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KI HAJAR DEWANTORO'S TRI NGA CONCEPT IN LEARNING THE

MACAPAT SONG TO ABA NGABEAN 2 KINDERGARTEN

CHILDREN

addieni.2022@student.uny.ac.id

, joko_pamungkas@uny.ac.id

, septikacahya.2021@student.

,

erinaputri.2021@student.uny.ac.id

INTRODUCTION

Good citizens are people who want to continue the heritage culture of their ancestors.

Cultural values are very useful for life in the future. Cultural values themselves are something

the form of values that have been embedded and agreed upon by the community in the form

of habits as a form of behavior.

To something before or before it happens. Education must be given as early as

possible as a form of habituation and from these habits, the character is formed (Anto &

Anita, 2019). Early childhood education, can be the basis of the foundation for preparing

children's character. Habituation by practicing the values of everyday life in children,

Ernawati, 2021). Introduction to culture in today's easy. There needs to be innovation and

creativity from educators to be able to introduce culture to millennial generation children. So,

this is a challenge for educators to continue trying to develop cultural activities in PAUD

institutions.

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Learning in the classroom can be done with many methods of providing information

to children. The learning process of children, especially the process of learning activities at

school is one way to improve the quality of children's abilities from various aspects, namely

aspects of child development (Aprianti & Sugito, 2022). For early childhood, the preferred

Learning with this cultural approach is well known, especially for educators in the city

2018). Preserving local culture is highly recommended by the education office in this student

city. Learning activities based on the culture that is often found are traditional games, dances,

and children's play songs.

There are eleven kinds of macapat songs, each of which has a different structure,

meaning, and function. The eleven songs included in the sekar macapat are songs; pocung,

maskumambang, gambuh, megatruh, mijil, kinanthi, pangkur, durma, asramadhana, sinom

and dhandhanggula (Afrizal & wayan Letreng, 2021). Salah Tembang macapat is a song in

Javanese which has a variety of different meanings and is easy to understand. Macapat

learning is a form of appreciation, preservation, development, and inheritance of Indonesian

culture (Arisyanto, Prasetyo, Untari, & Sundari, 2021). The macapat songs used in the

This study uses a descriptive qualitative research method that was carried out in TK

ABA Ngabean 2 with data collection techniques through observation, documentation, and

interviews. This research was conducted by collecting data from three sources, namely

teachers, school principals, and children's parents. Observations were carried out for one

semester of the 2021/2022 academic year. The method used in the implementation process of

this macapat song is using the Tri Ngo approach, the idea of Ki Hajar Dewantara which has

three abbreviations, namely Ngerti (understand), Ngrasa (feel), and Nglakoni (do)

(Wulandari, Murwaningsih, & Marmoah, 2020). The concept of learning from Ki Hadjar

Dewantara which means learning awareness of students to understand (understand) what

students are learning, then feel or internalize what they have learned into their hearts as a

there is one school that received the title of an innovation school in Sleman and is a core

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PAUD and Aisyiyah Pilot Kindergarten in Kapanewon. The institution is TK ABA Ngabean

2 with three classroom teachers, one assistant teacher, the principal, and two education staff.

The school was ranked third in the innovation competition in the Sleman district. The

curriculum used in the kindergarten is an independent learning curriculum and uses a center-

This macapat song introduction activity. The introduction of this macapat song begins with

The introduction of the Gambuh song, after being tried, was immediately taught to

children, it turned out that the children were not interested and did not want to take part in

this macapat cutting. Then the introduction of the macapat song "Pocung" is carried out again

with a guess or bedhikan clothing. This macapat song was chosen during the activity with the

theme of learning to know water. Clenching is a traditional tool made of clay to collect water.

Here is Pocung's macapat song with bedhikan klenthing.

The introduction of the Pocung macapat song with bedhikan clenching is done by the teacher

giving examples and interpreting the lembang first. This song is on the theme of learning. It

turns out that children are more receptive and willing to follow directions from the teacher.

