Day 3: Workshop on Culture Diversity

TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE, KUALA LUMPUR - Our group left IYC at eight (8) past in the morning to attend the cultural diversity workshop at the Teacher Training Institute in Kuala Lumpur. We were warmly received by the cultural music ensemble of the Institute by playing one of their cultural music performances called pacak – usually performed as a group accompanied by percussion instruments and is commonly played on special occasions such as wedding, escorting VIPs on special events, among others.

The TTI music group welcomes the MIYE delegates.

We gathered ourselves in the function room observing the place and quite clueless to what it had in store for us. The TTI Director delivered her welcome remarks and after that we were divided into three (3) groups--joget, kompang and pacak. Each group went to their designated rooms where we could practice the traditional Malay performance that we have to perform. Marisse, KC and Jesse we in the pacak group while Raymond and Tina were both part of the kompang group. It seemed that everybody enjoyed this part as we were taught on how to play a Malay percussion instrument that are actually quite similar to what we have in the southern Philippines yet new to us  as it was the first time we had the chance to play such instrument.

Below are some of the various highlight photos and videos on that day.

The Philippine delegates pose as they hold Malay percussion instrument.

The joget group

The pacak group

Group photo