Type of popular music performed without a vocalist and only with the use of instruments
Types of vocal music
Opera
Gregorian chant
Acapella
Pop
Beatboxing
Opera
A form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers
Gregorian chant
This music derives from ancient plainchant. Gregorian chant is a collection of sacred vocal music traditionally performed by monastics
Acapella
Music born out of the need to replicate songs using only the human voice, without the help of instruments or technology
Pop
A catch-all term for accessible, catchy, simple, or commercial music. It's sometimes called mainstream music. Pop refers to any popular form of music (rock, country, hip-hop) enjoyed by a mass audience
Beatboxing
An impressive display of vocal music skill. Creates music and sound effects using mouth, lips, tongue, voice, and body
Types of instrumental music
Classical
Jazz
EDM
Bluegrass
Classical
Many times referred to as the formal side of music, classical music makes extensive use of only instrumental accompaniment and excludes vocals in many instances
Jazz
One of the genres that frequently emphasizes instruments over vocals. The flow is mostly improvised, and the focus is always on the instruments
EDM
The term "Electronic Dance Music" refers to a variety of percussive electronic music genres that are frequently played in festivals, and raves. Vocals are typically absent from EDM, and the beat is the main attraction
Bluegrass
Music that is primarily played with acoustic string instruments. Vocals may or may not be present in bluegrass songs
Southeast Asian countries
Indonesia
Thailand
Cambodia
Philippines
Influences on Southeast Asian music
Indian
Chinese
Muslim
Indigenous
Functions of Southeast Asian music
Ceremonies
Ensembles
Dances
Settings for Southeast Asian music performances
Open air- in temple yards and courtyards
Under the shade of big trees, in houses and public yards, fields and clearings
Instruments used in Southeast Asian music
Natural products found around the country
Types of Cambodian music
Pinpeat
Pleng-kar
Mahori
Pinpeat
Ceremonial music for former royal courts
Pleng-kar
Wedding ceremonies
Mahori
Secular entertainment music
Types of Cambodian pop music
Ramvong
Ramkbach
Kantrum
Ramvong
Slow dance music
Ramkbach
Thai folk music
Kantrum
Popular music originating among the Khmer
Musical patterns in Indonesian melody
Slendro
Pelog
Slendro
Five equidistant tone, uses pentatonic scale
Pelog
Seven equidistant tone, uses heptatonic scale
Modes in Indonesian music
Pathets
Irama
Pathets
System of tonal hierarchy, high, medium and low
Irama
An Indonesian term for tempo
Functions of Indonesian music
Mostly used for their events in the villages, happenings in their lives, lively in mood, rhythmical, danceable
Gamelan
A traditional musical orchestra of Indonesia, created by Sang Hyang Guru, the word means to strike or hammer
Indo-pop
Also known as Indonesian pop or I-pop, encompasses Indonesian pop culture, which also includes Indonesian cinema and sinetrons. Sometimes influenced by trends and recordings from Western
Thailand musical ensembles
Piphat
Khrueang sai
Mahori
Piphat
Mid sized orchestra with percussion instruments, traditionally associated with funerals and cremation ceremonies
Khrueang sai
Features wind and percussion instruments with expanded string instruments, used for indoor performances, stickpuppet theatre
Mahori
Traditionally played by women, limited instruments, sometimes performed with a vocalist
Thai classical music
Synonymous with those stylized court ensembles and repertoires that emerged in its present form within the royal centers of Central Thailand some 800 years ago