The Seleh Notes Library

Seleh Notes was published in hard copy between 1993 and 2008 and included many great articles.

The Seleh Notes Library is a specially chosen selection of items covering a number of topics including music, dance, wayang and gamelan in education.

We are delighted to make these articles available on the UK Gamelan Network website with, in many cases, colour illustrations.

Java

A brief history of gamelan

By Tim Byard Jones
Seleh Notes Volume 2 Number 2

Central Javanese dance

An introduction by Jo Shaw
Seleh Notes Volume 6 Number 1

Exploring for Nonesuch

By Robert Brown
Seleh Notes Volume 10 Number 3

Topeng - Masks of Central Java

By Jo Shaw
Seleh Notes Volume 1 Number 2

Wayang Puppets
A spotters’ guide

By Tim Byard-Jones
Seleh Notes Volume 4 Number 1

Bali

Gamelan selonding

Ritual music of Tenganan Pegringsingan

By Mark Lockett
Seleh Notes Volume 2 Number 1

Semara dana

Balinese gamelan - the next generation

By Andy Channing
Seleh Notes Volume 10 Number 2

Semar pegulingan

By Nick Gray
Seleh Notes Volume 11 Number 1

Gamelan in Education

The gamelan goes virtual

By John Williams
Seleh Notes Volume 12 Number 3

Teaching Javanese dance in schools

By Gillian Roberts
Seleh Notes Volume 9 Number 2

Seleh Notes publications

The earlier issues of Seleh Notes contained a number of items on Javanese playing techniques, including Andy Channing’s extremely popular series of articles on Playing Bonang.

These have been reprinted in booklet form and are available from the publications page.

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