Thailand is known for being the sole nation in Southeast Asia that has never been ruled by the Western power that is why they are called _______________ which means the Land of the free.

Their songs have inherently poetic lyrics which allow a singer or performer to easily define the melodic lines to improvise song text to suit the given occasion.

It is a mid-sized orchestra that is performed in either outdoor style with hard mallets or indoor style with padded mallets.

It is the most popular form of music in Indonesia such as metallophones, xylophones, kendang and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings.

It refers to the unison male chorus that sings with the Gamelan.

An Indonesian gamelan that is more suited for palaces and temples because of its low pitched arrangement.

Its music is largely based around percussion instruments and has multicultural influence and is believed to have originated in the Kelantan-Pattani region with a mixture of Indian, Chinese, Thai, and Indonesian influences.

It is a musical ensemble from the Malay Peninsula that consists of xylophones played swiftly and rhythmically in traditional Malay functions.

A type of musical form that is important to Malaysia’s national culture that performed by singing in groups and often in a competitive manner.

The music of ______________ has similarities with many other musical traditions in the region, including Chinese music and Thai music, probably because its longest land border is shared with China.

______________ is Myanmar’s traditional folk music ensemble that is made up mainly of different gongs and drums as well as other instruments depending on the nature of the performance.

It is the national instrument of Myanmar that has 13-string angular harp with soft sound.

Their music gained a world-wide reputation in the 1960s until the dramatic political problems in Cambodia and their art music is highly influenced by ancient forms as well as Hindu forms.

It is a Cambodian musical ensemble or an orchestra that usually accompanies ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples

True or False:

Southeast Asian has diversity of music because of the different geographical, historical and cultural influences in the region.

True or False:

Music is made specifically for instruments it may be performed by one or more singers with or without accompaniment (a cappella).