Indonesia is an archipelago in Southeast Asia comprising over 17,500 islands and over 283 million people, making it the world's most populous country. Music in Indonesia typically uses one of two scales and has a term called irama to refer to tempo. The most popular form of music is the gamelan orchestra, which originated in Java and Bali and features various percussion instruments like metallophones, xylophones, and gongs as well as bamboo flutes and stringed instruments. Vocal music often involves a female soloist singer called a pesindhen performing with the gamelan orchestra or a male chorus called a gerong singing in unison.

1. Indonesia

2. Indonesia is an
archipelago in Southeast
Asia comprising
approximately 17,500
islands. With over 283
million people, Indonesia
is the world’s most
populous country in the
world

3. 2 basic kinds of
Indonesian music scale:
- Sledro – five equidistant
tones in octave
-Peloq- Heptatonic tone
scale with semi tone.

4. Irama – indonesian term
for tempo

5. The Gamelan orchestra is
the most popular form of
music in Indonesia. There
are many types of
gamelan but famous
Javanese and Balinese
gamelan are the most
famous

7. Gamelan
Instruments

8. • Metallophones
• Xylophones
• Kendang
• Gongs
• Bamboo Flutes
• Bowed
• Plucked Strings

12. Vocal Music
Pesindhen - is a Female
soloist singer who sings
with gamelan.
Gerong- refers to the
Unison male chorus that
sings the gamelan