Open Arts Javanese Gamelan: music from another world.
Our Javanese gamelan with gongs, metallophones and wonderful sounds is currently working in Cregagh Youth Centre as a Creative Youth Partnerships project with pupils from Cregagh’s hard of hearing unit and pupils from Knockbreda’s learning support unit. The talented musical facilitators, Bev and Iain, are making a dvd to demonstrate to teachers how the musical techniques they use with the gamelan can be equally successful on class-room instruments or even household objects, such as saucepans, pyrex bowls and teapots! The project continues until 19th February and the dvd should be available by April.
