Music
7
Third Quarter–Module 2
Musical Instruments from
Mindanao
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Third Quarter – Module 2: Musical Instruments from Mindanao
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Music
Third Quarter – Module 2
Musical Instruments from
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Table of Contents
What I Need to Know
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Identification
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Classification
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Additional Activities
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Answer Key
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References
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Multiple Choice
What’s In
Classify Me
What’s New
Analyze Me
What Is It
What’s More
Fill Me Up
What I Have Learned
You Complete Me
What I Can Do
Draw Me
Assessment
Let’s Talk
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What I Need to Know
This module will help you understand and appreciate Mindanao music
to strengthen your cultural identity as Filipino. You will be introduced to various
musical instruments and expected to have fun in knowing them as you go
through the activities.
After going through this module, you are expected to identify the musical
instruments and other sound sources of representative music selections from
Mindanao. (MU7MN-IIIa-g-3)
Specifically, you will be able to:
1.
describe the musical instruments from Mindanao;
2.
identify the musical instruments in Mindanao according to their
classification; and,
3.
express pride and honor of being a Mindanaon by drawing
an improvised musical instrument of the Land of Promise.
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What I Know
Instructions: Multiple Choice. Read and analyze each item. Choose the
letter of the correct answer.
1. What do you call a gong-ensemble in Western Mindanao?
A. Bamboo Ensemble
C. Kumintang Ensemble
B. Kulintang Ensemble
D. Suling Ensemble
2. Which of the following is categorized as a solo instrument?
A. Agung
C. Kudyapi
B. Gabbang
D. Seronggagandi
3. What do you call this native xylophone in Sulu that is made of bamboo?
A. Gabbang
C. Seronggagandi
B. Kulintang
D. Suling
4. How many strings does a kudyapi have?
A. 2
C. 6
B. 4
D. 14
5. What plant in the Philippines is believed to have a spiritual connection
from our physical world to the spiritual?
A. Acacia
C. Balete
B. Apitong
D. Bamboo
6. What do you call an ensemble that uses bamboo as an instrument?
A. Bamboo Ensemble
C. Rondalla Ensemble
B. Kulintang Ensemble
D. Salmagi Ensemble
7. What is an ensemble of 6-8 hanging melody gongs in a row and is
commonly used by the Manobo?
A. Agung
C. Kulintangan
B. Gabbang
D. Suling
8. What instrument is made mainly of “tamiang” bamboo?
A. Kudyapi
C. Seronggagandi
B. Kulintang
D. Suling
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9. What do you call a rattan plectrum that is used in plucking the strings of a
kudyapi?
A. Ahadas
C. Salmagi
B. Kubit
D. Tunanetra
10. What is the bass gong in a kulintang ensemble?
A. Agung
C. Sama-Bajao
B. Gandingan
D. Yakan
11. How many gongs are played in a suspended gong ensemble?
A. 4-8
C. 6-10
B. 6-9
D. 9-11
12. What musical instrument in Mindanao which is valued as a priceless
heirloom and can command a high price as dowries?
A. Agung
C. Kulintang
B. Debakan
D. Tahunggo
13. What kind of ensemble uses blowing, shaking or hitting, and plucking as
manners of playing the instruments?
A. Bamboo Ensemble
C. Rondalla Ensemble
B. Kulintang Ensemble
D. Salmagi Ensemble
14. What do you call a goblet - shaped beaten drum?
A. BlowonSemagi
C. Kwintangan
B. Debakan
D. Suling
15. What musical instrument in Mindanao that looks like a guitar but is made
of bamboo?
A. Debakan
C. Kudyapi
B. Gandingan
D. Seronggagandi
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Lesson
Musical Instruments from
Mindanao
What’s In
Activity 1: Classify Me!
Instructions: In the box are the classifications of instruments, choose the
appropriate word and write ONLY the letter in your answer sheet.
A. Aerophones
C. Idiophones
B. Chordophones
D. Membranophones
___ 1. These are instruments that make sound by vibrating string or
stretching strings between two points.
___ 2. This refers to the classification of instruments that creates sound by the
vibration of its body caused by striking, scraping, and rubbing.
___ 3. This classification of instruments produces sound by causing a body of
air blown inside to vibrate.
___ 4. These are instruments that produce sound primarily by vibrating
stretched membrane tapped by hands or sticks.
You have identified the four classifications of instruments according to
the manner they are played. With the collaboration of these musical
instruments, a wonderful work of art that depicts the culture and tradition of a
particular place emerges.
