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SOutheast Asian Music

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 13mins

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.

What is the time signature of Indonesian folksong “Si Patokaan”

a)

3/4

b)

4/4

c)

2/4

d)

6/8

6.

Thailand folk music consists of simple songs with simple melodic lines. What is the main focus in singing of Thai songs?

a)

style in singing

b)

articulation of the text

c)

five-tone scale

d)

extensively singing

7.

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

a)

Octatave

b)

Hexatonic

c)

Pentatonic

d)

Monotonic

8.

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

9.

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

a)

Membranophone

b)

Chordophone

c)

Aerophone

d)

Idiophone

10.

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

11.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

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

13.

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

14.

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

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

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.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

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.

a)

Vocal music

b)

Instrumental music

c)

Electronic music

17.

Two predominant scales are used in the traditional Indonesian music, the slendro, and the pelog scale.

a)

Vocal music

b)

Instrumental music

c)

Chance music

18.

came from the ancient terms, “gamble” or “gamel” which means to play musically or to hammer.

a)

Gamellan

b)

Gamel

c)

Gamelan

19.

name in the language is Prathet Thai, means “Land of the Free.”

a)

Singapore

b)

Thailand

c)

Malaysia

20.

It consists of the melodic and rhythmic percussion instruments.

a)

Puppetry

b)

Music

c)

Piphat

21.

It consists of the melodic and rhythmic percussion instruments, such as flute and strings.

a)

Mahori

b)

Madolin

c)

Piphat

22.

it is an orchestra that combines some of the percussion and wind instruments of the piphat with an expanded string section.

a)

Mandolin

b)

Khruang-sai

c)

Scale

23.

also known as kampuchea, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

a)

Singapore

b)

Cambodia

c)

Thailand

24.

it is ensemble accompanies the court music of Cambodia.

a)

Piphat

b)

Pinpeat

c)

Puppetry

25.

formerly known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia bordered by China, thailand, India, Laos, and Bangladesh.

a)

Cambodia

b)

Siingapore

c)

Myanmar

26.

is an outdoor musical ensemble used in royal courts that marks important ceremonial functions like the royal ploughing ceremony.

a)

Sigaw

b)

Sidow

c)

Sidaw

27.

It is Myanmar’s traditional oboe. It has a reed made from fan palms while the body is made of wood.

a)

Hene

b)

Hne

c)

Harp

28.

This is a kettle drum also known as the “frog drum” that is used to summon rain.

a)

Ka-si

b)

Harp

c)

Drum

29.

This is the national instrument of Myanmar.

a)

Harp

b)

Piano

c)

Saung Gauk

30.

is a traditional Burmese folk indoor ensemble, consisting of a number of different gongs and drums.

a)

Sidaw

b)

Hsaing-waing

c)

Puppetry