MAP OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN

Singapore
 SOUTHEAST ASIAN
COUNTRIES
Mainland Region: Maritime Region:
Myanmar Malaysia
Thailand Singapore
Laos Indonesia
Cambodia Brunei
Vietnam East Timor
Philippines
• When you travel especially in foreign country,
you need to have an idea about their culture.
– Food
– Mode of transportation
– Type of clothes to wear
– Important sights or places to visit
– Religion
– Music
• Why do you need to know about the
country’s culture before travelling?
– Help you adapt and cope with their culture
Vocal/ Instrumental Music
• Can you recall the differences between
vocal and instrumental music?
– Vocal music is made specifically for voices. It
maybe performed with/without instruments
while instrumental music is made solely for
instruments.
Are you familiar with the instruments
on the next slide?
Based on your answers on the pre-assessment activities,
what do you think should you learn about Southeast
Asian music? Write your specific goals in your notebook.

LEARNING GOALS AND TARGETS (5mins)

At the end of this unit,
I would like to know about _________________.
I would like to be able to ___________________.
I would like to understand__________________.
I would like to perform_____________________.
 CAMBODIA
• One of the most beautiful countries i
n SOUTHEAST ASIA
• Also known as Kampuchea
• Center of Khmer (Cambodian)
kingdom of Angkor, a great empire
dominated Southeast Asia for 600
years.
ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE
 .
A stone gate at Siem Reap.
Preah Khan Temple (Royal sword)
Phnom Penh Royal Palace
Koh Ker
Banteay Srei- cut from stone
Cambodian Foods
 CAMBODIAN MUSIC
• Cambodian music is roughly similar to
that of Java, Indonesia. These feature
choruses with large orchestras based on
struck keys and gongs.
• Absorbed and adopted Indian, Chinese,
European and other cultures to suit to
their own traditions and tastes.
CAMBODIAN MUSIC
• PINPEAT- Cambodian musical ensemble
or an orchestra that usually accompanies
ceremonial music of the royal courts, and
temples. Usually consists of 9 or 10
instruments.
• MUSIC- always part of their court
dances, masked plays, shadow plays and
religious ceremonies.
THE PINPEAT
 Quiz time!
• Identify what is being described. For each
question there is jumbled letters that will
serve as your clue. Rearrange the letters for
you to get the correct answer.
 INDONESIA
• An archipelago in Southeast Asia comprising
approximately 17,500 islands. With over 238M
people.
• World’s 4th most populous country and is the
4th biggest nation of the world.
Borobudur
INDONESIAN FOODS
 INDONESIAN MUSIC
• Wide range of musical style has been
developed. (Indian, Arabic, Chinese
and European)
• Irama- Indonesian term for tempo
 INDONESIAN MUSIC
• GAMELAN- or gamelan orchestra is the most
popular form of music. Has variety of
instruments.
Famous are
Balinese and
Javanese
gamelan.
Metallophones,
xylophones,
kendang, gongs,
bamboo flutes,
bowed and plucked
strings.
Gamelan orchestras are used to accompany
dances, songs, and Wayang Kulit.
Are believed to possess supernatural powers.
Consider their instruments sacred
Musicians bow before playing the
instruments.
- Pesindhen- female soloist singer who
sings with a gamelan
-Gerong- unison male chorus that sings
with the gamelan.
 ACTIVITY: After listening to the
Balinese and Javanese gamelan, write
your description of each musical
ensemble in 1/2 sheet of paper.
Presentation of each group will follow.
Javanese

Balinese
Javanese Balinese
Soft music Loud music
• JAVANESE GAMELAN- used for court
music, percussion dominated, style of
playing gives solemn character

• BALINESE GAMELAN- used for sacred

music, consists of metallophone and
mostly gongs, sudden change of tempo,
sounds very bright and brilliant, use of
fast and rattling sounds of cymbals make
distinctive characters.
 INDONESIAN INSTRUMENTS
• BONANG

• SLENTHEM
• GENDER

• GONG KENDANG
 Burung Kakatua (Tha Cockatoo)
Burung kaka tua The cockatoo
Hinggap di jendela Sits on the window sill
Nenek sudah tua My grandmother is already old
Giginya tinggal dua And she only has two teeth

Leechum, Leechum, Leechum Oh la la (4x)

Burung kakatua The cockatoo
Giginya tinggal dua She only has to teeth left
Nenek sudah tua Grandma is already old
Hinggap di jendela She sits on the window sill
Seperti kakatua Like the cockatoo.

Tredung, tredung, tredung tra

la la (4x)
GROUP ACTIVITY: Sing the song Burung
Kakatua and accompany it using an
improvised musical instruments. Your
accompaniment should imitate the
rhythmic patterns heard in the
Cambodian and Indonesian music.

