Aimee Adams

MultiCultural Unit

Multicultural 8-Week Overview

Welcome to Bali: Indonesia
Week One (Geography Integration)
Introduction to Indonesia: Where in the World is Indonesia
Play Youtube Video: Bali HD
Scavenger Hints left around the world. (Each student has a personal geographic map).
Listening Activity
Introduction to Indonesian words/things we use in our life (Comparison to Western Culture)

"Gecko" by Margret MacDonald

Apply a rhythmic ostinato: use cymbals/triangles/gongs
Establish listening markers: what animals were in the story; where were they; who was the
leader; what upset Gecko; what does this story mean to you?

Balinese Hand Game to End First Lesson

Second Lesson, Introduction to Balinese Culture and Mindset
Pentatonic Lesson- Game with Recorder and Barred Instruments
Use pitch ladder to figure out the pentatonic scale: La, Do, Re, Mi, Sol...
Greeting game with Recorders: Only in D pentatonic (Two circles; Call and Response)
The Amazing Race: Barred Instruments! Who can match the appropriate barred instrument
(the fastest and correctly-- both hands on either side of the bar). Must correctly place bars
and play pentatonic scale in the following keys: A, D, C, F, and G.

End lesson with Balinese Hand Game

Week Two (Geography Integration)

Introduction to Gamelan Concept
"Gamelan and Gambuh"-- which views the instrument and the ensemble as one collective
whole; and that the arts (theatre, dancing, music, and singing) are a collective whole as well.

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Guest Gamelan Orchestra and Performers: Gamelan Ipii

Meet the Instruments: Jegogan, Gong, Kempur, Reong, Ceng-Ceng
Mix and Match: appropriate ways to play the instrument (including how it is striked and
muted). Card Game.
Rhythmic Dictation of the NEW Indonesian Instrument Names
Different Balinese Hand Game

Week Three (Technology Integration: Ipad Ensemble)

Ipad Apps: Jegogan, Gong, Kempur, Reong, and Ceng Ceng
Play Along with DVD: Teach and Play Balinese Gamelan by Mike Simpson ( Rotation of
Instruments per exercise)

Greeting Game with Gamelan Apps: Call and Response in D Pentatonic

Week Four (Math Integration)

Introduction: Overlapping of Simple Ostinatos to sound COMPLICATED
Gordon Jone's Simplified Balinese Rhythmic Exercise
Youtube Video: Kecak Tradition
Apply it to clapping, then transfer to unpitched percussion, then transferred to
Gamelan Apps

Rhythmic Exercise: Matching Egg Exercise

Music Math: Worksheet that makes transfer of fractions to musical terminology

Week Five (Movement Integration)

Guest Artist: Introduce and Teach Balinese Pendet and Janger (balinese dancing)
Improvisation activity:
Have students (on a mixture of Ipad Instruments and Barred/Ect.. Instrument reflect
dancing) within these perameters: D pentatonic.

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 Group Harmonization Exercise

Group of 5
Within D Pentatonic, make a harmonization to a provided Balinese Melody
Use a variety of provided instruments (must have at least two Ipad instruments,
Barred Instruments, Chimes, and poetry)
Selection of Balinese-esque poetry will be provided.
Simple SIX measures

Week Six (Reading Integration)

Introduction to Balinese Poetry
"Moon is High" by T. Heraty-- First Lesson
"Lost Child" by S. Situmorang-- Second Lesson
Break up into Groups of 2: Composition Challenge (Use CC dice)
Roll a dice for a prescribed Rhythmic Pattern, to change it into an ostinato that fits the text
Roll a dice for a required included instrument
Must use either D or F pentatonic
Only SIX bars, that will be repeated for the entirety of the poem stanza.

Week Seven (REVIEW)

Students Perform Earlier Compositions for Each Other
Organize Prescribed Movement that follows Balinese Order to accompany student's
compositions

Dance: Pendet and Janger

Week Eight (Performance WEEK)

Combine student compositions, dancing, and poetry into a program for PTA
Assessment
Bali Bingo

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Match the Sound (Balinese Instrument)

Listening Activity
Cultural Day: Try Bali for A Day (eat and and adoption of cultural ideals)

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