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This module will lead to a great knowledge on the different instruments
inherited from the ancestors in Mindanao and will provide a deeper
understanding and appreciation of the Mindanaon culture.
In this lesson, you will be introduced to the musical instruments from the
Land of Promise, Mindanao.
What’s New
Activity 2. Analyze Me!
Instructions: Look at the pictures and answer the following questions.
1. Do you see more than one instrument in the picture?
2. What are the instruments that you see in the picture?
3. What is common among the instruments in terms of use?
These, along with many other kinds of musical instruments in Mindanao,
come in any shape and size, sound quality, functions in the society and even
styles of playing.
Let us know them then!
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What is It
Musical Instruments from Mindanao
In the past, the musical instruments of Mindanao were used in relation
to social gatherings and rituals describing the unique tradition and culture of the
Mindanaons.
These are the following instruments found in Mindanao.
I.
Chordophones (Stringed Instruments)
Instrument
Instrument's
Name
Description
Kudyapi
It is a 2-string plucked lute
instrument in Maguindanao that is
Other names:
made of wood which resembles an
Faglong – Bilaan
Hagelong or
elongated guitar usually having two
Hegalong – T’boli
strings. It varies in sizes, but
Kudlong/Kudlung –
normally is about one and a half
Mansaka
meters long.
Kutyapi – Ilianen
Manobo
Kutyapi – Maranao
Piyapi – Bukidnon
Kutapi – Subanen
Fegrong – Teduray
Kuglung – Ata
Manobo
Kuglung – Bagobo
Kudyapi –
Maguindanao
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Seronggagandi
A guitar-like made of bamboo, cut
before one nod and after next. Two
cords are slit loose side by side from
the outer skin fibers of the bamboo
itself and these are given tension by
means of bridges. A hole is then cut
into the bamboo just under the two
cords, to serve as resounding holes.
It is a musical instrument of the
Maranaw ethnic group.
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Saluroy
It is a polychordal tube zither of
Bagobo.It has six parallel strings
running through the bamboo tube.
The tube which is the body serves as
the resonator and it can be a whole
tube or a half tube, with both ends
enclosed by bamboo nodes.
Aduwag-ay
It is a one-stringed fiddle instrument
of B’laans.
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II.
Other names:
Kugot – Agusan
Manobo
Duwagey – T’boli
Aerophones (Wind Instruments)
Instrument
Instrument's
Name
Sahunay
Description
It is a bamboo flute of the Tausugs in
Sulu, having six holes for the fingers
and trumpet made of coconut leaf. It is
about 50 cm long and 3 cm in diameter.
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Palendag
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Other names:
Bunabon –
Mandaya
Hlandag –
T’boli
Palundag –
Bilaan
Tanggab and
Tulali –
Subanon
Pulalu –
Manobo and
Mansaka
Palandag –
Bagobo
Pulala Bukidnon
Suling
Other names:
Lantey - Ata
Kinsi –
Bukidnon
Dagoyong –
Higanon
Babarak Palawan
It is a lip-valley flute considered to be
the toughest of the three bamboo flutes
(the others being the tumpong and the
suling) to use because of the way one
must shape one’s lips against its tip to
make a sound. The construction of the
mouthpiece is such that the lower end
is cut diagonally to accommodate the
lower lip and the second diagonal cut is
made for the blowing edge. The
Maguindanaon is famous of using this
for intimate evening gatherings of
families.
It is made mainly of “tamiang” bamboo,
a long , thin-walled bamboo tube. The
mouthpiece of the suling is circled with
a thin band made of rattan near a small
hole.It is the ring flute of Bilaan and
Tiruray, Maguindanao, Samal, Tausug
and Yakan.
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III.
Idiophones (Percussion Instruments)
Instrument
Instrument's
Name
Description
Kulintang
It is a set of eight knobbed gongs in
graduated sizes from largest to smallest
Other names: mounted in wooden frame, about a meter
long. Muslim carvings decorated the
Kulintang –
Bilaan,
frame. The kulintang is played by striking
Subanon,
the gongs with two pieces of wood, about
Maguindanao, 12 inches long while the player squats on
Maranao,
the floor. This instrument is popular in
Samal, and
Sulu.Technically, however, the term
Jama
kulintang is the Maguindanao word for
Klintang –
eight gong kettles which are laid
T’boli
horizontally upon a rack creating an
Kwintangan entire kulintang set called apasangan.
Yakan
This
idiophone
functions
as
a
lead/central melodic instrument for the
entire ensemble.
Kulintang is an important social property.
This instrument is a highly valued
priceless heirloom that can command a
high price as dowries. The ownership of
these instruments indicates high social
status and cultivated taste.
