Studying Thai Music Band of Somkliang Temple, Bangkhuwiang Sub-district, Bangkruay District, Nonthaburi Province

Abstract

The purposes of this study were:

1. to study the background of Thai Music Band of Somkliang Temple, Bangkhuwiang sub-district,Bangkruay District, Nonthaburi Province.

2. to study the management of Thai Music Band of Somkliang Temple.The findings of the research were:

1. The name of the band “Somkliang” came from the place where the band located which wasSomkliang Temple, Bangkhuwiang sub-district, Bangkruay District, Nonthaburi Province. Teacher KhamChangsri was the band establisher and propellor on song rehearsing and adjusting the band. TeacherKham was a Thai orchestra musician and a disciple of Teacher Pan Buathang (Teacher Chalerm Buathang’solder brother). The Somkliang band had been regarded as a Thai orchestra which had long inheritabletraditional cultures by inheriting from generation to generation in a form of relatives. The Somkliangband is now a Thai band which is popular and very famous in such a level because many skillful teachershas helped with the training which makes many Thai musicians now get certificates and several prizes.

2. There is still a management of usual learning and teaching process and the band still producesa lot of musicians. The reason why we have a lot of musicians because we don’t have fee paid educationbut always give for free to make Somkliang community stronger. So, it is not surprised that there are alot of Thai musicians here because we still hold to former time’s principles and the songs training nowadaysare still in the traditional style beginning with evening prelude song, morning prelude song, storysong, slow song, series of traditional Thai song, prelude Thai verse, solo song, etc.