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Southeast Asian

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the popular form of music in Indonesia?

a)

Pinpeat Orchestra

b)

Piphat Ensemble

c)

Gamelan Orchestra

d)

Hsaing Waing

2.

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

a)

possess with power

b)

shows disrespect

c)

to have supernatural powers

d)

none of the above

3.

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

a)

can

b)

stone

c)

plastic container

d)

glass bottle

4.

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?

a)

four-tone

b)

seven-tone

c)

eight-tone

d)

none of the above

5.

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

a)

Octatave

b)

Hexatonic

c)

Pentatonic

d)

Monotonic

6.

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?

a)

easy to define the melodic line

b)

gives the singer to interpret the meaning of songs easily

c)

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

d)

all of the above

7.

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

a)

Membranophone

b)

Chordophone

c)

Aerophone

d)

Idiophone

8.

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

a)

Piphat

b)

Mahori

c)

Khrueang Sai

d)

Gamelan

9.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

The Piphat is a Cambodian musical ensemble or an orchestra that usually accompanies ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

Cambodian court music is roughly similar to that of Java, Indonesia. They feature choruses with large orchestras based on struck keys and gongs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

What type of musical ensembles of Malaysia is similar to the kulintang of the Philippines, Brunei and Indonesia?

a)

Piphat

b)

Samphor

c)

Gamelan

d)

Agung

14.

What country of Southeast Asia officially known as Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic?

a)

Cambodia

b)

Laos

c)

Malaysia

d)

Singapore

15.

What classification of music in Vietnam performed in religion and ceremonial music?

a)

Religions and Ceremonial Music

b)

Imperial Court Music

c)

Folk Music

d)

Dai Nhac

16.

What do you called a female soloist singer who sings with a Gamelan?

a)

Pesindhen

b)

Gerong

c)

Karawitan

d)

Slendro

17.

Which of the following pinpeat ensemble instrument double headed drum played with hand?

a)

Oneat

b)

Chhing

c)

Kongvong

d)

Samphor

18.

10. Which Malaysian ensemble performs choral singing with or without instrumental accompaniment?

a)

A. Kertok

b)

B. Dikir Barat

c)

C. Silat Melayu

d)

D. Agung and Kulintang

19.

Which of the following countries does not belong in Southeast Asia?

a)

Japan

b)

Philippines

c)

Indonesia

d)

Thailand

20.

Thailand is also known as the "Land of the free".

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE