WorksheetsSOutheast Asian Music
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 13mins
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
Southeast Asian music is always part of their court dances, masked plays, shadow plays, and religious ceremonies.
TRUE
FALSE
The Piphat is a Cambodian musical ensemble or an orchestra that usually accompanies ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples.
TRUE
FALSE
Cambodian court music is roughly similar to that of Java, Indonesia. They feature choruses with large orchestras based on struck keys and gongs.
TRUE
FALSE
Gamelan orchestra is the most popular form of music in Myanmar.
TRUE
FALSE
Pinpeat ensemble is used to accompany specific forms of traditional Thai drama such as the large shadow puppet theatre (nang yai) and the khon dance drama.
TRUE
FALSE
It is in the form of long historical narratives, courting and love songs, devotional praise melodies, and children’s song. It is used together with the gamelan purpose.
Vocal music
Instrumental music
Electronic music
Two predominant scales are used in the traditional Indonesian music, the slendro, and the pelog scale.
Vocal music
Instrumental music
Chance music
came from the ancient terms, “gamble” or “gamel” which means to play musically or to hammer.
Gamellan
Gamel
Gamelan
name in the language is Prathet Thai, means “Land of the Free.”
Singapore
Thailand
Malaysia
It consists of the melodic and rhythmic percussion instruments.
Puppetry
Music
Piphat
It consists of the melodic and rhythmic percussion instruments, such as flute and strings.
Mahori
Madolin
Piphat
it is an orchestra that combines some of the percussion and wind instruments of the piphat with an expanded string section.
Mandolin
Khruang-sai
Scale
also known as kampuchea, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.
Singapore
Cambodia
Thailand
it is ensemble accompanies the court music of Cambodia.
Piphat
Pinpeat
Puppetry
formerly known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia bordered by China, thailand, India, Laos, and Bangladesh.
Cambodia
Siingapore
Myanmar
is an outdoor musical ensemble used in royal courts that marks important ceremonial functions like the royal ploughing ceremony.
Sigaw
Sidow
Sidaw
It is Myanmar’s traditional oboe. It has a reed made from fan palms while the body is made of wood.
Hene
Hne
Harp
This is a kettle drum also known as the “frog drum” that is used to summon rain.
Ka-si
Harp
Drum
This is the national instrument of Myanmar.
Harp
Piano
Saung Gauk
is a traditional Burmese folk indoor ensemble, consisting of a number of different gongs and drums.
Sidaw
Hsaing-waing
Puppetry
