A Study of Contemporary Thai Music: A Case Study of Ban Lum Ban

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examined the context and the mix of multiple instruments, including the unique songs of the contemporary Thai music band, Ban Lum Band.  The results of the study showed that the contemporary Thai music band of the Ban Lum Band arose from the idea of providing more alternatives
for employers in many events and most of the members were relatives. In addition, there were four aspects
of band management based on 4M management strategies, consisting of personnel management, budgeting, instrument management, and management. In terms of mixing of the multiple instruments, there were Western classical instruments played with traditional Thai classical instruments. Hence, there were three formats of music band arrangements: a small, a medium and a large format. Moreover, there were three types of songs, including traditional Thai music, music that used traditional Thai melodies, and popular music. Then, the song that was analyzed was a unique song and different from the original, which used a lot of Thai instruments when performing Hom Long Ai Yaret music, there was a song in the form of Thai music band. It had a keyboard used as an instrument to perform the chords and sometimes the melodies. Thus, a Fonni song was one that had been modified to be different from the original, and used Thai classical instruments to perform according to traditional Thai music notes. Furthermore, the Tep Thi Da Pha Sin song focused on Thai classical instruments. While western instruments supported the sound of Thai music. When they were performed together, Thai instrument sound would be compared to the sound of western instruments in every Bb Major scale.