MUSIC OF THAILAND

Presented by: Group 3 9-Platinum SY 2014-2015

Thailand’s musical instruments

Presented to: Mr. Jesus Aguilar

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OBJECTIVES• Recognize visually and aurally the different instruments of Thailand•Describe and illustrate Thai instruments• Classify Thai instruments and their sound • Improvise musical instruments

BACKGROUND•Songs from Thailand, regardless of how meaningful they may be, would not be really complete without hearing or listening to the distinct sounds of their musical instruments.

BACKGROUND•The kind of materials present in the environment and the lifestyle of the people living in a certain area determine the kind of musical instrument that can be improvised or made.

BACKGROUND•Thailand’s collection of musical instruments is a product of its own creativity and ingenuity to adopt the instruments from other Asian countries.

BACKGROUND•These collections of musical instruments are grouped as percussion or idiophones, membranophones, woodwind or aerophones, and Thai string instruments or chordophones.

IDIOPHONES

AEROPHONES

CHORDOPHONES

MEMBRANOPHONES

IDIOPHONES

iDIOPHONES•-a group of instruments that produce their sound by the vibration of the instrument itself

RANAT THUM•Ranat Thum is a box- shaped metallophone that is placed on the floor and played while sitting. It has a range of two and a half octaves that is struck by a padded mallet.

KHAWNG WONG LEK•Khawng Wong Lek is a set of gong circles with pitches that are lower than the Khawng wong yai. These tuned gong-kettles are arranged horizontally in a circular frame, where the player sits at the center beating the gongs with two mallets.

KHAWNG WONG YAI• Khawng wong yai is also a circle of gongs. It is the largest of all the sets of gongs in Thailand. It is composed of 17 knobbed bronze pot-gongs placed in circular wooden frame. The gong player sits within the circular frame to enable him to strike the gongs with ease. A mallet is used to strike the pot-gongs.

CHING AND CHAP• The Ching and chap is a set of percussion instruments that is likened to a pair of cymbals. It is made up of a thick metal that is shaped like a tea cup. It is played by hitting both metals together. This musical instrument often emphasizes the duple meter of Thai compositions.

MEMBRANOPHONES

MEMBRANOPHONES•-a group of instruments that produce their sound by the vibration of a membrane or a head

TAPHON• The taphon instrument is somewhat similar to the siphon of India. Instead of having it suspended from the strap of the shoulder, the taphon is a drum placed on a stand. It is played on both heads using the palms and the fingers. This instrument is included in the Piphat ensemble.

RAMANA •The ramana is a shallow drum that looks like a tambourine without the metallic discs. The diameter of its head is larger that the diameter of its body. Its frame is shallower and narrow than a soup plate.

THON RAMANA • The Thon Ramana is a bowl-shaped ceramic drum that is used in the Mahori ensemble. Its head is madefrom various skins of goats, calves, and snakes. It is played with one hand covering and opening the open end of the body in order to control the tone.

Thon Ramana

Ramana

CHORDOPHONES

CHORDOPHONES•-a group of instruments that produce their sound by means of vibrating strings stretched between fixed points

CHAKEE oR JAKHAE• It is believed that jakhae or chakee is an improvisation of the phin instrument. This instrument is shaped like a crocodile and its body is hollow so as to resonate the sound of its string. It is placed horizontally as the player sits on the ground.

CHAKEE oR JAKHAE•This instrument has a long neck, a sound box, and the three strings attached to a peg. This is Thailand’s most important string instrument that has the most beautiful tones.

SAW SAM SAI• Saw sam sai resembles much the Japanese shamisen but is triangular in shape with a spiked leg. Its body is made from coconut shells and calf skin. It has three strings with no frets on the neck. The pitch of the string depends on the size of the coconut shell.

AEROPHONES

AEROPHONES•-a group of instruments that produce their sound by the vibration of air in a column

PI• The pi is believed to be truly a Thai instrument used since the ancient times. The sound it produces and the blowing technique is unique to the country of Thailand. The basic material for this instrument is hardwood or marble.

PI• Its reed comes from small circular pieces of the palmyra leaves tied to a small tube made of silver, bronze, or brass. It is usually played with percussion instruments.

KHAEN•Khaen is the most important folk instrument in north Thailand and in Laos. It is made up of 14 long thin bamboo tubes that are four feet long. It cover two octaves of seven pitches that is described to produce a drone. Its sound is often described as mournful and plaintive.

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“It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.”

-Johann Sebastian Bach

GROUP 3 : Grade 9-Platinum

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