Redesigning and Implementing Traditional Musical Instrument in Integrated Technology Classroom

J Julia,Prana Dwija Iswara,Tedi Supriyadi

doi:10.3991/ijet.v14i10.10197

Abstract

Elementary school students in Indonesia are required to learn to play traditional musical instruments, one of which is angklung (a bamboo musical instrument). However, they might have difficulty in playing angklung because angklung is a type of musical instrument that comes in an ensemble, so it must be played collaboratively. This paper aims at providing a solution for learning to play angklung easily by designing a technology-based touch angklung and implementing it in the classroom. Several computer applications and hardware were integrated to develop the touch angklung. The applications used are Sibelius, Kontakt, Sound Forge Audio Studio, and Scratch. Meanwhile, the hardware used is the MakeyMakey Kit (MMK). The development of the touch angklung comprised of sampling the angklung sounds, making angklung sound buttons on the computer, redesigning the angklung, and assembling the MMK with angklung. The touch angklung was implemented in the classroom in two schools, which consist of 30 students. Each student participated in a survey to identify the results of learning to play traditional musical instruments using the touch angklung. Observations were also carried out by the teachers and researchers. The results showed that the students had high motivation to play the touch angklung. They could play song compositions easily based on the melodies of the songs they have memorized. In conclusion, learning traditional musical instruments is more attractive to students when integrated with technology.

Highlights

The learning activities of traditional musical instruments in many elementary schools in Indonesia are experiencing serious problems, from the low competence of music teachers to the low interest of students to learn to play traditional musical instruments
Despite the high interest of the government and private sectors in preserving angklung through various events, such as festivals from elementary school to university level, only a small number of schools have successfully participated in such activities
Technology integration is the process of overcoming different barriers that hinder efficient utilization of these technologies [1]

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Introduction

The learning activities of traditional musical instruments in many elementary schools in Indonesia are experiencing serious problems, from the low competence of music teachers to the low interest of students to learn to play traditional musical instruments. Many schools and teachers oversight the importance of learning to play traditional musical instruments, including angklung. Preliminary studies show that the problems that occurred in schools are the difficulty faced by the teachers in teaching and introducing angklung music to the students and the lack of enthusiasm of the students to learn to play angklung. One of the efforts that can be put to address this problem is integrating technology into the learning process in the classroom. Technology in the instruction process offers many benefits related to academic accomplishments as well as some deficiency [2]

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