Style- 10pts
Choreography & Mastery- 10pts
Use of improvised musical instrument- 10pts
 QUIZ: ½ Crosswise

• Write the correct answer.

 MYANMAR (BURMA)
• Myanmar was known as Burma until 1989. the
country’s name was officially changed by the
military that took over in 1988.
Shwedagon Pagoda
Mount Popa
Htilominlo Temple
 MYANMAR MUSIC
• Myanmar music melodious and has
similarities with many other musical
traditions in the region, including
Chinese and Thai music
• Musical instruments include the brass se
(which is like a triangle), hne (a kind of
oboe) and bamboo wa, as well as the
well-known saung gauk, a boat-shaped
harp.
Hsaing Waing
• Traditional folk music made up mainly of
different gongs and drums as well as other
instruments depending on the nature of
performance.

2 types of
Myanmar’s musical
intruments:
-Loud sounding &
soft sounding
 Some of the instruments in the Hsaing waing
are:
HNE- double reed pipe
MAUNG SAING- bronze gongs
Pat waing- set of 21 drums in circle

Kyi Waing-
small bronze gongs
in circular frame.
MYANMAR HARP (Saung Gauk)

PATTALA
 MALAYSIA
• National Capital: KUALA LUMPUR
• Official Religion: SUNNI ISLAM

-Federation of states
with a single monarch
as over-all head of
the federation
-Consist of 13 states.
Pahang State Mosque- the biggest mosque
in Kuantan, Pahang
Petronas Twin Towers
 MALAYSIAN MUSIC
• Multi- racial groups that influenced
Malaysia’s music genre
– Malay - Kadazandusun
– Chinese - Eurasians
– Indian - Dayak
– Iban
• Believed to have originated in the
Kelantan, Pattani region with a mixture
of Indian, Chinese, Thai, and Indonesian
influences.
Malaysian Instruments and Performances

• 1.AGUNG AND KULINTANG- gong based

musical ensemble commonly used in
funerals and wedding in East Malaysia.
 2. KERTOK
• Kertok- musical ensemble that consists of
Xylophones played swiftly and
rhythmically.
 3. DIKIR BARAT
• Performed by singing in groups and often
in a competitive manner usually with
percussion instrumental accompaniment
or without instruments at all.
 4. SILAT MELAYU
• Form of martial arts that is similar to t’ai
chi. Mixture of martial arts, dance, and
music accompanied by gongs, drums,
and Indian oboes.
 Rasa sayang (I’ve got that loving feeling)

• Rasa sayang hey!

• Rasa sayang sayang hey!
2X
• Hey lihat nona jauh
• Rasa sayang sayang hey!

• Buah cempedak di luar pagar

• Ambil galah tolong jolokkan
• Saya budak baru belahar
• Kalau salah tolong tunjukkan
 THAILAND (SIAM)
• Formerly known as Siam, Thailand.
The country is called “Muang Thai”
means LAND OF THE FREE.
• Capital City:
– Bangkok
 Some attractions in Thailand

KANCHANABURI
WATERFALL
 THAI MUSIC
• Conglomeration of Asian influences.
THAI INSTRUMENTS
Khong wong lek
Klong that
RAMMANA
 Thailand has 3 primary
INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES that
are similar to other ensembles in
Southeast Asia.

• 1. PIPHAT
• 2. KHRUEANG SAI
• 3. MAHORI
• 1. Piphat- mid-sized orchestra that is
performed in either outdoor style hard
mallets or indoor with padded mallets.
• -traditionally associated with funerals
and cremation ceremonies.
2. Khrueang Sai- Combines percussion and wind
instruments of the Piphat with an expanded
string section.
Khrueang Sai
3. Mahori- Traditionally played by women
in the courts of Central Thailand and
Cambodia.
LAOS
SOME ATTRACTIONS IN LAOS
 LAOS MUSIC
• Influenced by India, Thailand and Cambodia.
Group Activity:
• Form a rhythmic instrumental using
improvised instruments or any available
musical instruments . You may use metal
discs that sound like gongs, bamboo
flutes, guitars, piano, etc.

• Perform the song Rasa Sayang (Malaysia)

or Loi Loi Krathong (Thailand)
Group Activity:
• Before you perform, share your answers on the
following questions:
– Is the performance style effective in bringing about the
message? why or why not?
– Describe the voice quality.

• Criteria:
• Expression & Style- 10pts
• Accurate rhythm- 5pts
• Presentation- 5pts
• Appropriateness of accompaniment and creativity- 10pts
• TOTAL- 30pts
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