'Gamelan' taught in Canadian schools

'Gamelan' taught in Canadian schools

NEW YORK: Traditional Javanese gamelan music will be included in the education curriculum of primary and secondary schools in Toronto, Canada, said an Indonesian diplomat.

Sylvia Shirley, acting consul-general in Toronto, said on Sunday the move followed efforts by Jakarta's representative office in Toronto to introduce Indonesia's cultural arts among local citizens.

"With such an inclusion in the curriculum, students are expected to have a wider opportunity to learn Indonesian cultural arts," she said.

She said gamelan is considered part of the international projects there under the name of 'Music of the World'. -- Antara