1. Vietnamese Traditional Music
By: Reem Abdalla
and
Sarah Hamadouche

2. Vietnam’s Traditional Instruments
The Vietnamese Traditional Instruments consist of a wide range of string, wind and percussion instruments.
Wind Instruments:
• Sao, a transverse flute made of bamboo or hardwood
• Ken, a class of double reed instruments
• Pua, a brass trumpet without valves
• Oc, a conch trumpet
Percussion Instruments:
• Trong, a drum played with sticks
• T’ru’ng, an xylophone made of bamboo
• Sinh Tien, a coin clapper
• Song Lang, a wood blocker
Other:
• Dao Long, a singing bowl
• Dan Moi, a jaw harp
Stringed Instruments
• Dan Sen, a two stringed lute
• Dan Tranh, a long zither
• Dan Day, a lute with a long neck and 3 strings with a body shaped like a trapezoid
• Dan Gao, a vertical violin with 2 strings and a coconut resonator
• Dan Tam Thap Lue, a hammered dulcimer with 36 metal strings

3. Vietnamese Traditional Music Scale
This cultural music has its most of its music passed down by it being written down. The Vietnamese cultural music also has a scale, which would be the pentatonic scale (5 notes). However in the 1930s, is adopted the Western diatonic (seven notes).

4. Messages Passed On By the Music
Quan Ho: it talks about the love and the sentimental desire of young adults.

5. Traditional Music In Different Situations
• Nhac Dam Ma is used in funeral music
• Hat Chau Van is used as a spiritual form of music played in ceremonies
• Quan Ho is used in courtship rituals
Traditional Music In Different Situations

6. Contrasting Music 1
Ca Tru

7. Cheo Opera
Contrasting Music 2

8. Entertaining, lively beat, done in an opera, group of people usually singing...
Difference in Music
Calm and soothing voice, not a big clash of instruments, only one person singing, always a woman...

9. What I Liked About the Music

10. Bibliography http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deDZmPLf8ng

11. ThANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!!