Divine Light Academy – Bacoor City MAPEH/HELE/TLE Department Academic Year 2022-2023 Crafting HOTS Questions Based on the MELCs Grade 8 Competencies (First Quarter) A. Explain how music of South East Asian country relates to its geography and culture. 1. Given that Indonesia is a culturally diverse country, do you think they have a single function of music? 2. What do you think is the primary function/s of music in Indonesia? Why do you say so? 3. How important does music to Indonesian culture? Elaborate your answer. 4. Can you give the relationship of music to Indonesian culture? B. Listen perceptively to music of Southeast Asia 5. While listening to the music of South East Asia (Burung Kaka Tua), does it have a similar tune/melody in our folk songs? C. Analyze musical elements of selected songs and instrumental pieces heard & performed 6. Having listened to the Indonesian folk song, Burung Kaka Tua, does the song is in duple, triple,or quadruple meter? 7. Does the song is adagio, moderato, or allegro in tempo? 8. Does the song is soft, moderately soft, moderately loud, or loud in dynamics? 9. In what musical texture does the song falls under? 10. Based on the arrangement/parts of the music, what form of music can you conclude is Burung Kaka Tua? 11. How would you describe the melody of the song? D. Classify the instruments of South East Asia according to Hornbostel-Sachs system 12. The Kendang instrument is made from stretch membrane, on what classification under Hornsbostel-Sachs system it is? 13. If Suling is a played through blowing of air, on what classification under HornsbostelSachs system it is? 14. Sarons, Gambang, Genders, and Gongs are idiophones. Why would you say so? 15. If rebab is a string instrument, do you think it is a chordophone? Explain your answer. E. Explore ways in producing sounds on a variety of source that would simulate instruments being studied 16. If gongs are made up of metal, what alternative material available around you can create a gong? 17. Given that suling is a flute, how would you demonstrate playing the instrument? 18. What other way would you use to produce sound similar to the instruments of Indonesia? Elaborate your answer. F. Improvise simple accompaniment of the music of South East Asia 19. Given that we don’t have the actual instruments of Indonesia, is it possible to play their music? How and explain your answer. G. Perform the songs of South East Asian country 20. Imagine that your school will celebrate the ASEAN month, how would you show your cultural appreciation to South East Asian countries through performing? Perform a song from South East Asian country.