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Gabbang
This is a native xylophone in Sulu, a
bamboo keyboard of different lengths on
top constructed out of wood. Ordinarily,
its main body is shaped like a coffin; keys
are struck with 2 mallets, each with a strip
of rubber fastened to its underside.
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Gandingan a It is translated as wooden gandingan,
Kayo
or gandingan made of wood. It is a
Philippine xylophone and considered
the wooden version of the real
gandingan. This instrument is
relatively new and is coming of age
due to the increasing popularity of the
wooden kulintang ensemble.
Kulintang a
Kayo
This is a wooden xylophone of the
Maguindanao people. Literally, it
means wooden kulintang. It is
composed of eight tuned slabs
arranged horizontally atop a wooden
antangan or rack. Made of soft wood
such as bayug, the kulintang a kayo
is common among Maguindanaon
households with musical background.
Traditionally, it was used for selfentertainment inside the house, so
beginners could practice kulintang
pieces before performing them on the
real kulintang and only recently, they
became part of the wooden kulintang
ensemble.
Agung
It is a set of two wide rimmed bossedgongs hangs from horizontal pole or
wooden frame. It is used by the
Maguindanao, Maranao, SamalBajao and Tausug people of the
Philippines.
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The larger, lower pitched gong of the
two is called the pangandungan by
the
Maguindanao
and
the
p’nanggisa-an by the Maranao.
Played on the musician’s right, it
provides the main part, which it
predominantly played on the accents
of the rhythmic structure. The smaller,
higher pitched gong, the thicker of the
two, is called the panenteken by the
Maguindanao folks and the p’malsan
or pumalsan by the Maranao people.
The mallets, called balu, are made
from short sticks about half a foot in
length and padded with soft but tough
material such as rubber at one end.
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Gandingan
When integrated into the ensemble, it
functions as a secondary melodic
instrument after the main melodic
instrument, the kulintang. When
played solo, the gandingan allows
fellow Maguindanao to communicate
with each other, allowing them to
send messages or warnings via long
distance. This ability to imitate tones
of the maguindanao language, using
this instrument has given the
gandingan connotation as the “talking
gongs”.
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Babandil
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It is a set of four small narrow-rimmed
and suspended gongs. They hang in
pairs with the knobs of the lower
pitched gongs facing each other.The
same with the two higher pitched
gongs. The pair of lower pitched
gongs is positioned on the player’s
left side while the pair of the higher
pitched gongs is on the right. The
player usually a woman who stands
between the two pair of gongs. Her
body touches slightly the gong in the
middle to prevent from swinging. She
uses two paddled mallets.
Other names:
Babendir –
Maguindanao
Babandir –
Maranao,
Tagbanwa,
Batak,
Palaw’an
Banendir and
Tungtung –
Tausug
Salimbal –
Samal
Mapindil –
Yakan
Bubundi Mansaka
It is a single, narrow-rimmed
Philippine gong used primarily as the
“timekeeper” of the Maguindanao
kulintang ensemble. It is struck with
thin bamboo sticks to produce a
metallic sound.
There are three ways to play the
babandil:
1.By striking the rim of the
suspended gong with a pair of sticks
on the left hand
2. By striking the gong’s rim with the
right hand using one stick while the
left hand grasps the rim
3. By laying the instruments upside
and striking the gong’s rim with the
two sticks.
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Kagul
Other names:
Garakot –
Maranao
Tagutok –
Yakan
Bantula or
Tagungtung Bukidnon
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The
Maguindanaon
and
the
Banuwaen use it in the rice paddies
to guard against voracious birds,
using the sound it produces to scare
them away. The Maguindanaon and
the Bukidnon folks also use it for
simle dance rhythms during social
occasions.
Kulintang a
Tiniok
This is a type of Philippine
metallophone with eight tuned
knobbed metal plates strung together
via string atop a wooden antangan or
rack. Kulintang a Tiniok is a
Maguindanaon
term
meaning
kulintang with string but they also call
it kulintang a putao, meaning
kulintang of metal.The Maranao refer
to this instrument as a sarunay (or
salunay, salonay, saronay, saronai,
sarunai), a terminology which has
become popular for this instrument in
America.
Kubing
It is a bamboo jaw harp of Tiruray.
These have become one of the most
popular jaw harps internationally due
to their highly responsive sound and
ornate designs. In the hands of a
good player, the kubing is capable of
a vast number of sounds and timbres.
This kubing was collected in Manila in
1987.
