Gamelan UTP for dummies

[first and foremost, this is not an intriguing or insulting post, read through if you think you would like to hear my last teaching regarding gamelan utp, saje je kasik title macam panas skit..

with regards to some request from the gamelan utp members, here would be my last tips (i believe so) for gamelan utp. would there be any other tips afterwards? i do not know which i do hope this one alone is suffice. others is solely up to the current team. like i said, we are the ex not the current, we can do is merely to see and comments for the benefit of the team.

there are lots of stages for the management to manage the team and for the other members to contribute to the success for the team which i hop, it is deliberately being explained here]

planning

planning of team members is solely up to the vacancy and quota for each batch...my standard practice is about maximum of 4 people per batch and max of 2 or 3 per each batch per instrument. thus, it is up to coordinator to plan. locating a 'good' player is also tough, it cant be made tru one night but it is usually 1 sem of surveillance. what we trully see can be varied but seniors is always see commitments, ATTITUDE, discipline and passion.

training

a young member should always come as early as possible since he/she have to practice twice/thrice as much as the seniors or she/he would be left behind and blurred for quite a time.and it doesnt meant that if you are ok or being a senior, u can come late since being seniors, your responsibility are increased. u have to teach the juniors or else, the team can collapse, not because of he/she alone but unsynchronize aura from the team.

if you may think, you are completely good in your instrument, then go for other instrument. there is always a lack in your skills and always think that u can improve better for the group would help. it is always important to have that sense of feeling. dun waste your time coming for training just for the sake of usha awek, sms-ing, fb-ing, sleeping, rubic and etc...once you are in the room, just all out.

in training, understand what the songs should sound like, the bit, the rythm? (ah tatau eja), harmony and others..it is important to correct it esp when there are lots of new members...there are always more risk if there are more new members...this is a fact...and management should take care of this...

songs management

songs for gamelan are limited, it is well known among the team. so the coordinator need to know what songs to be played which would give more advantage to the team, which songs that they are most prepared, less risk, have more training, less mistakes, and familiar with. besides that, you may also need to go for a backup songs if situation ask for it..always have a backup plan, not only in gamelan, but in ur life too...

secondly, you may also need to understand that there are people who are deply in love in gamelan and notice what songs being played per year...esp staff, medtech, those taking gamelan and etc..lots of thing to consider...

members management

it is important for management to understand the 'aura' of your team members...whether they are ok and etc2...protect them, make them happy since members are the assets of the team..without them, there are no more gamelan utp...details? i do believe some of you know better than this..

please make sure that the team is happy and less tension...music are meant to give happiness and not tension!

pre-performance

how many players to be included per performance, the availability of members, the locations, the instruments (which should be tested prior to transportation), the small2 things and mic...coordinator should listen on where the songs are coming from and where the mic should be located.it is important for the outcome of the sound to balance out from the team..

and always have time for rehearsal eventhough you have been training for 2 months prior to the event..new situation, new surrounding can kill the team, and always include this risk into the planning...same goes if you have been training yesterday and on the day, just play 1 songs to check on the mic and the feeling of the team...YES IT IS IMPORTANT!!

performance

management should give some sort of speech to reduce the 'kecuakkan' of the team..to comfort the team and then after 1 song, the team should be fine...that is why, pre performance are important...

the team should always remember that they are not playing for themselves but for the audience..what important is to bring happines not to us, but to others too...

past performance

get together after the training can help to bring the team into shape, transporting the instrument back to the lorry, kemas2 and have few small talks on what to improve should give a good impact to the team...

and mapley! is also good...pekena teh tarik sambil2 borak, pergh sumpah lege....

hurm, i dun noe but i do believe i have covered all aspects of gamelan utp...good luck and have fun for gamelan utp...this i would say the good bye note, not that i want to leave you guys but i do believe that gamelan utp should stand and walk on its own..i believe that i should give more space for the current management by giving tips and this might be one of the way....

always remember your roots, gamelan utp is the most discipline and trusted group in UTP...we are known to have a very good record in delivering our job and that is WHY we can play gamelan not only inside but outside UTP...since the management TRUST us...and do not, do not BREAK the trust...

*dipetik dari http://farhansthought.blogspot.com/2009/09/gamelan-utp-for-dummies.html utk renungan kita bersama.. thanks paan!!