Lesson 3: Myanmar

Question 1

What country is formerly known as “Burma”, have more than 100 ethnic groups, and its music is similar to Chinese and Thai music.

Answer 1

Myanmar

Question 2

What is Myanmar’s traditional music ensemble that is made up of mainly different kinds of gongs, drums, and other instruments with most of its instruments, loud sounding?

Answer 2

Hsaing Waing

Question 3

What are the two types of instrument in Myanmar?

Answer 3

Loud Sounding and Soft Sounding

Question 4

Type of instrument performed in outdoors or in open-air ensemble.

Answer 4

Loud Sounding

Question 5

Type of instrument performed in indoors and formal and classical performances.

Answer 5

Soft Sounding

Question 6

Four examples of loud sounding instrument.

Answer 6

Pat Waing, Kyi Waing, Maung Hsaing, Chauk Lon Pat

Question 7

Four examples of soft sounding instrument.

Answer 7

Saung Gauk, Pattala, Piano, Violin

Question 8

It is Myanmar’s national instrument. It is a thirteen string angular harp and is a chordophone.

Answer 8

Saung Gauk

Question 9

A Burmese xylophone similar to Oneat.

Answer 9

Pattala

Question 10

It means great or royal songs. It is an extensive collection of classical songs that are usually accompanied by Saung Gauk. The different kinds of it includes oldest repertoires, royal court, songs of longing, horses’ dance songs, worship songs, songs of sorrow, and musics adapted from Ayutthaya and Mon people of Thailand.

Answer 10

Maha Gita