MUSIC 8

SOUTHEAST ASIAN MUSIC

MODULE 1

This module is divided into three parts:

Lesson 1 - Instrumental Music of Southeast Asia 

Lesson 2 - Vocal Music of Southeast Asia 

Lesson 3 - Local/Improvised Musical Instruments

Lesson 1 - Instrumental Music of Southeast Asia 

Let's check your understanding..

Multiple Select

Angkor Wat is from________.

• Myanmar

• Cambodia

• Laos

Multiple Select

Marina Bay Sands is from________.

• Singapore

• Laos

• Vietnam

Multiple Select

Borobudor is from________.

• Singapore

• Indonesia

• Vietnam

Angkor wat

Cambodia

Marina Bay Sands

Singapore

Borobudor

Indonesia

Multiple Choice

is one of the most beautiful countries in Southeast Asia.

It is also known as Kampuchea

• Cambodia

• Indonesia

• Laos

• Vietnam

Multiple Choice

Is an archipelago in Southeast Asia comprising approximately 17,500 islands.

It is the world’s fourth most populous country and is the fourth biggest nation in the world.

• Cambodia

• Indonesia

• Laos

• Vietnam

Multiple Choice

This country is an independent state of Southeast Asia and officially known as Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

• Cambodia

• Indonesia

• Laos

• Vietnam

Multiple Choice

This country is located on the eastern coast of the Indochinese Peninsula

• Cambodia

• Indonesia

• Laos

• Vietnam

Multiple Choice

It is for this reason that the country is also called “ Muang Thai” which means “Land of the free”

• Cambodia

• Thailand

• Myanmar

• Vietnam

Multiple Choice

s a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. It is divided into two regions; West and East

• Cambodia

• Thailand

• Myanmar

• Malaysia

INDONESIA

• Is an archipelago in Southeast Asia comprising approximately 17,500 islands. 

• It is the world’s fourth most populous country and is the fourth biggest nation in the world

• Through interaction with other cultures such as Indian,

  Arabic, Chinese and European, a wide range

  of musical styles has been developed

CAMBODIA

• is one of the most beautiful countries in Southeast Asia.

• It is also known as Kampuchea.

• It is the center of the Khmer Kingdom of Angkor,

  a great empire that dominated Southeast Asia for 600 years

MYANMAR

• was known as Burma until 1989

• The country’s name was officially changed by the military government that took over in 1988

MALAYSIA

• is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. 

• It is divided into two regions; West Malaysia and East Malaysia. 

• The country is multi- ethnic and multi- cultural, which plays a large role in developing their culture

THAILAND

• Formerly known as Siam, Thailand is known for being the sole nation in Southeast Asia that has never been ruled by a Western power.

  
  

• It is for this reason that the country is also called “ Muang Thai” which means “Land of the free”.History 

LAOS

• This country is an independent state of Southeast Asia and officially known as Lao People’s Democratic Republic

• It is formerly part of the Indochinese Union, also known as French Indochina. 

VIETNAM

• is officially known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

• This country is located on the eastern coast of the Indochinese Peninsula

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

The music is primarily or exclusively produced using musical instruments.

Multiple Choice

GAMELAN

• INDONESIA

• CAMBODIA

• THAILAND

GAMELAN

• is the most popular form of music in Indonesia which has two famous types which are Balinese and Javanese gamelan.

Multiple Choice

PINPEAT

• THAILAND

• LAOS

• CAMBODIA

The Pinpeat

• A Cambodian musical ensemble or an orchestra that usually accompanies ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples. 

• Music is always part of their court dances, masked plays, shadow plays, and religious ceremonies.

  
  

Multiple Choice

HSAING WAING

• MYANMAR

• THAILAND

• CAMBODIA

HSAING WAING

• Myanmar’s traditional folk music ensemble

• It is made up of many different gongs and drums as well as other instruments depending on the nature of the performance.

Multiple Choice

AGUNG AND KULINTANG, KERTOK

• MALAYSIA

• INDONESIA

• LAOS

AGUNG AND KULINTANG

• This is a gong based musical ensemble commonly used in funerals and weddings in East Malaysia

KERTOK

• This is a musical ensemble from the Malay Peninsula that consists of xylophones played swiftly and rhythmically in traditional Malay functions.

