Widodo
Jurusan Sendratasik FBS Universitas Negeri Semarang
Email : widodo_unnes@ymail.com
Abstract
Children folksongs laras slendro and pelog are full of noble values of national cultures.
Nowadays, they are abandoned. Children as the subjects and appreciators of the songs get more
unfamiliar with the songs. The songs are less often heard in the family, schools, playground and
the place of living environments and other places of gathering for children. The lack of new
creation of folksongs worsens the condition. New creation of the songs is badly needed to
introduce, preserve, and plant the noble values of national cultures. When the songs and their
values can get to more and more children, the character development of the children will be
colored with the values of national cultures. They may grow and become generations that
respect values of national cultures.
Kata kunci: lelagon dolanan anak, pendidikan karakter, pelog dan slendro