2. Thailand
• Culture is influences from China,
Burma, Laos, Cambodia, India and
Indonesia
• Formerly known as SIAM
• Bangkok is the capital city of
Thailand
• Muang Thai or Land of the Free
3. • Thailand is in
Southeast
Asia
• About size of
Utah and
Nevada
• Burma, Laos,
Cambodia and
Malaysia are
the countries
that form its
border
4. Thailand Music
• Traditional Thai Music- 800 yrs. Old
• Drums, bells, and trumpets for
entertainment
• Thai are engaged much in singing,
acting and playing musical instruments.
• Royal courts, dance, theater, and
ceremonies.
• Thai Music-Living art
• Supported by Royal court
5. Two kinds of Traditional Thailand Music
1. Folk Music –
countryside
2. Classical
Music –
royal court
6. Vocal Music
Suod– is the chanting or reciting of
religoius verses that are used to worship.
Thes– is a mixture of poetry reading ,
reciting, recitation and speech delivery.
Phleng klomdek– are nursery ryhmes
that are orally transmitted.
7. Vocal Music
Phleng bork– are songs performed by male
singers whch tell strories and news to
communities in a light and jolly manner.
Sebha– is a solo song developed from a
prose style popular in central thailand
He Ruea– is a boat song where the verses are
sung according to the rhythm of the oarsmen.
8. Thai Music Symbolic Notation
Do = f
Re = i
Mi = ,
Fa = a
So = :
La = ]
Ti = m
