The document discusses Thai music and musical instruments. It describes three Thai musical ensembles: (1) the piphat ensemble features wind and percussion instruments and can be played outdoors or indoors, (2) the khrueang sai ensemble accompanies funerals and traditional drama and uses string instruments, and (3) the mahori ensemble combines instruments from the piphat and khrueang sai ensembles and was traditionally played by women in royal courts. The instruments used in Thai music include xylophones, gong circles, drums, cymbals, and others, which are made from wood, bronze, and animal skins.

1. Mr. CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA
Malabanias Integrated School

3. Capital:
Bangkok
Largest City:
Bangkok

4. Official Language:
Thai or Siamese
Official Religion:
Theravada
Buddhism

5. Demonym:
Thai or Siamese
Currency:
Baht (THB)

6. National Anthem:
Phleng Chat Thai
“Thai National Anthem”
Royal Anthem:
Sansoen Phra Barami
“Glorify His Prestige”

7. Motto:
Chat, Satsana,
Phra Maha Kasat
"Nation, Religion,
King"

8. is officially the
Kingdom of
Thailand
formerly known
as Siam

9. is a country at
the center of the
Indochinese
peninsula in
Mainland
Southeast Asia

10. Borders:
 North: Myanmar and
Laos
 East: Laos and
Cambodia
 South: Gulf of
Thailand and Malaysia
 West: Andaman Sea
and Myanmar (southern
extremity)

11. is known for being
the sole nation in
Southeast Asia that
has never been ruled
by a Western power

12. is also called “Muang
Thai”, which means
“Land of the Free”

13. is the capital and
the most
populous city of
Thailand

14. is known in Thai
as Krung Thep
Maha Nakhon or
simply Krung
Thep

22. Thai Music
is a conglomeration
of Asian influences

23. Thai Music
Musical principles
and elements:
Chinese music

24. Thai Music
Musical instruments:
Indian and
Indonesian strings
and gong-chimes

25. Thai Music
is theoretically based
on the five-tone or
seven-tone scale
system

26. Thai Music
is used in royal
courts, dance,
theater, and in
ceremonies

27. Thai Instruments
1. Ranat
2. Khong Wong Lek
3. Taphon
4. Klong That
5. Ching
6. Thon

28.  is a Thai
xylophone
 has 21 wooden
bars suspended by
cords over a boat-
shaped trough
resonator and
struck by two
mallets

29.  is a gong circle
used in Thai
classical music
 has 18 tuned
bossed gongs

30.  is a traditional
drum of Thailand
 is barrel-shaped,
with two heads,
and is played by
the hands and
fingers of
both hands

31.  is a drum that
provides rhythm
in piphat
ensemble
 similar to the skor
thom of Cambodia

32.  are small bowl-
shaped finger
cymbals of thick
and heavy bronze,
with a broad rim
commonly used in
Cambodia and
Thailand

33.  is a small goblet
drum is also used
in Thai traditional
music
 is made of lathe-
spun wood which
is covered with
goat skin

34. Watch the video clips of
Thai musical ensembles.
After watching the
performances, answer
the questions that follow.

35. Instrumental
Ensembles
1. Piphat
2. Khrueang Sai
3. Mahori

36.  features wind and percussion instruments
 is performed in
either outdoor style
(with hard mallets)
or indoor style (with
padded mallets)

37.  used to accompany funerals and cremation
ceremonies  also used to
accompany
traditional Thai
drama such as khon
(masked dance-drama),
and nang yai (shadow
puppet theater)

40.  is a musical
ensemble in Thai
classical music
which consists
primarily of
string
instruments
 is used for indoor performances and for the
accompaniment of stick-puppet theater

42.  is a form of Thai classical ensemble which
was traditionally played by women in the
courts

43.  combines the xylophones and gong circles
(but not the pi, or oboe) of the piphat with
the strings
of the
khruang sai
ensemble

45. 1. In three to five sentences, describe
how the (a) piphat, (b) khrueang
sai, and (c) mahori musicians play
their instruments.
2. Are their instruments made of
wood or metal?

46. THANK
YOU!
CARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA
Malabanias Integrated School
Angeles City