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It is a type of Philippine bamboo
scraper gong/slit drum of the
Maguindanaon and Visayans with a
jagged edge on one side, played with
two beaters, one scarping thejagged
edge and the other one making a
beat.
Other names:
Kumbing –
Bagobo
Lideng –
Bilaan
Kobing –
Maranao and
Samal
Kulaing –
Tausug and
Yakan
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IV.
Membranophones ( Drum Instruments)
Instrument
Instrument's
Name
Dabakan
Other name:
Dadabuan Maranao
Description
It is a goblet-shaped drum of Maguindanao and
Maranao, which has a single head covered with
goat, lizard or snakeskin but the membrane could
also be made of carabao skin. It is struck with two
thin bamboo sticks about 18 inches in length.
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Gandang
It is a two-headed cylindrical drum of Tausug,
Samal, Badjao, Maranao, and Maguindanao.
Called as Kendang in other Southeast Asian
countries, it is one of the primary instruments in
the Gamelan ensembles of Java, Bali, and
Terengganu.
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Musical Ensembles in Mindanao
Musical ensembles are groups of musicians performing instrumental
music together.
The following are the musical ensembles from Mindanao.
I.
Kulintang Ensemble
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It is a gong-based ensemble used by the Maguindanao and
Maranao of Western Mindanao, the Tausug, the Yakan, and
the Sama-Bajao of the Sulu Archipelago.
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They have varied functions but are mostly used for
celebrations, rituals and are mainly divided into two types:
1. Kulintangan (Manobo Cotabato)/Kwintangan –
ensembles of six to eight hanging melody gongs in
a row, hung on ropes in pyramidal order, with the
smaller and higher-pitched gongs near the top.
Watch and listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czh1oqx0Bpw
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2. Tahunggo, Agung, Salmagi, BlowonSemagi –
suspended gong ensembles ( 9-11 gongs, played a
melody and drone player) in various names
according to each tribe; these ensembles may be
completed with 1 or 2 drums.
Watch and listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v62IZSynxbw
Some common instruments:
1. Kulintang
Watch and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v62IZSynxbw
2. Agung
Watch and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czh1oqx0Bpw
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II.
Bamboo Ensemble
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According to Philippine legends, the first man and woman are
born out of bamboo. Bamboo is also considered among early
Filipinos as a spiritual connection from our physical world to
the spiritual. Many bamboo instruments were made for this
purpose while some were also used for entertainment and
personal expression. The different manners in playing
bamboo instruments include: blowing (aerophones), shaking
or hitting (idiophones), and plucking (chordophones).
wikipedia.org
Some common instruments:
1. Gabbang
Watch and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AR0heXocsA
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2. Seronggagandi
Watch and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok83kx17aXg
Solo Instruments
Solo means “alone” literally. Henceforth, a solo instrument can be
performed alone or supported by an accompanying instrument or set of
instruments.
Some common instruments:
1. Kudyapi
Watch and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqtEPoNEg-U
2. Suling
Watch and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpOfEwZeF6Q
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What’s More
Activity 3. Fill Me Up!
Instructions: Identify and describe the instruments. Write the name of the
instrument and 2 – 3 descriptions of each.
Instrument
Instrument’s
Name
1.
2.
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Description
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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Activity 4: Know Me Well!
Instructions: Study each of the musical instruments in every item. Identify
their names by rearranging the given letters and identify their
classification as shown in the box.
Aerophone
Idiophone
Chordophone
Membranophone
Instrument
1.
Instrument’s Name
IAUPYDK
Answer:
______________________
2.
GGAANNNID
Answer:
______________________
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Classification of
Instrument
3.
AAYNUSH
Answer:
______________________
4.
BDKNAAA
Answer:
______________________
5.
NGATUKNIL
Answer:
______________________
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What I Have Learned
Activity 5: You Complete Me!
Instructions: Read and analyze carefully the selection. Fill in the blanks with
the correct word or words to complete the meaning of the
selection. Choose your answer from the box.
culture
functional
rituals
understand
entertainment
played
social
ethnicity
ethno-linguistic groups
represent
tradition
The musical instruments of Mindanao produce 1._____________ music
since they were used in the olden times in relation to 2.____________
gatherings and 3._________. Because of this, they mirrored the unique 4.
____________ and 5. ______________ of every Islamic and Non-Islamic
ethnic community of Mindanao. It is, therefore, important for us to 6.
_______________ why gongs and bamboos, for example, are 7. __________
in various ways since such 8. _________________ the kind of life these people
live as a society.
To date, these musical instruments still function according to the tradition
of the different 9._________________________ in Mindanao and act as 10.
