CLAY GREENBERG
(pronounced gen-DEHR)
on grantang or kendang.
(drums)
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| Balinese Music Lessons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay Greenberg - Rochester, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ABOUT THE TEACHER CLAY GREENBERG |
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| What is Gamelan? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | Clay Greenberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Email: | [email protected] | GENDER WAYANG (pronounced gen-DEHR) |
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| Gender wayang typically takes the form of a small chamber group of two or four players that accompany the traditional shadow puppet performances, wayang kulit. The instruments, shown above, are played with a pair of hammers, rather than a single hammer as in most other forms of gamelan. The damping of the keys is highly challenging and is accomplished using the sides and back of the hands. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 minutes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $15 US | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 minutes | $30 US | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Free trial lesson available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group lessons can be arranged on grantang or kendang. |
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| GRANTANG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The grantang, a marimba-like instrument made of bamboo poles, is typically played in informal settings throughout Bali by anywhere from 2 to 16 musicians. The instruments are played with two rubber mallets and, although damping is not necessary, the two hands must learn to play independent musical lines. Typically, the left hand plays a flowing melody while the right hand plays rapid figures that interlock. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| KENDANG (drums) |
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| Kendang are the double-headed drums that lead the famous gamelan orchestras of Bali. There are several styles of kendang playing: one which uses a mallet on one side and a hand on the other, as well as several styles in which the hands are used on both sides of the drum. When played in pairs, the kendang play complex patterns that interlock to create florid syncopations. When played in a solo style, the kendang is highly virtuosic. The sounds that can be produced from different strokes on the kendang range from graceful to resonant to forceful. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||