The creation of Thosin Teen Jok Thai Phuen dance melody

Abstract

This research focuses on Thosin Teen Jok dance music: the music for reflecting lifestyle of Thai Phuen Ban Hat Siao people in Si Satchanalai which is in Sukhothai Province. This qualitative research aims to (1) study about the conception of creating band and melody for Thosin Teen Jok dance music, and (2) study about the form and characteristics of playing Thosin Teen Jok dance music. Data gathering procedures involves interview and observation by using Thai music composition theory written by Dr. Sirichaicharn Fakchumroon and study about concept of music composition, music and dancing chart theory written by Prateep Nakpi, Recording notation, Thai song analysis theory written by Manop Wisuttipat and analyzed form and characteristic of the melodic movements.
The study found that Sukhothai College of Dramatics Arts has created Thosin Teen Jok dance in 1987 by using the slogan of Sukhothai province “Beautiful local hand woven fabrics”. Those were ideas for the choreography. The performance was named Thosin Teen Jok dance. The music used Salor and Sueng, which are Northern Thai instruments, and combined with Can the Northeastern Thai instrument for the melody in accordance. There were 13 forms of rhythm. The pitch of this music are between low C to high F. The major scale are F G A C D and the minor scale are in the last sentence of the music which is the group of sound called piang-or-bon scale, which have F major by B and E are accidental note.