characteristics

2. THE TONAL SYSTEM OF THAI
MUSIC IS SIMILAR TO THE
PENTATONIC SCALE OF CHINA
It is composed of seven tones but
they usually omit the fourth and
seventh note

3. Vocal Music
Most are in duple meter
Accent usually falls on the last beat and
is marked by an instrument called
ching
melody is simple and is sung with
ornamentation but no vibrato. It is
characterized by a crescendo on
sustained tones.

4. IS THE CHANTING OF RELIGIOUS VERSES
THAT IS USED
TO WORSHIP SPIRITUAL AND SUPERNATURAL
BEINGS. THE VERSES ARE BEAUTIFULLY
RHYMED AND ARE
TRANSMITTED THROUGH ORAL TRADITION

5. A RITUAL SONG THAT IS PERFORMED W/
IMPROVISATIONS AND IS LEARNED
BY MEMORY. THIS TYPE OF SONG IS
NOT HELD TO BE AS SACRED AS THE
SUOD. IT CAN BE USED IN POETRY
READING, RECITATION AND SPEECH.

6. USED TO TELL ABOUT CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS.
THE SINGER RENDERS THE STORIES IMPRESSIVELY
THROUGH SPONTANEITY AND USE OF WIT
NURSERY RHYMES WITH
IRREGULAR RHYTHM

7. ARE SONGS FOR MALE SINGERS THAT TELL ABOUT
STORIES AND NEWS.
THE SONG IS PERFORMED THROUGH LEADER-ANSWE
STYLE WITH THE USE OF THE CHING AS THE
RHYTHMIC INSTRUMENT.
THE TYPE OF SONG HAS FIXED MUSICAL FORM

8. IS ORIGINALLY A BEGGAR’S MUSIC THAT HAS
BEEN ADAPTED FOR THE PUPPET PLAY CALLED HUN
KRABORK.
ITS SONGS AND MUSIC WERE COMPOSED BY A
BLIND
BEGGAR NAMED SANKHARD DURING THE
PERIOD OF RAMA V

9. SOLO SONG THAT IS POPULAR IN CENTRAL
THAILAND
IT HAS A FIXED FORM OF 8 WORDS PER LINE
A PAIR OF WOODEN STICKS USED TO
MARK A RHYTHMIC PATTERNOF THE
SONG

10. A BOAT SONG SUNG FOLLOWING
THE RHYTHM OF THE
OARSMEN

12. 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.