Q1-M2-Asynchronous Learning in Music of Thailand

Which musical ensembles from Thailand accompanies traditional Thai drama such as the large shadow puppet theater (nang yai)?

• mahori

• kruang sai

• piphat

• gamelan

Which of the following statement is true about Thai music?

• A.their music is based on 5 tones scale only

• B. their music has similarities with China and Indonesia

• C. their music is theoretically based on the five-tone or seven-tone scale system

• D. their music is highly influenced by Hinduism

Which Southeast Asian country is known for being a sole nation that has never been ruled by the western power?

• A. Indonesia

• B. Thailand

• C. Cambodia

• D. Malaysia

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Thai music?

• A. folk music consist of simple songs with simple melodic lines

• B. music is used to the royal courts, dance, theater and other ceremonies

• C. both vocal and instrumental music uses slendro and pelog

• D. music has poetic lyrics which allow performer to define melodic lines

What musical instrument create sounds primarily by way of vibrating by itself?

• A. chordophone

• B. aerophone

• C. membranophone

• D. idiophone

Which musical ensembles is traditionally played by women in the court of central Thailand and Cambodia?

• A. piphat

• B. gamelan

• C. khrueng Sai

• D. mahori

What musical ensemble is shown in the picture?

• A. khryang sai

• B. piphat

• C. gamelan

• D. mahori

Which of the following musical ensemble does NOT belong to Thai music?

• A. piphat

• B. khruang Sai

• C. pinpeat

• D.mahori

Which of the following best describes Thai music?

• A. it is consists of simple songs with simple melodic lines

• B. it is largely based around percussions instruments

• C. both vocal and instrumental music uses slendro and pelog

• D. themes are drawn from Hindu mythology

Which of the following instruments the function is the timekeeper of the ensembles?

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