- Free downloads of audio recordings of all the pieces in Andy Gleadhill's indonesian Gamelan Book
- Professionally produced performances by school children
Above you can play the audio tracks that accompany Andy Gleadhill’s Indonesian Gamelan Book and you can also download them. The recordings are of professionally produced performances by school children of all the Indonesian Gamelan tunes in the book. We recommend that you listen to the tunes either through headphones or good quality speakers as laptop and small loudspeakers will struggle to reproduce the lower frequencies and may sound rather “tinny”.
Andy Gleadhill’s Indonesian Gamelan Book is a wonderfully practical introduction to teaching Gamelan. The guide has been written for non-specialist teachers and covers everything you need to know to introduce this wonderful music to the class, and to begin making magical Gamelan music. Andy’s crystal clear writing style, and his vast teaching experience, make this the classic introduction to start with.
Our Indonesian Gamelan – Video Support page may be of interest to you – please check out the following links:
Indonesian Gamelan Class Packs – a general introduction to Class Packs in general and to the subset of Indonesian Gamelan packs plus a separate overview of each Indonesian Gamelan pack, showing what’s included in the pack and what the instruments sound like. These videos provide a useful overview of the options for schools or clubs looking to introduce Indonesian Gamelan using a collaborative teaching and learning approach which can be taught by any teacher, not just music specialists.
Indonesian Gamelan Instruments – videos introducing and demonstrating the sound of each Drums for Schools instrument.
Indonesian Gamelan How to Play – videos showing the basic playing techniques for each instrument.
Indonesian Gamelan Performances – videos of performances by Balinese musicians.
Indonesian Gamelan Cultural Background – videos from Bali and Indonesia.
Indonesian Gamelan Workshops – videos of student workshops.
Indonesian Gamelan CPD Training – videos of CPD training.
You may also be interested in our free Indonesian Gamelan – Primary – Scheme of Work and Indonesian Gamelan – an Extended Introduction, both of which are excellent practical accompaniments to Andy Gleadhill’s Indonesian Gamelan Book.
