Introduction of traditional lebak musical instruments through aplikasi android for early childhood

Abstract

Traditional musical instruments are cultural heritage that must be preserved. This is done so that the existence of this instrument is not extinct and can continue to be known until the next generation. Lebak is one area that has several diverse traditional musical instruments, traditional musical instruments such as lojor dogs, angklungbuhun, and lisung which play various ways and produce different sounds. The introduction of musical instruments early is needed to preserve culture in childhood requires methods and ways for the introduction of this instrument can be done with fun. One method that can be used is to present the knowledge of this musical instrument by utilizing animation media based on Android applications. This application not only presents the visual form of musical instruments, but also displays the sounds of each ethnic musical instrument. The purpose of this research is to increase children’s knowledge about traditional musical instruments. This research produces an Android-based application animation media that will present information about a typical Lebak musical instrument that is presented to be understood by early childhood. So that their understanding of traditional musical instruments increased.