TRADITIONAL MUSIC RAPA'I GEURIMPHENG AS A FORM OF SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATION IN THE PIDIE COMMUNITY

Rapa'i is traditional music perform in Aceh, especially in Pidie Regency. Rapa'i geurimpheng way of playing musical instruments like round like tambourine. Geurimpheng in Acehnese means rapa'i, "grik and pheng". There is no literature yet on when rapa'i geurimpheng appears, but rapa'i geurimpheng music is behind several phases, ranging from a period of very long conflict to the peak of the tsunami disaster. Today rapa'i geurimpheng began to exist again and continued father. The purpose of this study (1) is to study traditional music rapa'i geurimpheng as a form of symbolic communication in pidie society. (2) Reviewing traditional rapa'i geurimpheng music as a form of symbolic communication for educational media for pidie people. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative which is interpretive with a cultural approach. The results showed that communication took place between rapa'i players and the audience, communication settings occurred during the performance, as well as better audience understanding during the performance, stimulus from the performer, and response from the audience.