A Study of Trua-Kanal Wisdom in Surin Province Thailand

Abstract

          This research aimed at (1) studying the Trua-kanal [tr̥ʊa.knaɫ] wisdom in the society of people of Khmer descendant in Surin Province (2) studying knowledge transferring process of the wisdom teachers in Surin Province. Qualitative research method and field data collection were used to collect data from interviews and observations four wisdom Trua-kanal teachers in Surin province namely Mr. Thongchai Samsi, Mr. Poei Sriswat, Mr. Thom Chanthanupha, and Mr. Sareuan Moongmi. The instrument used in this research was interviews forms (Index Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) was 0.92) The data was collected by document analysis, interviews and analyzed by presenting the research results using descriptive method.

          The research results were as follows:

1. The Trua-kanal wisdom in the society of people of Khmer descendant revealed that Trua-kanal was a bowed 2-string instrument. 1.1 Wisdoms in creating Trua-kanal included. There are 4 steps 1.1.1 constructing Trolok Trua. 1.1.2 weaving Mook Trua 1.1.3 constructing Dong Trua and Trajeek Trua and 1.1.4 constructing Chnak Trua. 1.2 Roles and physical structure of Trua-kanal. There are 2 main 1.2.1 The rales of Trua-kanal there are 2 main parts of Mahoree ensemble and Kan-trum ensemble 1.2.2 The physical structure there are 3 main parts of the instruments which are (1) Trolok Trua (2) Dong Trua (3) Chnak Trua.
2. The knowledge transferring process of Trua-kanal teachers in Surin province there are 3 steps 2.1 The Preparation step 2.2 Song practicing 2.3 Assessment and evaluation