  
  

Multiple Choice

PIPHAT, MAHORI, KHRUEANG SAI

• CAMBODIA

• THAILAND

• VIETNAM

Piphat

• It is a mid-sized orchestra that is performed in either outdoor style with hard mallets or indoor style with padded mallets. 

Khrueang Sai

• It is an orchestra that combines some of the percussion and wind instruments of the Piphat with an expanded string section.

Mahori

• This ensemble is traditionally played by women in the courts of Central Thailand and Cambodia

Multiple Choice

SEP NYAI, SEP NOI

• LAOS

• VIETNAM

• THAILAND

Sep Nyai 

• this is similar to the Piphat of Thailand with instruments that are strictly percussive but also integrates the use of an oboe

Sep Noi 

• also known as Mahori of Thailand.

• it incorporates the use of several khene which is a large bamboo mouth organ and is the most popular folk music instrument of Laos

Multiple Choice

Nha nhac

• THAILAND

• VIETNAM

• MYANMAR

Nha nhac 

• was popularly performed during the Tran Dynasty to the Nguyen Dynasty. T

• This is performed in honor of the gods and scholars in the temple.

Let's check.....

Musical intruments

Multiple Select

Which of the following are chordophones?

• Bowed and plucked strings

• chhing

• Gongs

• Xylophones

Multiple Select

Which of the following is Membranophone?

• Kendang

• chhing

• khene

• Xylophones

Multiple Select

Which of the following are aerophone?

• bamboo flutes

• chhing

• khene

• gongs

Multiple Select

Which of the following are idiophone?

• bamboo flutes

• chhing

• khene

• gongs

CHORDOPHONES

any of a class of musical instruments in which a stretched, vibrating string produces the initial sound

AEROPHONES

any of a class of musical instruments in which a vibrating mass of air produces the initial sound. 

MEMBRANOPHONES

 any of a class of musical instruments in which a stretched membrane vibrates to produce sound

IDIOPHONES

are instruments that create sound through vibrating themselves.

idiophones are further divided into struck idiophones and plucked idiophones

CONGRATULATIONS!!

END OF LESSON 1

LESSON 2

Vocal Music of Southeast Asia

Let's check.....

Ready?

Multiple Choice

is a folk song from Indonesia about the

bird cockatoo that compares a beloved old parrot to grandma.

• Burung Kakak Tua

• Loi Loi Krathong

• Chan Mali Chan

• Rasa Sayang

• Ru Con

Burung Kakak Tua-Indonesia

• is a folk song from Indonesia about the

  bird cockatoo (kakatua) that compares a beloved old parrot to grandma. .

Multiple Choice

revolves around a court lady called

Nopphamat.

• Burung Kakak Tua

• Loi Loi Krathong

• Chan Mali Chan

• Rasa Sayang

• Ru Con

Loi Loi Krathong -Thailand

• revolves around a court lady called

  Nopphamat

• She supposedly lived during the reign of King Sri Indraditya in the mid-13th century

• It is said that she was the first one to float a garnished boat

Multiple Choice

refers to anak kambing (kid, baby goat) because the lamb is symbolic for its mischievousness and friskiness

• Burung Kakak Tua

• Loi Loi Krathong

• Chan Mali Chan

• Rasa Sayang

• Ru Con

Chan Mali Chan -Singapore

• refers to anak kambing (kid, baby goat) because the lamb is symbolic for its mischievousness and friskiness

• Ketipung payung in the chorus of the song is a term of endearment.

  
  

Multiple Choice

is a Vietnamese traditional lullaby.

• Rasa Sayang

• Chan Mali Chan

• Burung Kakak Tua

• Ru Con

Ru Con

• is a Vietnamese traditional lullaby.

Let's sing..

Congratulations!!

End of Lesson 2

LESSON 3

Local/Improvised Musical Instruments

Blown bottles 

•  it produces sound when the musician blows air over the bottle opening.

Glass harp 

  It is played by running moistened fingers around the rim of the glasses.

Spoon

 can be played as a makeshift percussion instrument or more

specifically related to the castanets

Box guitar 

 a simple chordophone that uses an empty box as resonator.

Can drum 

a medium-sized can covered with plastic that resembles a drum

CONGRATULATIONS!!

END OF LESSON 3 (MODULE 1)