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