Grade 8 Quarter 1 Lesson about Music of Southeast Asia

1. WHAT IS MUSIC
FOR YOU?

2. M1: MUSIC OF SOUTHEAST
ASIA
Quarter 1 - Music

3. MUSIC OF CAMBODIA

4. MUSIC OF CAMBODIA
CAMBODIA is one of the most beautiful countries in
Southeast Asia. It is also known as KAMPUCHEA. It
was the center of the Khmer (Cambodian) Kingdom of
Angkor, a great empire that dominated Southeast
Asia for 600 years.
MUSIC is always part of their court dances, masked
plays, shadow plays, and religious ceremonies. It is
highly influences by Ancient form as well as Hindu
form

5. PINPEAT ENSEMBLE
PINPEAT – stringed and percussion
instruments used to accompany dances, in
praying to God or spirit, and other ceremonies.
 Roneath (xylophone in metal or bamboo)
 Kong (gong circles)
 Skor Thom (a very big drum with two faces)
 Sampho (a big drum with two faces)
 Sro Lai (a big recorder)
 Chhoeng (finger cymbals)

6. PINPEAT

7. MAHORI ENSEMBLE
MOHORY or MAHORI– stringed instruments that
can only be used to accompany dance, theatre,
wedding, and other ceremonies.
 Khoem (with 35 horizontal strings instrument)
 Ta Khe (with 3 horizontal strings instrument)
 Tro (with vertical strings instrument)
 Skor Dai (a small drum for making rhythm)
 Khloy (recorder)
 Chhoeng

8. MOHORY
or
MAHORI

9. MUSIC OF INDONESIA

10. MUSIC OF INDONESIA
Gamelan orchestra is the most popular form of music
in Indonesia
GAMELAN or GAMELAN ORCHESTRA is an
endonesian ensemble commonly used to accompany
dances, songs, and Wayang Kulit performances
(Shadow Puppetry).
Popular Gamelans in the country are the following:
 JAVANESE GAMELAN which is used in court music
 BALINESE MUSIC which plays sacred music.

12. MUSIC OF MYANMAR

13. MUSIC OF INDONESIA
Myanmar is formerly known as Burma which has
more than 100 ethnic groups.
Burmese music emphasizes inner melody whose
music sounds are richly theatrical.
Two Categories of Burmese Music:
1.ANYEINT – Instrument played in concert (singing
and dancing performances)
2.HSAING WAING – Instrument played for orchestra

14. ANYEINT ENSEMBLE

15. HSAING WAING ENSEMBLE

16. HSAING WAING
The Hsaing Waing is the country’s traditional folk music
ensemble performing at ceremonies and festivals without
xylophone and stringed instruments.
It only has:
 Hne (a double-reed pipe)
 Chauk Lon Pat (a set of 8 tuned drums)
 Maung Hsaing (larger bronze gongs in a rectangular
frame)
 Pat waing (a set of 21 drums in a circle)
 Kyi waing (small bronze gongs in a circular frame)

17. SAUNG GAUK

18. SAUNG GAUK
The national instrument of Myanmar is called
SAUNG GAUK. It is usually played during
formal occasions. YY
SAUNG GAUK is is a 13-stringed angular harp
with soft sound and usually accompanies
Mahagita Songs (Classical music)

19. MUSIC OF LAOS

20. MUSIC OF LAOS
The traditional music of Laos has similarities with
the traditional music of Thailand and Cambodia,
including the names of the instruments
Two types of Lao’s Musical Ensemble:
1. SEP NYAI – uses instruments that are
percussive; similar to Thai’s piphat.
2. SEP NOI – uses khene which is a mouth
organ made of bamboo; similar to Thai’s mahori.

21. SEP NYAI
similar to
Thai’s Piphat

22. SEP NOI
similar to
Thai’s Mahori

23. 1. It refers as the
National Instrument
of Myanmar
Hsaing Waing Saung Gauk

24. 2. The Southeast Asian
country known for its
Gamelan Ensemble
Indonesia Cambodia

25. 3. These are the two
types of Lao’s Musical
Ensemble
Pinpeat and
Mahori
Sep Nyai and
SepNoi

26. 4. The musical ensemble that
accompany the ritual and
religious ceremonies
performed in Angkor Wat
Temple
Pinpeat Gamelan