Music of East and Southeastern Asia

Which of the following common musical scale used in S/SE Asia?

• Octatave

• Pentatonic

• Hexatonic

• Monotonic

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

• Membranophone

• Chordophone

• Aerophone

• Idiophone

Southeast Asian music is always part of their court dances, masked plays, shadow plays, and religious ceremonies.

• True

• False

Gamelan orchestra is the most popular form of music in Myanmar.

• True

• False

What is the popular form of music in Indonesia?

• Pinpeat Orchestra

• Piphat Ensemble

• Gamelan Orchestra

• Hsaing Waing

• Guzheng

• Dizi

• Pipa

• Erhu

What scale is used in East Asian music?

• Major Scale

• Pentatonic Scale

• Minor Scale

• Tentaponic Scale

Which three countries are part of Southeast Asia?

• Brunei, Myanmar, Thailand

• Singapore, North Korea, China

• Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

• Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia

Which are characteristics of E/SE music?

• Use of traditional instruments

• Focus on melody, not harmony

• Importance of intonation - bending sounds, sliding between notes, vibrato

• Heavy use of drum beats with polyrhythmic beat patterns

An instrument from Gamelan ensembles

• sarong

• bonang

• gender

• gongs