationships or linkages between character values during the learning process of playing GACIL
Summary
Moral or characteristic trait that characterises a person or group of people (Majid, 2010). Character, according to Khan (2010), is defined as a stable attitude, morals and personality as a result of a progressive and dynamic consolidation process. Character has relevance to a person’s personality. This is a trait or characteristic of a person that comes from the influence obtained from aspects of the environment, for example, in childhood, the congenital influence of the family environment becomes a factor in shaping these traits and characteristics (Albertus, 2010). Haslip and Donaldson (2021) stated the importance of instilling character strength in early childhood. Strength of character is a very important and integral component (Shubert et al, 2019; Satianingsih et al, 2020)
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