Flowing Waters

Flowing Waters;Building a Musical Bridge between Your Orff-Schulwerk Ensemble and the Javanese Gamelan. By Lillian Holtfreter DVD with Manual Approx. 35 min. Includes sounds and scenes of Indonesia, in-depth introduction to instruments of the Javanese gamelan, step-by-step approach to the structure and performance of "Ritjik-Ritjik" (Flowing Waters) demonstrated in a classroom setting with upper elementary students and a student demonstration of "Ritjik-Ritjik" on the gamelan at the University of Michigan. Manual includes narration plus extra information on the music and instruments of Indonesia, copy-OK map of Indonesia, copy-OK illustrated chart of instruments, copy-OK scores for "Ritjik-Ritjik" and "Udan Mas," How to simulate gamelan instruments using the Orff instrumentarium, detailed lesson plans for 8 classroom sessions and a guide to gamelans in the USA that welcome visits. For upper elementary.