Coconut music lesson

Over the past few weeks Coconut class have been learning about 'Gamelan' music and instruments. Gamelan is a group of instruments, usually tuned percussion, that are handmade. The Gamelan originated in Java and Bali and has been around for hundreds of years. 

We have been looking at cyclic patterns which are rhythmic patterns repeated over and over again. The group improvise using different instruments and also, this week, we have been looking at the way the group 'decorate' the cyclic pattern.

The piece of music that we have been working on this week is called 'Bendrong' it is said that it's intention is to lift a spell under which a river crab 'Yuyu KangKang' is held working in a swamp!