Rungus Longoi Tanganak (children’s songs): Musical analysis and application for music education

The Rungus are one of the indigenous Dusunic ethnic groups of Sabah, most of whom reside in the administrative Districts of Kudat and Pitas. In Rungus culture, many different genres of intangible cultural heritage have been passed down orally over generations. These heritages are valuable resources...

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Main Author:	Jinky Jane C Simeon
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2022
Subjects:	ML198-360.6 By region or country
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spelling	my-ums-ep.407432024-09-02T04:27:22Z Rungus Longoi Tanganak (children’s songs): Musical analysis and application for music education 2022 Jinky Jane C Simeon ML198-360.6 By region or country The Rungus are one of the indigenous Dusunic ethnic groups of Sabah, most of whom reside in the administrative Districts of Kudat and Pitas. In Rungus culture, many different genres of intangible cultural heritage have been passed down orally over generations. These heritages are valuable resources for teaching cultural awareness and appreciation among children of different ethnicities in Malaysia. They have yet to be introduced in the national music education curriculum. The purpose of this research was to (a) document and transcribe the particular Rungus children’s songs from the field that are recalled by the elderly Rungus; (b) analyse the musical characteristics of the collected children’s song; and (c) suggest appropriate Rungus children’s songs to be used as curricular support materials in music education. This research employed ethnographic field techniques including participant observations, in-depth and focus group interviews, as well as audio and video recording. The musical transcriptions of selected songs were then analysed using the Kodály Folk Song Analysis. Recommendations were made for the use of the eighty- three songs, these song repertoires can serve as resources for school music teachers through introducing these valuable heritage songs of Sabah’s Rungus culture into a multicultural music education curriculum. This study also suggests that more Malaysian folk materials should be collected and utilised for teaching music in schools, as it will build cultural awareness among children of different ethnicities in Malaysia. 2022 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40743/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40743/1/24%20PAGES.pdf text en public https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/40743/2/FULLTEXT.pdf text en validuser dphil doctoral Universiti Malaysia Sabah Academy of Arts and Creative Technology
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description	The Rungus are one of the indigenous Dusunic ethnic groups of Sabah, most of whom reside in the administrative Districts of Kudat and Pitas. In Rungus culture, many different genres of intangible cultural heritage have been passed down orally over generations. These heritages are valuable resources for teaching cultural awareness and appreciation among children of different ethnicities in Malaysia. They have yet to be introduced in the national music education curriculum. The purpose of this research was to (a) document and transcribe the particular Rungus children’s songs from the field that are recalled by the elderly Rungus; (b) analyse the musical characteristics of the collected children’s song; and (c) suggest appropriate Rungus children’s songs to be used as curricular support materials in music education. This research employed ethnographic field techniques including participant observations, in-depth and focus group interviews, as well as audio and video recording. The musical transcriptions of selected songs were then analysed using the Kodály Folk Song Analysis. Recommendations were made for the use of the eighty- three songs, these song repertoires can serve as resources for school music teachers through introducing these valuable heritage songs of Sabah’s Rungus culture into a multicultural music education curriculum. This study also suggests that more Malaysian folk materials should be collected and utilised for teaching music in schools, as it will build cultural awareness among children of different ethnicities in Malaysia.
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Jinky Jane C Simeon
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title	Rungus Longoi Tanganak (children’s songs): Musical analysis and application for music education
title_short	Rungus Longoi Tanganak (children’s songs): Musical analysis and application for music education
title_full	Rungus Longoi Tanganak (children’s songs): Musical analysis and application for music education
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granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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publishDate	2022
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