Classification of instruments                  Khryang Ditt: plucked instruments                  Khryang Sii: bowed instruments                  Khryang Tii: hit or beaten instruments                           Made of wood                           Made of metal                           Made of leather                  Khryang Paw: blown instruments                     Interactive Lesson <<NEW!!!

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    Classification of instruments

     Thai instruments are classified according to a system said to be borrowed from India in ancient times. Four categories are distinguished according to the human activity producing sound on the given instruments. The words given here for instrument categorization (ditt, sii, tii, paw) are identical to those indicated above as the verbs for playing various instruments. There are many other instruments in the realm of instruments.

 

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