The Introduction of Traditional Musical Instrument Kolintang In Xaverius IV Elementary School Palembang Pridson Mandiangan
Politeknik Negeri Sriwijaya Palembang
Abstract
The Introduction of Traditional Musical Instrument Kolintang
In Xaverius IV Elementary School Palembang
Pridson Mandiangan
Business Administration Department of Polytechinic State of Sriwiajaya Palembang
primaputramando@gmail.com
Abstract
Experts and cultural observer indicates that globalization has reduced the awareness and the compassion of the young people including students towards our own culture. They even failed to understand and even considered our national culture is old-fashioned, obsolete, and outdated. Pursuing and conducting our own culture is regarded as an old-fashioned attitude, while on the other hand idolizing foreign culture is regarded as an advancement. The author has taught Kolintang for the past forty years, but never experienced teaching lessons in schools, as the interest and awareness of the students for Kolintang music culture is getting lesser as time goes by. Moreover, the absence of Kolintang instrument in government agencies, companies, schools and other institutions in Palembang has been an indicator for the phenomenon stated above. The Implementer Team as collegiate society, want to contribute for the introduction effort of stimulating the interest of students toward their own culture. The problem is lack of awareness and compassion from the students in Palembang, especially into Kolintang musical instrument. Through this community service program, a single unit of Kolintang musical instrument will be produced for the partner, and it can be used as a visualization of traditional music as a lesson, and it also can be collaborated with other modern musical instruments to be played in extracurricular activity at school.
Keywords: Keywords: awareness, traditional music, kolintang, modern music
