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Tonika: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Seni
Published by Sekolah Tinggi Theologia Abdiel
ISSN : 26544466     EISSN : 26851261     DOI : 10.37368
Core Subject : Art,
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Tonika merupakan jurnal interdisiplin yang mengkaji pelbagai isu dan diskursus musik. Jurnal ini mengapresiasi artikel-artikel dalam ranah kajian teoretis, filosofis dan aplikatif berdasar pada penelitian dan pengkajian. Artikel-artikel di Tonika berorientasi untuk menyebarluaskan dan mengembangkan pengetahuan seni guna merespon perkembangan global sehingga dapat bermanfaat bagi para akademisi, praktisi, peneliti dan pengajar.
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Chords as Emotional Expression in Music: A Review of Concepts and Musical Experience Piter Sembiring; Rijal Fiqrul Aziz
Tonika: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Seni Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): Volume 9 Nomor 1 Tahun 2026
Publisher : Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Abdiel

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37368/tonika.v9i1.917

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There has been relatively little research on the emotional import of chords in music, as discussions of musical emotion have largely focused on melodic development, voice leading, harmony, and temporal musical processes. This study seeks to better understand emotional experience in music through the expressive functions of chords as they are perceived in listening. Using a qualitative approach, the synthesis of the literature integrates empirical and theoretical perspectives on chords, emotion, and listening experience. The findings reveal that emotional experiences emerge through the structural and functional roles of chords, both in isolation and within chord progressions. These experiences are shaped by multiple variables, including chordal configuration, progression, texture or tone, intervallic size, and listener engagement. The reviewed literature further indicates that emotional responses to chords arise from a combination of cognitive processes and emotional and bodily experience, rather than from structural features alone. This study invites broader perspectives on chords as emotionally expressive entities and highlights the need for further research, particularly on the emotional and contextual dimensions of chords across musical domains.
From Culturally Responsive to Culturally Sustaining Music Pedagogy in Elementary Schools: An Integrative Literature Review and Conceptual Model MS Viktor Purhanudin; Irniatie Wanda; Mohd Rabe Alvi
Tonika: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Seni Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): Volume 9 Nomor 1 Tahun 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37368/tonika.v9i1.971

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Music education in elementary schools occupies a foundational role in children's cultural formation and identity development, yet instructional practice in many educational systems continues to operate through standardized approaches that remain disconnected from the diverse musical backgrounds students bring to school. This study examines the conceptual transition from culturally responsive pedagogy to culturally sustaining pedagogy in elementary music education. Through an integrative literature review of 41 systematically selected sources from Scopus, ERIC, Web of Science, and Google Scholar (1995–2024), data were analyzed using thematic synthesis. The findings reveal four thematic dimensions: recognition of students' musical experience and cultural identity, contextual learning design, cultural sustainability orientation, and a collaborative ecosystem connecting school, family, local artists, and community. These dimensions were synthesized into a conceptual model that advances existing frameworks by integrating authentic assessment as a structural element, formulating the collaborative ecosystem as a standalone component, and introducing a non-Western perspective through the Indonesian educational context. The model offers a theoretically grounded framework for music educators, curriculum developers, and policymakers navigating cultural diversity in elementary schools.
Creativity in the Story of the Creation of Humanity and the Composition of Church Music (An Analogical and Typological Comparison) Michael Hari Sasongko; Chun Joo Sung
Tonika: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengkajian Seni Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): Volume 9 Nomor 1 Tahun 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37368/tonika.v9i1.972

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From the perspective of creative works, human beings and church music compositions are essentially the same: they are both creations. This creation did not come by chance, but was truly planned based on common sense, awareness, and goodwill. From the perspective of Susanne K. Langer's symbol theory, the human being and the musical composition of the church are created by creation (from the non-existent to the existing), as a symbolic form (as art that has undergone transformation), and as an aesthetic experience. The purpose of this article is to present a comparison between God's creation and man's creation as a creator. This study uses a qualitative-hermeneutic method combined with typological analysis. Its primary sources include Genesis 1-3, the philosophical works of Susanne K. Langer, and the scholarly literature on church theology, aesthetics, and music. The data were analyzed interpretively to identify the symbolic, aesthetic, and creative patterns possessed by the two forms of creation. The results of this study found that the meaning behind creativity (i.e. God and man) is "creator", the difference is that God "created something out of nothing", whereas composers do not create from absolutely nothing; they create from musical material, faith experiences, biblical texts, church traditions, and liturgical contexts. In other words, human creativity is a form of limited participation in Divine creativity, not a form of creation equivalent to Divine action.

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