Music Lesson 1 (Music Of Thailand) Flashcards
Is called “The Land of Smiles”
Thailand
Thai music is
Pentatonic or Heptatonic
Pentatonic has __ tones?
5 tones
Heptatonic has __ tones?
7 tones
Instrumental Ensemble, wind & percussion
Piphat
means “String Ensemble”, are indoor instrumental performances
Khrueang Sai
Are string instruments
Khrueang Dit
Is an old kind of flute which has frets
Grajabpi
Is a lute with three strings, is used in northeastern Thailand
Phin
Is a three-stringed zither shaped like a crocodile
Jakhe
Are bowed instruments
Khrueang si
Is a high pitched, two-stringed bowed lute with a body made from hardwood
Saw duang
Is a low-pitched, two string bowed lute
Saw u
Is an unfretted spike fiddle with three strings and a body made from coconut shell
Saw sam sai
Are struck instruments
Khrueang ti