KEHADIRAN ANGKLUNG PENTATONIK RAGAM LARAS SEBAGAI INOVASI PERTUNJUKAN MUSIKAL BUDAYA SUNDA DI JAWA BARAT

Abstract

Angklung became part of traditional music that develop in the agrarian society in Sundanese culture and Nusantara, Indonesia. This musical instrument is environmentally friendly, has a distinctive sound, communal, practical, can be play by people at wide age range, and very suitable for educational tools. The experiment of "Ragam Laras" Pentatonic Angklung is an innovation from the Sundanese traditional angklung. It offers a new way to grow and develop the creative industries, and at the same time can show the creativity on the development of art education in Indonesia. The initial idea began with exploring local potential to create the image as a creative industry, and looking for opportunities to provide learning material for the art of education-entertainment. The designed method starts from preliminary research on traditional Sundanese angklung (in terms of organology, how to make it, and musical presentation), design, making the new angklung, and create new angklung composition. In a long term, the results of musical instruments and musical works will spread to the public in the educational sectors or the tourism industry, through learning methods, training, new creation, workshops, performances, marketing and image branding.