At the beginning of this introduction, the teacher sings a song to the child with a clear voice

source of air and air. After that, the teacher interprets the Pocung song, each line is

interpreted. At this stage, the teacher invites children to make agreed movements so that it

can make it easier for children to remember and understand the lyrics of each word of the

song. This stage is a collaboration of children and teachers in carrying out activities. Because

in education, collaboration is one way to improve the quality of education (Mariamah,

Bachtiar, & Indrawati, 2021).

The teacher performs movements and songs and practices in front of the class. Then

the children are asked questions about what guesses are in the song. It turned out that the

children's answers varied greatly. The objects for taking water according to the song above

according to the children are ciduk (dipper), glasses, kettles, pots, buckets, bottles, and bowls.

None of the children's answers are correct. Then the teacher answered that the song meant

during the theme. In addition to every class, the teacher also teaches macapat songs so that all

teachers can do it in class. In addition, children are also invited to perform macapat songs

by singing along with their movements. Based on interviews with the children's parents,

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when they were at home, the children often sang the macapat song. This means that children

have started to like songs by singing everywhere. Not only at school, but also at home with

parents and family.

On another theme, the teacher also introduced the Pocung song with elephant bedhikan on the

elephant is a great person like the regent. In addition, the elephant has a long nose and when

inheritance of Indonesian culture. In addition, macapat songs can also strengthen the

character education process, because macapat is a form of literary work that can be used to

provide moral teaching to children (Wahid & Saddhono, 2017).

Introducing culture to children is not easy. need to adjust from the original culture

with the existence of children who are still innocent and do not know many things. This

adjustment is done by looking at the characteristics of the child. Where childhood is the

fastest time to receive information and also imitate new things (Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia

Dini, 2022). In this study, the researcher conducted an implementation analysis using the

explanation from the father of Indonesian education, namely Tri Nga. The following is an

analysis of the results of observations of activities at TK ABA Ngabean 2 Kapanewon

Tempel, Sleman district.

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in the classroom, children need to be given an understanding of the material to be delivered.

Applying the macapat song in playing and learning activities in the classroom according to Ki

front of the children and then being asked to imitate it, it turns out that the child does not

Adapting the song to the theme in class is the right idea to make it easier for children

to know the meaning of the song. On the same theme, children's insight will be much wider

and cornered in one direction of the subject. In this case, the enthusiasm of children in

participating in activities is higher than using a theme in their introduction.

In addition to providing examples and adjustments to the theme, interpreting songs in

easy language makes children new words that are easy to remember and meaningful for

children

enough to determine the understanding of the child. Children can't understand this macapat

correct. That the dipper is also a container of water, as well as the other answers. However, in

the context of this pocung song, the correct answer is planting. Therefore, children must be

able to feel first from the answers by finding out the answers themselves and telling friends

so that learning becomes more meaningful. Doing an activity meaningfully will make it easy

to carry out the activity.

After the child can know and feel what will be done, then the child will be easier to

follow the directions of the teacher. At this stage of playing, the child sings and moves songs

from the Pocung macapat song as in the movement above. This activity can be done

repeatedly. At this stage, the teacher can evaluate the understanding and pronunciation of the

Javanese language in children. In addition, the teacher can also determine the child's ability to

Activities in the Nglakoni process, according to the explanation above, it has been

mentioned that children also sing songs at home. Therefore, parents also need to be invited to

their parents, children are also asked to come forward in front of the class to sing the pocong

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song themselves. This can increase the child's confidence level. The following is a diagram of

Figure 1. Implication Diagram of the Macapat Song with the Tri Nga Method

CONCLUSION

The implementation of macapat songs in classroom learning is easier to do by using

the method from the idea of the father of Indonesian education, namely Ki Hajar Dewantara,

namely Tri Nga. The method is that the teacher can provide examples and understanding of

the macapat song that is used to be understood by the child (understand), then the child can

ask questions and discuss with classmates (grass), and the child will practice by doing the

numbing or singing the macapat song that has been prepared. taught by the teacher

(Nglakoni). This method can have a positive impact on six aspects of early childhood

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