Title: Competency Assessment: (CU2 M1)
Course: SkillsCom MUS 108 15.1 > Section: Credit Unit 2 Module 1

Using the knowledge you have gained from listening to Gamelan music, click on the link below to get a feel for this music. What you will be playing is a close relative to the Gamelan Beleganjur. http://wrybread.com/gametone/instruments/virtual-gametone/gamegongs-fl.shtml (Webpage).

a. First, click on each instrument to get a feel for how each sounds.

b. Then, click your keyboard’s spacebar to bring up keyboard functionality.

c. Next, click on the lowest (4th from top) “play loop” button on the top left.

d. Then, figure out a rhythm that works well with the loop and use your keyboard or mouse to play with the loop.

Finally, answer these questions:

1. What classification of instruments are you playing? (Use the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification System)

    - Describe the timbre of the instruments you are playing.

2. What is your overall impression of playing in a gamelan?

3. In what ways does beleganjur music function as a “weapon” in the battles against evil spirits that occur during Hindu-Balinese cremation processions?