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Thai and Western music
An AR classroom game for Grade 6. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.
This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.
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A look before you play
Sample questions
A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.
What instruments chiefly make up a piphat ensemble?
- Percussion and wind
- Strings alone
- Electric instruments
Read the explanation
Percussion and wind - the ranat, the khong wong and the pi.
What makes up a Thai string ensemble?
- Ranat, gongs and pi
- Saw, jakhe and khlui
- Guitar, violin and piano
Read the explanation
The saw, the chakhe, the khlui, and the rhythm instruments.
How do the Thai and western tuning systems differ?
- The instruments' loudness is different
- The number of players is different
- The way notes are divided up is different
Read the explanation
Thai music divides the octave into seven equal steps; western music into twelve semitones.
Before you play
Game teaching guide
What children will practise
Practises comparing Thai and Western music: what is in a piphat versus a Thai string ensemble, how their tuning systems differ, when traditional Thai music is played, the benefits of fusion, and preserving Thai music. Fits indicator ศ 2.2 ป.6/1.
What's in the worksheet
6 questions, 3 options each - What makes up a Thai string ensemble? (so, chakhe and khlui) - How do Thai and Western music differ in their sound system? (they divide the octave differently) - When is traditional Thai music usually played? (ceremonies and with performances) - What is good about fusing Thai and Western music? (it reaches younger listeners)
How to use it in class
Before playing, give 30 seconds each of a piphat ensemble, a Thai string ensemble, and a Thai-fusion track with Western instruments; the game takes about 7 minutes, whole class. For the tuning question, play a scale on a ranat (or app) and a piano to compare. For a question many miss, replay the clips and have children name the instruments they hear. Play it linked to the class and the scores go into the gradebook.
Common sticking points
- Thai string ensemble: the distractor "ranat, gongs and pi" is the piphat line-up, so children who swap the two ensembles pick it. Hook: a string ensemble needs strings. - Tuning systems are abstract; children often choose "the instruments' loudness differs". Hearing the two scales helps more than explaining. - Fusion: some pick "traditional Thai music is no longer needed". Discuss how fusion and preservation can go together.
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