Gamelan Girls : Gender, Childhood, and Politics in Balinese Music Ensembles /

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"In recent years, girls' and mixed-gender ensembles have challenged the tradition of male-dominated gamelan performance. The change heralds a fundamental shift in how Balinese think about gender roles and the gender behavior taught in children's music education. It also makes visible...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Downing, Sonja Lynn (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women musicians.
Music > Social aspects.
Child musicians.
MUSIC > General.
Musiciennes > Indonesie > Bali (Île)
Enfants musiciens > Indonesie > Bali (Île)
Gamelan > Étude et enseignement > Aspect social > Indonesie > Bali (Île)
Musique > Aspect social > Indonesie > Bali (Île)
Women musicians > Indonesia > Bali Island.
Child musicians > Indonesia > Bali Island.
Gamelan > Instruction and study > Social aspects > Indonesia > Bali Island.
Music > Social aspects > Indonesia > Bali Island.
Indonesia > Bali Island.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Spellings and Acronyms; Introduction. Girls Playing Loud: The Significance of Girls' Gamelans in Bali; 1 Clubs of Small Women: Organizations and Institutions that Support Female Musicians; 2 Support and Satisfaction: Sanggar and Their Advantages; 3 Arjuna's Angels: The Cultural Politics of Balinese Identity, Music, and Gender; 4 Gamelan vs. Cell Phones: The Cultural Politics of Children, Music, and Globalization; 5 Leading Girls in Gamelan: Embodiment and Agency in Practice and Performance
  • 6 Playing in the Dark: Old Memories and Current ChallengesConclusion: Mulo Keweh Megambel (Indeed, Playing Gamelan Is Difficult); Notes; Glossary; References; Index; Back cover

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