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Penerapan Teknik Blast Beat Pada Drum Set Dalam Lagu the Eidolon Reality Karya the Faceless PENERAPAN TEKNIK BLAST BEAT PADA DRUM SET DALAM LAGU THE EIDOLON REALITY KARYA THE FACELESS TUGAS AKHIR Program Studi S1 Seni Musik Oleh: Rida Andriyanto NIM. 1211859013 Semester Genap 2016/2017 JURUSAN MUSIK FAKULTAS SENI PERTUNJUKAN INSTITUT SENI INDONESIA YOGYAKARTA 2017 UPT Perpustakaan ISI Yogyakarta PENERAPAN TEKNIK BLAST BEAT PADA DRUM SET DALAM LAGU THE EIDOLON REALITY KARYA THE FACELESS Oleh: Rida Andriyanto NIM. 1211859013 Karya Tulis ini disusun sebagai persyaratan untuk mengakhiri jenjang pendidikan Sarjana pada Program Studi S1 Seni Musik dengan Minat Utama: Musik Pendidikan Diajukan kepada JURUSAN MUSIK FAKULTAS SENI PERTUJUKAN INSTITUT SENI INDONESIA YOGYAKARTA Semester Genap 2016/2017 i UPT Perpustakaan ISI Yogyakarta UPT Perpustakaan ISI Yogyakarta PERSEMBAHAN Motto : belajar dari hal yang sederhana, karena berlari dimulai dari merangkak Persembahan: Ku persembahkan karya ini untuk : 1. Emak, Babe, dan keluarga yang selalu mendukung, membiayai, dan mendoakanku. 2. Teman-teman yang selalu mengajakku berproses. 3. Untuk teman-teman pecinta musik metal. 4. Untuk teman-teman perkusi. iii UPT Perpustakaan ISI Yogyakarta KATA PENGANTAR Puji syukur kehadirat Tuhan dan semesta-Nya yang memungkinkan terselesaikannya karya tulis ini yang berjudul “Penerapan Teknik Blast Beat pada Drum Set dalam Lagu The Eidolon Reality karya The Faceless”. Karya ini diajukan sebagai salah satu syarat kelulusan untuk memperoleh gelar Sarjana Seni di Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta. Penulis menyadari bahwa dalam penulisan karya tulis ini bukan dengan kemampuan dan usaha penulis semata, adapun bagi pihak-pihak lain yang telah membantu dan mendukung penulisan skripsi ini, penulis ingin mengucapkan terimakasih yang sebesar-besarnya kepada: 1. Dr. Andre Indrawan, M. Hum., M. Mus., selaku ketua Jurusan Musik FSP ISI Yogyakarta. 2. A. Gathut Bintarto, T., S. Sos., S. Sn., M. A., selaku sekretaris Jurusan Musik FSP ISI Yogyakarta. 3. Ayub Prasetiyo, S. Sn., M. Sn., selaku dosen pembimbing satu sekaligus dosen mayor selama kuliah di Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta, yang telah meluangkan waktu, mengajarkan kerangka berfikir, membimbing penulisan, dan selalu memberi motivasi. 4. Drs. Agus Salim, M. Hum., selaku dosen pembimbing dua, sekaligus pembimbing di dalam maupun di luar kampus, yang banyak membantu dalam hal teknik penulisan ilmiah, selalu bersabar, membimbing penelitian ini, memberi semangat, dan memberi motivasi. 5. Kresh Studio yang bersedia menjadi tempat proses penelitian. iv UPT Perpustakaan ISI Yogyakarta 6. Bapak Suryadi dan Ibu Sumarmi, kedua orang tua yang selalu memberi dukungan moral, materi, dan doa untuk setiap hal yang penulis jalani. 7. M. Wildan Chabibi. S. pd. dan Suta Suma S. sn., yang selalu mengingatkan untuk segera menyelesaikan studi di Yogyakarta. 8. Al Mira Qomar, wanita tersayang yang selalu sabar menemani, memberi masukan, memberi saran dan selalu memberi semangat dalam proses penelitian. 9. Flesh Divine, grup band dengan aliran death metal sangat membantu dalam proses pemahaman teknik blast beat. 10. Warga perum Kembang Putihan yang selalu membantu dalam koneksi internet. 11. Ariesto Vicky dan Nisia Hertanto yang mendokumentasikan proses penelitian. 12. Jessica yang selalu menginformasikan pemberitahuan dari kampus dan memberi pengarahan dalam penulisan penelitian. 13. Obet Gozalie dan Roy Agus yang bersedia menjadi narasumber. 14. The Faceless, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Hanness Grossmann, Obscura, Pg. Lost dan Wifi yang membuat penulis tetap rileks dan tenang di tengah pengerjaan skripsi. 15. Jogjakarta Corpse Grinder yang telah memberikan kesempatan untuk bergabung dan mengenal musik extreme. 16. Seluruh pihak yang telah membantu penelitian dan penulisan skripsi ini yang tidak dapat disebutkan satu persatu. Skripsi ini diharapkan dapat menjadi bahan referensi tambahan dan menjadi sarana informasi mengenai bidang terkait. Penulis menyadari bahwa skripsi ini masih jauh dari sempurna, untuk itu penulis membuka v UPT Perpustakaan ISI Yogyakarta diri bagi setiap saran dan kritik yang konstruktif untuk perbaikan penulisan di kemudian hari. Yogakarta, 23 Mei 2017 Penulis vi UPT Perpustakaan ISI Yogyakarta ABSTRAK Blast beat merupakan teknik bermain drum set dalam musik beraliran death metal, pada dasarnya adalah teknik single stroke roll yang cepat pada kedua kaki dan tangan, banyak drummer yang masih kesulitan mengenai bagaimana memainkan teknik ini. