Guidelines for the development of the criteria for Pong Lang band contest

Abstract

The research article aimed at exploring the guidelines for developing the criteria for Pong Lang contest. The study used a qualitative research method by studying related documents and conducting in-depth interviews with key informants from the Pong Lan contest judging committee, the Pong Lang contest organizing committee, and the Pong Lang band producers who decided to enter the contest. There are numerous contests to which band producers usually send their bands: 1) Thailand's Pong Lang Championship Contest; 2) Pong Lang (Forn Lum Kaen Dancing) Contest; and 3) The Pong Lang Contest in Students’ Art and Craft. The research tools for collecting data were survey form, observation form, and in-depth interview form. The obtained data were analyzed through comparison in order to investigate the relationship of each phenomenon, and then a descriptive analysis was performed by interpreting and summarizing each visible or concrete phenomenon. The researcher examined and summarized each phenomenon, resulting in a large summary that serves as the research objective.

According to the findings of the study, the contest rules on time should be set apart in terms of setting up the music instruments, performing, and packing up the music instruments. The song pattern must be original and have never been published before and it must be the traditional song pattern in favor of conservation. In terms of judging and scoring criteria, the score sequence should be established by applying frequency principles and explaining why each band is in that sequence. Those who seek to join on the Pong Lang contest judging committee must have knowledge, ability, and expertise in Isan folk.