Department of Education

REGION VIII
DIVISION of EASTERN SAMAR
District of San Julian

EAST VISAYAN INSTITUTE, INC.

Mabini. St. Cor. Plaredil St.
Bry. 05, San Julian, Eastern Samar
Government Recognition No. 009 s. 2016
School ID No. 452509

Learning Activity Sheet (LAS)

 MUSIC 8 – 1st Quarter
Week 5-6

Name:__________________________________________________________ Date:___________________
Grade & Section: ______________________________________________

TOPIC: Southeast Asian Music

MELCS: - Performs music from Southeast Asia with own accompaniment. (MU8SE-lc-h7)

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EXPLORE Word Search. Scan the letters below. And find these following words:

1. Pinpeath
G G M R A M N A Y M C K
2. Gamelan
A M N V I E T N A M V E
M S I I N A G P S A M R 3. Hsaing Waing
M O R L A M E R O N B T 4. Kertok
O L A M O W P P A H O O 5. Piphat
L N H A C H G I L A D K 6. Morlam
A L N D I A V N K N I C 7. Nha Nhac
O P I N M I P P I H A A
8. Myanmar
S P A E E N I E T A S H
9. Laos
L A L T H A I A L C S N
10. Vietnam
O A N O M O T T G O T H
N A N H C T A H P I P S

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LEARN SOUTHEAST ASIAN MUSIC
CAMBODIA
Traditional Cambodian music dates back as far as the Khmer Empire. Cambodia music
includes:
1. Chapei – a solo guitar performance in between a capella verses. The lyrics usually have moral
or religious theme and is popular among the old folks.
2. A Yai – can be performed solo by a man and a woman and often comedic in nature. It is a
form of lyrical poetry, often full of double entendres that can be either scripted or completely
impromptu and ad-libbed. When sung by duo, the men and women take turns, answering
the other’s verse or posing riddles for the other to solve, with short instrumental breaks in
between verses.
 3. Pleng Kar – a set of traditional music and songs played both for entertainment and as
accompaniment for the various ceremonial parts of a traditional, day-long Khmer wedding.
Traditional Cambodian musical instruments comprise a wide range of wind, string, and
percussion instruments used by both the Khmer majority as well as the nation’s ethnic minorities.

Cambodia has two musical ensembles. These are:

1. Pin Peath – is composed of the stringed and percussion instruments.
2. Mohory – is composed of stringed instruments only.
Nearly, all Cambodian instruments are the same as that of Thailand except that they vary in names
and sizes.
Khim – a hammered dulcimer made of wood
and trapezoidal in shape with brass strings that are
laid across the instrument.

MYANMAR
The music of Burma (or Myanmar) has similarities with and is related to many other musical
traditions in the region including Chinses music and Thai music. Traditional music Burma is
melodious, generally without harmony and usually in 4/4 timer, or 2/4 or 8/16 time signature.
Burmese music is a multi-leveled hierarchical system where the segments are combined into
patterns, verses or songs.

Types of Myanmar music:

1. Mahagita – great music which is an extensive collection of Burmese classical songs.
2. Byaw – often played at religious festivals and is sung to the beat of a long thin drum.

Burmese classical music ensembles can be divided into outdoor and indoor ensembles.
1. Sidaw – an outdoor musical ensemble used in royal courts used to mark important
ceremonial functions like the royal ploughing ceremony.
2. Chamber music – an indoor ensemble which is basically performed by a female singer
accompanied by a traditional ensemble.
3. Hsaing waing – a traditional Burmese folk musical ensemble consisting of a number of
different gongs and drums as well as other instruments. It is characterized by its lively and
sudden contrasts and shifts in rhythm, melody, and tempo.