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui tahap-tahap latihan teknik blast beat dan kesulitannya, selain itu penelitian ini guna memperkenalkan teknik blast beat pada para drummer sekaligus memperkenalkan musik death metal pada kalangan umum. Landasan teori dari penelitian ini, yaitu evolusi blast beat menjadi suatu teknik yang belum banyak dikenal oleh para drummer. Masih sedikit informasi tentang teknik blast beat dalam dunia musik. Sampai sekarang, blast beat telah menjadi mitos dalam musik, dan belum banyak yang meneliti terutama di Indonesia. Namun, blast beat memiliki bagian yang lebih baik dalam ekspresi musikal. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan musikologi melalui beberapa tahapan, yaitu observasi dan wawancara, dalam penelitin ini penulis sebagai partisipan langsung. Hasil dari penelitian yaitu terciptanya sebuah metode yang sederhana tentang bagaimana tahap-tahap melatih teknik blast beat yang baik dan benar. Sehingga mendapatkan permainan single stroke yang baik pada kedua kaki dan tangan. Kata kunci : blast beat, drum set, death metal, the eidolon reality, the faceless vii UPT Perpustakaan ISI Yogyakarta Daftar Isi Halaman Cover................................................................................................. i Halaman Pengesahan ....................................................................................... ii HalamanPersembahan ...................................................................................... iii Kata Pengantar ................................................................................................. iv Abstrak ............................................................................................................. vii Daftar Isi........................................................................................................... viii Daftar Gambar .................................................................................................. x Daftar Notasi .................................................................................................... xi Bab I Pendahuluan ......................................................................................... 1 A. Latar Belakang ..................................................................................... 1 B. Rumusan Masalah ................................................................................ 4 C. Tujuan Penelitian .................................................................................. 4 D. Manfaat Penelitian ............................................................................... 4 E. Tinjauan Pustaka .................................................................................. 5 F. Metode Penelitian ................................................................................. 7 G. Sistematika Penulisan .......................................................................... 8 Bab II Tinjauan Teoritis Teknik Blast Beat ..................................................... 9 A. Sejarah Perkembangan Drum Set ......................................................... 9 B. Drum Set Standar dan Set Up Drum Alex Rudinger ............................ 15 C. Sejarah Metal dan Death Metal ............................................................ 15 1. Metal ................................................................................................... 15 2. Death Metal ........................................................................................ 17 D. The Faceless dan The Eidolon Reality ................................................. 19 E. Blast Beat .............................................................................................. 21 1. Macam-macam blast beat ................................................................... 23 a. Traditional blast beat ....................................................................... 23 b. Bomb blast ........................................................................................ 24 c. Hammer blast ................................................................................... 25 viii UPT Perpustakaan ISI Yogyakarta d. Freehand blast .................................................................................. 25 e. Hoglan Blast ..................................................................................... 26 f. Slow & Trve ...................................................................................... 27 g. Pussy Blast ....................................................................................... 27 h. Diarrhea Blast .................................................................................. 27 i. Stop and Go Blast .............................................................................. 28 j. Inverse Skank Blast ........................................................................... 28 k. Dirk Blast ......................................................................................... 28 2. Fungsi blast beat ................................................................................. 29 Bab III Analisis Empirik Penerapan Teknik
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