Southeast Asian Music

What is the popular form of music in Indonesia?

• Pinpeat Orchestra

• Piphat Ensemble

• Gamelan Orchestra

• Hsaing Waing

Gamelan orchestra is the most popular form of music in Indonesia. What would be the result when the musicians step over the instruments?

• possess with power

• shows disrespect

• to have supernatural powers

• none of the above

What would you use to create an improvised Kendang instrument in order to play the beat in Gamelan orchestra?

• can

• stone

• plastic container

• glass bottle

Analyze the musical scale used in Asia. If Octave is eight-tone scale and Slendro is five-tone scale, how many scales are used in Pelog?

• four-tone

• seven-tone

• eight-tone

• none of the above

What is the time signature of Indonesian folksong “Si Patokaan”

• 3/4

• 4/4

• 2/4

• 6/8

Thailand folk music consists of simple songs with simple melodic lines. What is the main focus in singing of Thai songs?

• style in singing

• articulation of the text

• five-tone scale

• extensively singing

Which of the following common musical scale used in Southeast Asia?

• Octatave

• Hexatonic

• Pentatonic

• Monotonic

Thailand folk music consists of simple songs with simple melodic line. Can you give a reason why Thai singing was focused in the articulation of the text rather than the style or singing technique?

• easy to define the melodic line

• gives the singer to interpret the meaning of songs easily

• it gives opportunity to improvise the song text to suit the given occasions

• all of the above

How would you classify musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of vibrating stretched membrane?

• Membranophone

• Chordophone

• Aerophone

• Idiophone

This ensemble has different types but the highly ornate one is traditionally associated with funerals and cremation ceremonies.

• Piphat

• Mahori

• Khrueang Sai

• Gamelan