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Lesson Plan 2.1 Resources

Here you will find useful resources for Lesson Plan 2.1 on the Indonesian Angklung Instrument.

Interactive Website: Tone Matrix

The Tone Matrix is an online interactive audio tool that allows students to experiment and create different sounds, particularly recreating sounds akin to Indonesian style of music.

Tone Matrix

Video: Indonesian Angklung

This video is a great introduction to the Indonesian Angklung instrument, its background and cultural relevance.

Audio: Traditional Indonesian Music

This audio is a great to tune students into the style of the music. Students can listen to it and use as a discussion topic.

Video: Bengawan Solo Performance

This video can be used to introduce the Indonesian performance that the students will be performing in front of friends, family and the school.

Lyrics: Bengawan Solo

These are the lyrics for the Indonesian song, Bengawan Solo, that the students will be performing in front of friends, family and the school.

Indonesian lyrics

Bengawan Solo Riwayatmu ini Sedari dulu jadi Perhatian insani Musim kemarau Tak seb'rapa airmu Di musim hujan, airMeluap sempai juah

Chorus:

Mata airmu dari Solo Your water springs forth from SoloTerkurung Gunung Seribu Isolated by Mount SeribuAir mengalir sampai jauh Water flows to reach far distancesAkhirnya ke laut Eventually to the seaItu perahu Those boatsRiwayatnya dulu In the pastKaum pedagang s'lalu The merchant folk had alwaysNaik itu perahu Sailed in those boats

English Translation

Solo RiverThis is your storyHave been since earliest timesOf sentient attentionIn the dry seasonYour water is not muchIn the rainy season, waterSpills reaching far distances