We learned about Thailand's National Instrument, the Khong Wong Lek (gong circle).
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Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Culture: Thailand
Today we had music in our culture session.
We learned about Thailand's National Instrument, the Khong Wong Lek (gong circle).
We watched a YouTube video of the instrument being played and listened to its distinctive sound. We learned that each individual bell is the same size, but they are tuned by inserting different sized balls of softened beeswax the dampen the vibrations. The different sizes mean that the bells play different notes when struck with a beater.
We learned about Thailand's National Instrument, the Khong Wong Lek (gong circle).
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That is so interesting! It looks as though you had a lot of fun!
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