SOUTHEAST

ASIAN
MUSIC
Learning
Competency:
• explains how the music of a Southeast Asian
country relates to its geography and culture;
(MU8SE-Ia-h-1)
• listens perceptively to music of Southeast Asia
(MU8SE-Ia-h-2)
• analyzes musical elements of selected songs and
instrumental pieces heard and performed;
(MU8SE-Ib-h-4)
 SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
MYANMAR
LAOS
THAILAND
VIETNAM
CAMBODIA
PHILIPPINES
BRUNEI
MALAYSIA
SINGAPORE
INDONESIA
EAST TIMOR
Let’s Go Travel!
If you were given a
chance to visit these
countries, which one
would you visit first?
Why?
 Picture-Analysis

RECAP 1
Cap off a productive class with summary
points students can easily remember.
 CAMBODIA

Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in

the world located in northern Cambodia.
 GRADE 8

Music of
Quarter 1-Music 8-Week 1
CAMBODIA
Cambodia is officially known as the
Kingdom of Cambodia.

CAPITAL: PHNOM PENH

RELIGION: BUDDHISM

GOVERNMENT: Constitutional
monarch
King: Norodom Sihamoni
Prime Minister since: Hun Manet
CAMBODIA
LANGUAGE: KHMER Language

CURRENCY: RIEL (KHR)

MOTTO: Nation, Religion, King

NATIONAL ANTHEM: NOKOR

REACH or MAJESTIC KINGDOM
Activating Prior-Knowledge

1. What is Vocal Music?

Instrumental Music?
2. What are the vocal and
instrumental music of Cambodia?
3. What do you think is/are the
characteristics of the music of
Cambodia?
Music of Cambodia
Cambodian court music is roughly
similar to the music of Java, Indonesia.
Its musical art is highly influenced by
ancient forms as well as Hindu forms.
Their music is also absorbed and
adopted from Indian, Chinese and
European which resulted to a distinct
Cambodian culture.
Music of Cambodia
Music has always been a part of their
dances, plays, and religious events and
it is accompanied by an orchestra.
The Pinpeat is a Cambodian musical
ensemble ot an orchestra that usually
accompanies music of the royal
courts and temples.
 PINPEAT ENSEMBLE

SKORTHOM
(a very big drum,
which has two
faces, for making
the rhythm)
PINPEAT ENSEMBLE

KONGVONG
(gong circles)
 PINPEAT ENSEMBLE

ONEAT
(xylophone in
metal or bamboo)
 PINPEAT ENSEMBLE

SAMPHOR
(A double headed
drums played with
hands)
PINPEAT ENSEMBLE

CHHING
(percussion
instrument hitting
each other for
making rhythm)
(finger
cymbals)
 Watch the video clip of Pin peat
and answer the questions that
follows:
Video-Watching!

QUESTIONS
:
1.In three to five sentences,
describe how the pin peat
musicians play their
instruments?
2.How many instruments were
needed to form the pin peat?
3.Are their instruments made of
wood or metal?
 Activity Time
Identify the instruments of the
Pinpeat Ensemble
Identify what is being described. For
each question, there will be jumbled
letters that will serve as the clue.
Rearrange the jumbled letters to get
the correct answer.
It is a Cambodian musical ensemble or
an orchestra that usually accompanies
ceremonial music of the royal courts
and temples.

CLUE: NEATPIP
PINPEAT
 It is a Cambodian percussion
instrument with two barrel-like drums
played with a pair of wooden
drumsticks.

CLUE: ROKSKTOM
SKOR THOM
It is a double-headed barrel drum
indigenous to Cambodia.

CLUE: HROSAMP
SAMPHOR
 It is a small bowl-shaped finger
cymbal made of thick and heavy
bronze.

CLUE: CHNGIH
CHHING
It is a xylophone used in the Khmer
classical music of Cambodia.

CLUE: NETOA
ONEAT
 It is a gong chime with 16 gongs
standing flat on a semi-circular frame.

CLUE: OVKNOGNG
KONG VONG
ASSESSMENT:
Answer the questions
below:

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2
 Describe Pinpeat What is the importance of
ensemble of music in terms of historical,
geographical and cultural
Cambodia. background of Cambodia?
QUIZ # 1
1. It is the Cambodian musical ensemble or
orchestra that usually accompanies
ceremonial music of the royal courts and
temples.
a. Pinpeat
b. Gamelan
c. Orchestra
d. Agung
2. Which musical instrument does not
belong to the Cambodian musical
ensemble?
a. skorthom
b. oneat
c. kong vong
d. Kertok
3. What type of instruments are the
following skorthom, chinng, and oneat?
a. percussion instruments
b. wind instruments
c. string instruments
d. keyboard instruments
4. It is a double-headed barrel drum
indigenous to Cambodia.
a. chhing
b. oneat
c. skorthom
d. samphor
5. It is a Cambodian percussion instrument
with two barrel-like drums played with a pair
of wooden drumsticks.
a. kong vong
b. chhing
c. Skor Thom
d. samphor
6. What’s the capital of Cambodia?
a. Bangkok
b. Phnom Penh
c. Kuala Lumpur
d. Jakarta
7. The following are Southeast Asian
countries except:
a. East Timor
b. Vietnam
c. China
d. Singapore
8. It is a small bowl-shaped finger cymbal
made of thick and heavy bronze.
a. kong vong
b. oneat
c. chhing
d. samphor
9. It is a gong chime with 16 gongs standing
flat on a semi-circular frame.
a. kong vong
b. oneat
c. chhing
d. samphor
10. What is Cambodia known for?
a. world’s fourth most populous country
b. great empire that dominated Southeast
Asia
c. constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia
d. sole nation that was not ruled by a
Western power
ANSWER KEY:
1.A 6.B
2.D 7.C
3.A 8.C
4.D 9.A
5.C 10.B
Thank you!
ASSIGNMENT: Relate Philippine music to
that of Cambodian music then compare the
music particularly in terms of pitch, rhythm,
expression and style.