PELATIHAN ANGKLUNG BAGI KAUM IBU LANSIA DI YAYASAN SOKA GAKKAI MEDAN

Abstract

Angklung Training For
Elderly Mother in Soka Gakkai Foundation Medan. Essay. Faculty of Language and
Arts, State University of Medan. Supervisor: (1) Esra PT Siburian, M. Sn, (2) Adina
Sastra Sembiring,M.Pd.
This study aims to determine how the role of mother angklung for the elderly in the
foundation Soka Gakkai field through the angklung training process. The approach used
in this research is descriptive and qualitative. Descriptive approach is used to focus on
the actual problem as they are at the time of research training at the foundation Soka
Gakkai angklung underway.
Qualitative approach used to describe the problem in training activities angklung
in foundation Soka Gakkai. The object of research, namely mothers angklung, Soka
Gakkai members, especially in the field of 20 people and 1 coach. This research data
collected by direct observation field where research, interviews to several elderly moms
and coaches as well as chairman of the association of mothers in the foundation of the
Soka Gakkai.
Angklung chosen by the mother Elderly Foundation Soka Gakkai Indonesia on the
grounds of Angklung is a musical instrument that is a heritage native Indonesia. Simple
musical instrument made of bamboo which was originally a musical instrument played to
war but thanks to the cold hands of the father Angklung Daeng Soetigna transformed into
a musical instrument that has a diatonic tones world standard that can be used in all the
song's accompaniment.
Practicing music is also useful for the health of the elderly, taken from the title of this
paper researchers believe that playing angklung useful to stimulate the motion system of
the elderly who have fallen and psychology useful for the elderly. By having groups that
perform activities together would be very useful for the Elderly
psychologyinordernottofeellonely.