Five types of Myanmar Traditional Musical Instruments

1. Air-based
 Oboe
 Flute
2. Leather-based
 Drums (Great Drum, Short Drum, Circular Series of Drums)
 Pot drum (Ooh Si)
3. Metal-based
 Brass xylophone (Kyay Patalar)
 Gongs
4. String-based
 Myanmar harp (Saung or Saung Gouk)
 Harp (Don Min)
5. Clappers and others
 Bamboo clappers
 Bamboo xylophone (Warr Patalar)

These instruments are played in a musical scale consisting of seven tones, each associates
with an animal that is said to be the producer of the tone. Each tone can be played raised, lowered,
or natural (corresponding to sharp, flat, or natural), resulting to a possible twenty-one
combinations.

Kyeezee or Burma Ball – a traditional bronze instrument from

the temples of Burma. It is played by holding the gong by the
string and hitting one corner of the gong with the beater, causing
it to spin.

Saung – an arched harp used in traditional Burmese music.

It is regarded as a national musical instrument of Burma.

Ka si – a kettle drum also known as “frog drum” that is

associated to magico-religious practice to summon rain.

Hne or oboe – one of the traditional wind instruments in

Myanmar. It has been used in Myanmar since ancient times
and is created by using a metal horn, a wooden flute, and a
plain reed.

LAOS
Buddhism is a dominant influence in Lao culture. It is reflected throughout the country from
language to the temple, and in art, literature and music.
Lao music came from three influences: Luang Prabang (North), Vientiane (Center) which
shows Thai influence, and Champassak (South) which is mixture of Khmer, Thai, and indigenous
Lao traditions.

Lao music may be categorized as:

1. Non-classical folk tradition:

a. Peng lao deum – traditional Lao pieces.
b. Luang Praba – court music.
2. Classical music
3. Vocal traditions – center of most performed music in Laos.
a. Lam – vocal traditions of the North having 7 syllables per line. It is extemporaneous
singing accompanied by the Khene.
b. Khap – vocal traditions of the South having 4 to 5 syllables per line.
Lao musical instruments are comparable to that of Thailand and Cambodia.

Khene – is a wood and bamboo mouth organ that is

used by rural people for musical instrument. It is the
national instrument of Laos. It is used to accompany
folk singer and drama actors.
 ENGAGE
True or False. If the statement is True write the letter T, and if the statement is False write letter F.

__________1. The traditional Cambodian music dates back as far as the Khmer Empire.
__________2. Pin Peath is one of the ensembles of Cambodia composed of stringed and percussion
Instrument.
__________3. The Myanmar music came from three influences: Luang Praba, Vientiane and
Champassak.
__________4. Hsaing Waing is one of the ensembles of Myanmar.
__________5. Lao music is comparable to one of that Thailand and Cambodia.

APPLY/ASSESSMENT
Direction: Read each item carefully. Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. It is one of the Myanmar music which is played at religious festivals and is sung to the beat
of a long thin drum.
a. Luan Praba c. Byaw
b. Mahagita d. Hsaing waing
2. A musical ensemble of Cambodia composed of stringed and percussion instrument.
a. Pin peath c. Sidaw
b. Oboe d. Khap
3. The following are the type Traditional Myanmar musical instrument, except:
a. Air-based c. Metal-based
b. Leather-based d. Wood-based
4. Lao music came from three influences: Luang Prabang, Vientiane, and ______________.
a. Champassak c. Cambodia
b. Vietnam d. Thailand
5. The Cambodia musical ensemble composed of stringed instrument only.
a. Pin peath c. Sidaw
b. Mohory d. Khap

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Listen to the musical ensembles of Southeast Asian Countries demonstrated on this video.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA3rnYhewLQ)

Create your own music from Southeast Asia with your own accompaniment that you can find in
your home. Take a video of yourself playing a southeast Asian music with your own
accompaniment. Then submit it to your teacher thru Facebook messenger.

Rubrics
Creativity – 5
Resourcefulness – 5
Melody - 5
Tone Quality - 5
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For the submission of your Activity send it here:

Fb link:. https://www.facebook.com/sha.morallos.5/
FB Name: Sharmaine Morallos-Lingan