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| Abstract : Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun |
| The late twentieth century has witnessed a growing emphasis on multicultural music education._ However, as non-Western musics are often incompatible with classical music notation, some fear that_ this will adversely affect the time spent on teaching basic music concepts. At the same time,_ Malaysian music educators are woefully short of teaching materials. This paper introduces several_ folk genres from East Malaysia which offer a unique solution to these two problems. Based on_ research among the Kenyah over the last 15 years and Kadazandusun community from 2007-2009, a_ wealth of repertoire has been found to be applicable to the local music education scene. Malaysian_ music teachers have little access to publications of genuine local folksongs, especially those_ using the pentatonic scale. The music education syllabus also emphasizes local music instruments,_ such as the caklempong and gamelan, which are however, far beyond the budget of many schools,_ similarly, as the sophisticated Orff xylophones. The genres introduced here are especially suitable_ for music education. Kenyah recreational songs possess several characteristics of special value to_ music educators. Firstly, they feature homophonic multi-part singing. Secondly, being largely_ pentatonic, they are especially suitable for the Kodaly method. Thirdly, they display regular_ meter, generally 4/4. ln addition, they are accompanied by simple dance-movements. Kadazandusun_ songs: the examples featured are contemporary versions but they still display the original ethnic_ so-pentatonic scale and are often accompanied by the Sumazau dance. East Malaysian wood and bamboo_ instruments such as the jatung utang provide a cheaper and culturally significant alternative to_ gamelan and Orff instruments. _
Keywords_ belian dado' (Kenyah long-dance songs), jatung utang (Kenyah xylophone), Kadazandusun, Kenyah recreational songs, local folksongs, pentatonic melodies _ |
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