The Second Visit to Rembau, Negeri Sembilan.

2 days of consolidation

Day one   :  11.05.2015

Target group : Selected students from various  secondary school in Rembau,

A memento for the PPD Datin Naimah.

Day Two : 12.05.2015
Target group : Principals, headmasters/headmistress and PKs from various schools in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan

Bravo! 

Hope to see or hear your angklung debut soon.

Hello PERLIS here we come!

SK Kuala Perlis,

Perlis,

West  Malaysia

08.05.2015 (Friday)

                         Today we had a pleasant opportunity to visit Perlis.  Its  formal name  is Perlis Indera Kayangan. Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia. It lies at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and has the Satun and Songkhla Provinces of Thailand on its northern border. It is bordered by the state of Kedah to the south. 

                           Hari ini kami berpeluang berkunjung ke Perlis Indera Kayangan. Perlis merupakan negeri yang terkecil di Malaysia. Ia terletak di utara Semenanjung Malaysia. Perlis berjiran dengan Satun dan Songkhla merupakan dua buah wilayah negara Thailand yang terletak di utara sempadan kedua buah negara.

                              Visiting Perlis at this time of the year is a good timing as the end of April and the beginning of the month of May indicates the much awaited season of  Mangga Harum Manis. Mangga Harum Manis  is a species of manggo which has a sweet smell and wonderful taste. The land of Perlis is truly blessed as this manggo can only grow here despite of all the attempts done in many states in Malaysia.

                             Berkunjung ke Perlis pada penghujung bulan April dan awal bulan Mei merupakan "langkah kanan" kerana bermulanya musim Mangga Harum Manis yang telah lama ditunggu-tunggu. Mangga yang enak ini adalah merupakan ikon kebanggaan negeri Perlis Indera Kayangan. Bumi bertuah Perlis telah dikurniakan dengan tanah yang sesuai sehinggakan mangga ini hanya tumbuh di sini dengan subur.

                                Our main purpose of  visiting Perlis is to send a complete set of Angklung Pak Radja to SK Kuala Perlis. A lovely primary school which is situated at heart of the town. We had a wonderful time throughout our Angklung Demo as the teachers and pupils are both very vibrant and energetic. Bringing angklung to this school is much easier as this school has its own angklung group which is under the direction of two very capable music teachers; Cikgu Azahar (Penolong Kanan KoKurikulum) and Cikgu Mahadzir.

 

Keep It Up!

Venue : SK Taiping, Perak
Song   : Biarku Menjadi Lilin
             (Let Me Be As The Candle)
Days Of Practice : fourth
Comments :  Congratulation! Much better  than last time guys.
                      As the saying goes "Practice makes you perfect"

A Refreshing and Fun Visit : Kunjungan Ke SK KG. Muhibah

A Refreshing and Fun Visit 

To

 SK Kampung Muhibah, Sungai Siput,

Perak Darul Ridzuan

West Malaysia

30.04.2015 :

A wonderful opportunity indeed!  Another visit to a school that caters for students with special needs. Today we visited SK Kampung Muhibah, Sungai Siput (U) Perak to send a full set of Angklung Pak Radja. We also took the opportunity to give a free Demo to the teachers and students who had been waiting with full of anticipation.
Syukur. Alhamdulillah. Hari ini kami berpeluang sekali lagi mengunjungi sebuah sekolah kebangsaan yang mengendalikan unit Pendidikan Khas, SK Kg. Muhibah, Sg. Siput (U) Perak. Pihak sekolah telah memesan satu set lengkap Angklung Pak Radja dan turut mengatur agar kami datang sekaligus memasang, menguji dan mengadakan Demo secara percuma. Kami  tiba di perkarangan sekolah pada tepat jam 9.30 pagi, setengah jam lewat dari masa yang telah ditetapkan. Kelewatan tersebut amat tidak disengajakan dan amat dikesali. Namun demikian, guru-guru Pendidikan Khas serta murid-murid setia menunggu ketibaan  kami anpa banyak bicara. Terima kasih banyak semua!

                     We are also very please to be here as we are to meet our old friend, Cikgu Rosida Ibrahim. She is a Guru Cemerlang (a title given to teachers who had accomplished an extraordinary service to the school) who used to be a Music Teacher in a High Performance school, SK Sultan Idris II, Kuala Kangsar, Perak. We made our first acquaintance when the school purchased a full set of Angklung Pak Radja back in 2014. Our friendship grew as we assisted  her school's music camp and performances. We had also co-organized a very fruitful excursion for her Angklung Group to Bandung, Indonesia. We had visited a School of Art and attended an Angklung Workshop at Udjo Saung Angklung.
                            Kami juga berbesar hati atas kesempatan ke SK Kg. Muhibah kerana  berpeluang bertemu dengan rakan karib kami, Cikgu Rosida Ibrahim. Beliau merupakan seorang guru muzik cemerlang yang telah bertugas di Seolah  Berprestasi Tinggi, SK Sultan Idris II, Kuala Kangsar, Perak. Perkenalan kami bermula apabila pihak sekolah asal beliau telah memesan satu set lengkap Angklung Pak Radja. Persahabatan semakin akrab sejak beliau mengundang kami membantu dalam slot Pengenalan Lanjut Angklung sempena Perkhemahan Muzik yang dianjurkan oleh sekolah beliau. Kami juga turut menbantu mengendalikan lawatan sambil belajar Kumpulan Angklung sekolah beliau ke Bandung, Indonesia. Lawatan tersebut amat bermakna kerana kami telah berpeluang mengunjungi sebuah sekolah khas untuk  kesenian. Kunjungan ke Bandung juga tidak disia-siakan di mana kami mengambil kesempatan menghadiri Wokshop Angklung di Udjo Saung Angklung.

