MANAGEMENT OF FOLK BRASS BANDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF MAK KHAENG CHAMBER WINDS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, UDON THANI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Abstract

This article aims is to introduce the Mak Khaeng Chamber Winds management. A band within the music discipline of Udon Thani Rajabhat University's Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, which was founded in 2022 with the primary intention of being utilized as an experimental ensemble in teaching and learning of the disciplines. There was a semi-professional band administration before long-term planning to become a community band employed in various events in the neighborhood. Personnel and bands, music performances, media equipment and public relations, and financing are all part of the management. Mak Khaeng Chamber Winds faced a number of difficulties in forming a band in a region with a significant Isan music influence. This allowed the application to be modified with the premise that this brass band would be able to harmonize in the neighborhood without being embarrassed. In addition, the Mak Khaeng Chamber Winds must adjust to the COVID-19 virus's outbreak scenario. This is an example of how to handle a situation that is uncertain. The establishment of Mak Khaeng Chamber Winds is a relatively new cultural phenomenon, it will take some time for the body of knowledge on a variety of topics to consolidate. Many additional bodies of knowledge may be consolidated and used to further music in numerous domains if more research is done throughout time.