Thai music is in pentatonic scale, a five-note composition.

This is usually in seven tones but the fourth and the fifth are usually omitted.

The music composition is obviously recognized as that Thai music simply because of the accented upbeat and is played by an instrument named gamellan.

The materials used for the mallets do not matter with regards to the sound it produce.

Chap is used in the Piphat Ensemble.

The mahori is a form of Cambodian and Thai classical ensemble traditionally played in the royal courts for the purpose of secular entertainment

Piphat ensemble is a small ensemble of women musicians who perform in the courts of Central Thailand and Cambodia.

Piphat Ensemble is considered the primary form of ensemble for the interpretation of the most sacred and "high-class" compositions of the Thai classical repertoire, including the Buddhist invocation entitled sathukan

Khruang Sai Ensemble plays in indoor performances and accompanies stick-puppet theater presentations.