                          Due to her excellent performance at her former school, she was promoted to be the Penolong Kanan KoKurikulum (School Senior Assistant of co-curricular) She is now serving at SK Kg. Muhibah, Sungai Siput (U) Perak. Congratulation Cikgu Rosida! You well-deserve it!

                             Atas kecemerlangan perkhidmatan yang telah ditunjukkan oleh cikgu Rosida, beliau telah diberi kenaikan pangkat. Kini beliau bertugas di SK Kg. Muhibah sebagai Penolong Kanan KoKurikulum. Tahniah Cikgu Rosida!

Cikgu Rosida Ibrahim

Cikgu Rosida at her best.

Thorn among the roses : The only male teacher for the special needs students.

The line of dedicated teachers.

Blessed art thou teachers who spark the interest of thy pupils to be the very best!

 

 

 

The cheerful teachers of SK Kg. Muhibah. A sight to behold.

Guru Besar Puan Rodziah bt Khalid .The Headmistress Puan Rodziah bt Khalid.

Guru Besar sedang menikmati keunikan Angklung Pak Radja.

Thank You, SMK Sungai Udang, Melaka!

MELAKA, a UNESCO world heritage site.

24.04.2015 : 

Melaka is one of our best-loved states to visit. It is rich with trading history and multicultural heritage. Melaka is indeed a very rewarding town to explore. 

                    A call from SMK Sungai Udang for a set of Angklung Pak Radja is long-awaited. A two hours drive from Kuala Lumpur, we reached the school at exactly 7 am. We were just in time to join the school's community had their recitation of 'Surah Yaasin'. 

                    

                       Soon after that, we proceeded to the Music Room to meet Tuan Haji Faizal the Music Teacher for the school. As expected, he was waiting for us with full of anticipation. We were proudly shown to his music room filled with musical instruments. It was a pleasing sight to behold. Less than ten minutes, he efficiently  gathered thirty of his Music Club students into the room.

                         The impressive collection of musical instruments suggests the school's and the music teacher's undeterred commitment to uphold the importance of Music in school's syllabus.The school Music Club is very actively involve in giving performance. In fact they had recently made a Gamelan performance. Now they are aiming to go much further with their new set of angklung.

Tuan Haji Faizal at his best

                   
                         After just a few minutes of coaching, the students managed to shake their angklung well. By the end of the two-hour Demo session, they had successfully played three pieces of song scores. It was indeed rewarding to see the excitement and contentment portrayed on their young face.

                           

                                  Farewell for now young musicians, till we meet again.  Hoping to hear and see your angklung debut soon. Make it incredible and happening!

Mission : Strengthen Angklung Group

SK TAIPING,

TAIPING, PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN

WEST MALAYSIA

20.04.2015 :  Taiping, Perak... Heavenly peaceful....Heritage surrounded  by lush greenery...Popularly known as The Town Rain due to its unusual rainfall...

                      Taiping was a pioneer in many areas of civic life, achieving a succession of "firsts" ...the first Malay States to be established by the British, the first to have English educational facility, Malay's first Prison, Malaya's first post office, first museum, first railway station , first police force, first turf club...and the list goes on. The number of firsts varies, but 33 seems to be widely accepted! Taiping definitely deserves the title The Town of Heritage. 

                           We are here to visit Sekolah Kebangsaan Taiping which is situated at Jalan Taming Sari, Taiping. It is only a kilometre  away from the the town centre. A set of Angklung Pak Radja was sent earlier to the school. As promised, we made our second visit  to give our free 2 hours Demo for the teachers and pupils. 

21.04.2015 : Second Day Practice
                            We were hired  by the school to give further training for the teachers and pupils. They are now diligently making preparation for their debut performance on  Teachers Day celebration next month.  Today's practice  was emphasizing on playing with dynamic. Our music sheet is "Can't Help Falling in Love". It is an easy piece so the pupils had a fun time playing it.

                           After getting the pupils full attention and anticipation, we introduced the second music sheet "Biarku Menjadi Lilin" ( Let Me Be As The Candle) a piece specifically requested by the school . This is a quite challenging piece as it mainly contains with quavers. As expected, the pupils need more training to play this piece properly. 

A visit from the President of The Parents and Teachers Association.

22.04.2015 :   Third Day Practise

                        For a warming-up session, we introduced the first music sheet for the day " Bengawan Solo". A beautiful evergreen keroncong song by a very famous Indonesian composer Pak Gersang. Initially, we were quite worried that the pupils might find it hard to play it well as there is a big chance that they might not know this song. Alas, the pupils proved us wrong! Well done!

                         

Pupils were listening attentively.

The remarkably talented Headmaster YM Raja Hafiz Zainal bin Raja Adnan.

                     Hoping for the same effect brushed on the next piece "Biarku Menjadi Lilin". Alhamdulillah.. After revising and modifying the song done by YM Raja Iza Akhmar,  the pupils had a much improved play. Nevertheless, there is still a lot of room for improvement. Hoping for a better play next week.