Music is an art that can be used for education and da'wah. Through music, Islamic values through poetry can play an essential role as a medium of entertainment, da'wah, and media for building the character of students in Islamic boarding schools. This study aims to analyze music learning activities in Islamic boarding schools as a medium for forming students' character towards the generation of Insan Kamil through learning marawis, tambourine, qasidah, and nasyid. The method used in this research is qualitative with a descriptive analysis approach. Data sources were dug up by interviewing techniques from seven Islamic boarding schools in West Java. The data analysis technique uses data triangulation by comparing the results of interviews, observations, and documentation in making conclusions. This study concludes that music learning activities in Islamic boarding schools require moral messages and educational values that greatly support students' characters who have human behavior. The importance of Syauq (longing), mahabbah (love), tarku alsyahwat (restraining lust), muhasabah al-nafs (self-introspection), taubah (repentance), zuhud (ukhrowi orientation), zuhud personal, pious person, personal trustworthiness can be internalized in the daily life of the santri at the Islamic boarding school towards the generation of Insan Kamil.
Keywords: Culture; Education; Insan kamil; Islam; Music; Pesantren; Values.
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