Thai music incorporates elements from China, India, and Indonesia. There are three main types of traditional Thai instrumental ensembles: the Piphat ensemble, which is a mid-sized orchestra that performs at funerals and ceremonies and uses instruments like woodwinds, xylophones, gongs, and drums; the Mahori ensemble, which is a smaller women's group that uses strings and percussion; and the Khruang sai ensemble, which combines wind and percussion instruments of the Piphat with some strings and accompanies puppet shows. Each ensemble uses its own set of traditional Thai instruments.

1. Music of Thailand

2. •Land of the free.
•Musical elements and
principles are acquired from
Chinese
•Musical instruments are
acquired from the Indians and
Indonesians(strings & gong
chimes)

3. Vocal Form
•Pentatonic scale
•Duple meter
•Accented upbeat
•Use the ching instrument.

4. Instrumental
Music

5. Piphat Ensemble
•Mid sized orchestra that is used
to perform in:
• Funerals
• Cremation ceremonies
• Traditional dance drama
• Shadow puppet theater
performances

6. Mallets
•Hard mallets - outdoors
•Padded mallet - indoor

7. Instruments of the Piphat
Ensemble
• Pinai – wood wind instrument
• Ranat-ek – xylophone
• Khong wong - gong
• Khong wong lek – 16 tuned gongs
• Khong wong yai – 18 tuned gongs

8. •Taphon – this is a drum (hand)
•Klong that – drum (stick)
•Ching – these are cymbals.

9. Mahori Ensemble
•Small ensemble of women
musicians.
•Consists of 9 – 11
instruments
•Strings and percussion
instruments

10. Instruments of the Mahori
Ensemble
•Ranak-ek – xylophone
•Khong wong - gong
• Khong wong lek – 16 tuned gongs
• Khong wong yai – 18 tuned gongs

11. •Chakhe – zither
•Saw sam sai – bowed
instrument
•So duang – fiddle
•Thon – goblet drum
•Rammana – small frame
drum

12. Khruang sai Ensemble
•Wind and percussion
instruments of the Piphat
ensemble are combined in the
ensemble with some string
instruments.
•Plays indoor and accompanies
stick-puppet presentation.

13. •Chakhe – is a zither
•Saw sam sai – a bound string
•Saw duang- 2 stringed fiddle
•Khluing phiang - flute

14. •Khlul lib – This is a flute
•Thon – small drum
•Chap – cymbals
•Rammana – small drum