Improved Motivation And Learning Using The Demonstration Method In Ansambel II

The learning of pianica musical instruments is commonly studied in foreign and domestic schools. However, in the Music Department, Faculty of Language and Arts University HKBP Nommensen, pianica musical instruments are re-studied by students referred to as the Pianika II Ensemble Course. Learning pianica music instruments can help students learn to know to read and written the notes, rhythms and melodies in notation. Learning the notes, rhythms and melodies are correlated with learning Music Theory and Solfegio. The obstacle faced by the lecturers to teach the Ensemble II of Pianika is that most students have low ability to read beam notation, rhythm, melody and the low motivation of students to learn Ansemble II. This is due to the requirements for admission of new students not to be able to read beam notation. The number of students taking the Ansemble II course is 56 students and only five students were able to read the beam notation from the Medan Music High School.This study discusses of the improvement of learning motivation using the demonstration method in the Pianica II Ensemble course. In the process of learning the demonstration method, the performance of lecturers is done as a planner, as a teacher, and as an evaluator.Methodology of this topic used qualitative research. The results obtained in this study are an increase in learning motivation using the demonstration method is an appropriate method applied in the learning process of the Pianika II Ensemble.