_______________ as well which captured the spirit of the Filipinos in keeping
the flame of patriotism alive that bridges all generations as a nation.
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What I Can Do
Activity 6: Draw Me!
Instructions: Draw an inspired Mindanaon musical instrument. Afterwards,
answer the following questions.
1. What motivates you to draw this musical instrument?
2. Are you proud and honored as Mindanaon that you have this kind of
culture and tradition? Why?
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Assessment
Instructions:
I.
Identification. Identify the name of every instrument as shown in
the picture. Supply the missing letters to complete
their names.
1.
___ A N ___ A N ___
2.
K ___ B ___ ___ G
3.
K __ ___ I ___ T A ___ G
a
T ___ ___ ___ O K
___ A ___ ___ I ___ ___ A ___ a
4.
KAYO
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S ___ L ___ ___ G
5.
II.
Classification. Listed inside the box are names of musical
instruments in Mindanao. Identify their classification
and write them on the space provided.
Aduwag-ay
Dabakan
Babandil
Kulintang a Kayo
Aerophones
6.
Chordophones
Idiophones
7.
8.
Palendag
Membranophones
9.
10.
III. Modified True or False. Read and analyze the statements. Some of them
are true while others are false. If the statement is
true, write T. However, if it is false, write F and
write down the word or phrase that makes the
statement erroneous.
___ 11. Kulintang a Kayo is also called kulintang a putao, meaning
“kulintang of metal”.
___ 12. The ownership of kulintang indicates high social status and
cultivated taste.
___ 13. Bamboo instruments were made as spiritual connections from our
physical world to the realm of the spirit.
___ 14. A gandingan player is usually a man who stands between the two
pairs of gongs to which the body touches slightly the middle gong
to prevent it from swinging.
___ 15. A palendag is used by the Maguindanaon and the Banuwaen in the
rice paddies to guard against voracious birds, using the sound it
produces to scare them away.
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Additional Activities
Activity 7: Let’s Talk!
Instructions: Talk to an elderly of the family. Use the guide questions to
facilitate the activity. Make a written copy of the interview with
your reflection as the conclusion.
1. Were you able to witness a performance of a group of people using any
of the musical instruments in Mindanao? If yes, what did you feel as you
look back to this part of your life? If no, please explain why you were not
able to witness such.
2. As you heard the responses during the interview, how did you feel about
it? Are you proud to be a Mindanaon knowing that you have a culture
and tradition which you can claim as yours in this part of the Philippines?
Explain your answer.
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Activity 2
1. Kudyapi –
Chordophone
2. Gandingan –
Idiophone
3. Sahunay –
Aerophone
4. Dabakan –
Membranophone
5. Kulintang – Idiophone
I.
1. GANDANG
2. KUBING
3. KULINTANG A
TINIOK
4. GANDINGAN A
KAYO
5. SULING
II.
6. PALENDAG
7. ADUWAG-AY
8. KULINTANG A
KAYO
9. DABAKAN
10. BABANDIL
Note:
Numbers 8 and 10
may come in any
order
III.
11. F – KAYO
12. T
13. T
14. F – MAN
15. F PALENDAG
What’s More
Assessment
What I Know
What I Have Learned
1. Functional
2. Social
3. Rituals
4. Tradition/culture
5. Culture/tradition
6. Understand
7. Played
8. Represents
9. Ethno-linguistic
Groups
10. Entertainment
1. B
2. C
3.A
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. A
14. B
15. D
What’s More
Activity 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Kubing
Babandil
Dabakan
Saluroy
Gandang
Kulintang a
Tiniok
Seronggagandi
Descriptions
may vary
Answer Key
References
Book
Siobal, L., et al., 2017. Music And Arts 7 Learners Material. 1st ed.
Pasig City: Department of Education, pp.88-99.
Electronic Reference
Kimgravata.2014. Muslim Mindanao Instruments.
Retrieved on July 1, 2020 from: https://www.slideshare.net
Alucard.2014. The Musical Instruments of Mindanao.
Retrieved on July 1, 2020 from
https://mygrade7music.blogspot.com
Torres, E. 2019. Music 7 lesson #3 other instruments of
Mindanao. Retrieved on July 1, 2020 from https://www.slideshare.net
Andre, H. 2018. Binalig a Mamayug & Sinulog a Bagu [Video].
Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czh1oqx0Bpw
Galos, R. 2013. Philippine Music: Music of the Mindanao Muslims
Uwang Ahadas Gabbang [Video]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AR0heXocsA
Yabes, J. 2014. Tidtu [Video]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v62IZSynxbw
Selected Photos
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