VIRTUAL GAMELAN

Nine students of SMAN 1 musical group Prembun, Kebumen afternoon other than normal. They wear traditional Javanese clothes, but sat facing serious computer device. Before long, a virtual gamelan orchestra demonstrated their opening game at Tech in 2008 on the campus Udinus Semarang. Some gising Java starting from 'Pangkur "," Kebogiro', 'Prau Screen ", to" Autumn Mountain "sung by melodious, although generated from a computer, not the musicians. Applause was long enough visitors. Even the Director of National Planning and Foreign Cooperation Ministry of National Education Prof. Dr. Ir Educate Sulistiyono who see attractions on the campus last April 19-21 Udinus kesengsem.Saking directly excited, he was pleased to give opportunities to students who cared for by Joko Triyono (43), art teacher music SMAN 1, to fly to Bangkok to introduce computer-based gamelan music.
Virtual gamelan is the gamelan imitation program found and created by Joko Since the year 2006 and he reset the year 2007. Works of art teachers were successful graduates Unnes the orchestra performed in 10 Udinus using laptops.

The students have shown a virtual gamelan instruments sound like the original form. In between exercises in the third floor of E Building Udinus, Rector also expressed readiness to facilitate the show was to be included Muri.

Positive Response

Furthermore, at the closing Game Tech in 2008 as Director of the Ministry of Education of Southeast Asia or Seamolec Dr Ir Gatot Hari Priowiryanto admit, it had found the "pearl" of Prembun. Virtual gamelan Itupun will be introduced in Southeast Asia. "In fact it is not possible later than Prembun go Washington," he said. According to Joko, the virtual gamelan has known some people in Central Java. Even in cyberspace (the Internet) has received a positive response. The hope, the orchestra can be useful in education and cultural arts development

Joko revealed, the idea of developing a computer through the gamelan to preserve traditional arts. It is also to introduce the art of gamelan to students who begin to forget the art of indigenous Javanese culture. Generally, students today do not like the gamelan and gamelan music. "Our students can be stimulated through the computer to play gamelan," he said.

Dra Prembun SMAN Rahayuni Rahmi Lestari said after receiving an explanation grateful. He was proud and pleased to see students skills to play gamelan siswinya computer use.

Suara Merdeka, Thursday, April 24, 2008, Komper Moerdopo