Badendang

Badendang or in Indonesian it is called berdendang (singing) is a storytelling tradition of the Minangkabau people. According to Mahyudin (1976), dendang comes from the word ‘den indang’ which means ‘I foster‘. Indang, apart from having the meaning of ‘to care for‘, also means ‘to winnow‘, which is to separate the rice from the rice by constantly swinging the nyiru. Parenting is meant here, namely caring for children by rocking the child while issuing words in the form of rhymes (pantun) or poetry with a certain rhythm.

According to the region, the chants can be grouped into the dendang of Luhak Tanah Datar, the dendang of Luhak Agam, the dendang of 50 Kota, and the dendang of the Pesisir. According to the rhythm, dendang is grouped into dendang ratok, dendang tari (dance), dendang kaba, and dendang salawat dulang. In this activity, we will teach foreign students about the techniques and methods of badendang, and how the rhythms are in the dendang. Apart from that, we will also provide basic philosophical knowledge about dendang Minangkabau, and about the upbringing of Minangkabau people to foreign students.

Credits Equivalence

Meeting	Duration	Stages	Topics	Method	Learning Outcomes
1	45′	Basic	Introduction to Activities	Lectures and discussions	Participants know the rules of activity and can obey the laws of activity implementation.
2	45′	Basic	Material Introduction	Lectures on forms and types Minangkabau oral literature	Participants know the forms and types of Minangkabau oral literature
3	45′	Basic	Dendang	The definition and scope of dendang and the types dendang Minangkabau.	Participants know the meaning and scope of dendang Minangkabau and the types of dendang.
4	45′	Basic	Minangkabau matrilineal society	Minangkabau dendang relationship with matrilineal society Minangkabau.	Participants know the relationship between dendang and the culture of the matrilineal society in Minangkabau.
5	45′	Basic	Dendang function	The function of dendang in Minangkabau society.	Participants know the meaning and scope of dendang Minangkabau and the types of dendang.
6-15	500′	Exercise/ practice	Dendang practice	Exercise/practice dendang in the tradition of bagurau.	Participants practice dendang which is immediately played in the bagurau tradition.
6-18	100′	Performance	Performance	The practice of performing the saluang dendang/bagurau tradition.	Participants can sing dendang singgalang in the saluang dendang/bagurau tradition.
19	45′	Evaluation	Assessment	Oral/written test
20	45′	Closing	Activity closing	Lectures and discussions	Participants get credit for the activities they participate in.