60 Preserving Gambang Semarang Music Through The Process of Enculturation in The Society Eko Raharjo  , Soesanto, Tjetjep Rohendi Rohidi, Udi Utomo Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia Submitted: 2020-12-12. Revised: 2021-02-17. Accepted: 2021-05-09 Abstract This study was devoted to investigating the preservation of gambang Semarang music through the enculturation process comprehensively. Two basic strategies were employed in examining research problems: using theoretical approaches in traditional music, preservation, and encul- turation and a qualitative approach. Further, the target and site comprised gambang Semarang music preservation through the enculturation process among Semarang people. The data were collected from observation, interviews, documentation, and library research. Data validity ap- plied source, time, theory, and researcher triangulation. The collected data and information were then analyzed inductively by relying on an interactive analysis model with the following steps: data reduction, display, and verifcation. It was suggested that the enculturation process of gam- bang Semarang music within three generations in the nang nok gambang Semarang group served as the activity of cultural awareness of society, artists, and performers. It was to carry out the enculturation process towards young generations, even children, as the future generations. The approaches to the teaching and learning process were modeling, conditioning, and internaliza- tion. Such an enculturation process was proven to function effectively as the cultural mechanism and enculturation model in preserving gambang Semarang music as the cultural identity of Sema- rangan. Keywords: enculturation; gambang Semarang music How to Cite: Raharjo, E., Soesanto, Rohidi, T. R., & Utomo, U. (2021). Preserving Gambang Semarang Music Through The Process of Enculturation in The Society. Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research And Education, 21(1), 60-67 Harmonia: Journal of Arts Research and Education 21 (1) (2021), 60-67 Available online at http://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/harmonia DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/harmonia.v21i1.27722 and even extinction (Harlenda, 2016; Hen- driawan & Astuti, 2017; Triyanto, 2015). According to (Goertzen & Bohlman, 1991), the impact of music modernization is the loss of traditional music or folk music. This resonates with Stokes (Stokes, 2018), poin- ting out that music modernization is more likely to be westernization with a variety of genres that are massively spread over mass and social media, making traditional music pressed. Gambang (a xylophone-like instru- ment) Semarang music as one of the Sema- INTRODUCTION Entering the Fourth Industrial era ma- kes various traditional arts often reported to experience alienation. Some arts being expressed for decades and even hundreds of years ago have increasingly ceased to exist, along with the decreasing number of artists and art enthusiasts. The current de- velopment resulting from modernization or industrialization makes countless tradi- tional art go through “negative” changes towards deterioration, marginalization,  Corresponding author: E-mail: raharjoeko1965@mail.unnes.ac.id p-ISSN 2541-1683|e-ISSN 2541-2426