Kolintang is an Indonesian xylophone with a trough resonator used by the Minahasa tribe. Studying Minahasa cannot be separated from the three figures of its ancestors, namely Toar, the Sun God; Lumimuut, the goddess of the Earth; and Karema goddess, that discusses ancient astronomy.
There is a holistic balance in the solar system, bringing together motion, ratio, feeling, and harmony of tone.
Kolintang is an onomatopoeia of Tong Ting Tang, consisting of Tong low, Tang medium, and Ting high tone. Tong Ting Tang can also be interpreted as a balance between two opposite directions with its center in the middle. The sun’s circulation can be described as a great vibration when viewed from the Earth.
Based on Maimo Kumolintang’s book about learning music through ancestral concepts. To play music, we can use the Kolintang Hand method.
With fingers movements can play a melody, and chords can play with hand claps moving in an imaginary cube in the air. Uniquely can be automatically applied to play the kolintang instrument.
We can create directional symbols chords that are no less complete than the chords of Roman letters or numbers. Direction signs are suitable for the era of globalization because they are easier to understand; even animals can understand directions.
Notes that can be determined by position, distance, and direction of movement can be easily communicated visually, helping people who have difficulty hearing notes to play music. This method of learning kolintang has been successfully applied to the deaf community.
We can hear the music we play with our bare hands in real time using Virtual Reality devices.
Kolintang can survive the disruptive era because it teaches life balance and is universal to everyone in the solar system.
