LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

QUARTER 4, WEEK 1-2

Name:________________________________________ Score:____________

Grade & Section _______________________________ Subject: _MUSIC 8__

Name of Teacher: ______________________________ Date: _____________

I. Title:__ Traditional Asian Musical Theater

II. Type of Activity: Concept notes with formative activities

LAS for summative assessment ( Written Work Performance

Task)

III.MELC:
1. identifies musical characteristics of selected Asian musical theater through
video films or live performances; MU8TH-IVa-g-1
2. describes the instruments that accompany Kabuki, Wayang Kulit, Peking
Opera; MU8TH-IVa-g-2

IV. Learning Objective/s:

1. Identify the musical theater of Peking Opera, Kabuki Theater and Wayang
Kulit
2. Give the different musical instruments that accompany the representative
Asian musical theater.
3. Differentiate the musical theaters of Asia (Peking Opera, Kabuki Theater,
Wayang Kulit) in terms of their musical characteristics.
V. Reference/s
For Print Material/s: (Please include title, author and page number)
Learning Guide in Grade 8 MAPEH Pages 136-154)

For Online Resource/s: (Please include website, URL and date accessed)
https://disco.teak.fi/asia/introduction/ 04/25/2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SgVa7z6KU 04/30/2021

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https://study.com/academy/lesson/peking-opera-definition-characteristics-
roles.html#:~:text=Peking%20Opera%3A%20Characteristics&text=They%20might
%20explore%20love%20or,patterns%2C%20and%20fixed%20tune%20melodies.
4/30/2021
https://www.britannica.com/art/Kabuki 04 /30/2021
https://slidetodoc.com/ethnomusicology-music-from-other-cultures-phonograph-n-n/
05/5/2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9QHX0LTL0w 05-05-2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SgVa7z6KU 5-5-2021

V. Concept notes with formative activities

Theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers,

usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event
before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may
communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture,
speech, song, music, and dance.

In Asian theater, dance and music are inseparable. Most of the traditional
forms of Asian performing art combine drama, dance and music into a kind of whole
in which it is difficult to draw a clear borderline between these art forms.

JAPANESE THEATER: KABUKI

MUSICAL CHARACTERISTICS INSTRUMENTAL FEATURES

 Kabuki, traditional Japanese Instruments

popular drama with singing and  Shamisen – accompanies the
dancing performed in a highly Dances and movements
stylized manner.  Flutes - fue taken from the nō

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  A rich blend of music, dance,  Drums – small drum-kotsuzumi;
mime, and spectacular staging waist drum-ōtsuzumi; stick drum-
and costuming, it has been a taiko).
major theatrical form in Japan for
four centuries. Ensembles
 The most popular shamisen  Gagaku – classic court music
music was called nagauta (long imported from China during the
song) which reached a golden 18th century,
age in the first half of the 19th  Kagura – performed in Shinto
century as dance music for the shrines,
henge mono or quick change  Nō – chant derives from
pieces. shōmyō, the sophisticated and
rich tradition of Buddhist
chanting,

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Fumie_Hihara,_au_shamisen_(danse_du_Kabuki,_mus
%C3%A9e_Guimet).jpg&oldid=470796834. CC Attribution 2.0 Generic (2020, September 25) Retrieved: 15 May 2021. 

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CHINESE THEATER: PEKING OPERA

MUSICAL CHARACTERISTICS INSTRUMENTAL FEATURES

 Peking opera is a form of Performances are accompanied by

traditional Chinese theater music - usually played on three types
which combines music, vocal of instrument: wind, string, and
performance, mime, dance percussion.
and acrobatics. Instruments
 Peking Opera vocal technique  jinghu, a two-stringed
is generally higher range, instrument played with a bow
voice resonates in higher  yueqin, a four-stringed
cavities, producing the instrument that is plucked
characteristic “shrill tonal  sanxian, a three-stringed
cavity” instrument which is also
 The melodies are rhythmic and plucked,
graceful.  suona horn, Chinese flutes;
 Variety of gongs and cymbals.

Wikimedia Commons contributors, Peking opera orchestra.jpg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?

title=File:Peking_opera_orchestra.jpg&oldid=483442289. CC Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic (2020, October
7). Retrieved: 15 May 2021

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INDONESIAN THEATER: WAYANG KULIT

MUSICAL CHARACTERISTICS INSTRUMENTAL FEATURES

 Wayang kulit is a form of  Gamelan ensemble is

traditional theatre in Southeast comprised mainly by bronze
Asia. It involves a puppet percussion instruments,
shadow play performance with augmented by other percussion
origins that are possibly linked instruments, strings, and flute.
to the Indian shadow play  The major dramatic function of
 The audience is the most gamelan music is to
important person in a Wayang accompany stage action.
Kulit performance Entrances, exits, and fight
 Dalang – the puppeteer; the chief scenes are executed in time to
performer who told a story to the gamelan music.
accompaniment of gamelan  A full Javanese gamelan
ensemble; is characterized by ensemble consists of:
being creative, humorous and a. saron - xylophone of heavy
flexible; Manipulates the puppets, bronze bars
sings, and taps out signals to b. gender - bronze xylophone
orchestra; Speaks the parts of all with resonance chambers
the characters; uses voice beneath
interchangeably c. bonang - set of bronze
 Wayang Kulit was performed in bowls
royal court and is widely d. gong and kempul – hanging
performed in public on religious gongs
occasions e. kenong and ketuk – single
 Music has two major dramatic inverted bronze bowl
functions in the theatre. It f. gambang – wooden
accompanies the xylophone
singing/chanting and it g. rebab – two-stringed fiddle
accompanies stage actions h. suling – flute
including dance. i. kendang – horizontal drum

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  Suluk (mood songs) are never
accompanied by
gamelan ensemble. Often a
single instrument accompanies
the singer, never more than
three or four.
beat with the fingers on
the full both ends
j. tjelempung – a zither of
thirteen double strings

The Music: Gamelan

Wikimedia Commons Contributors, Wayang kulit semalam suntuk.jpg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?

title=File:Wayang_kulit_semalam_suntuk.jpg&oldid=453072644. CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International (2020,
September 9). Retrieved15 May 2021

You can do this

Task 1: KABUKI FILM VIEWING
Directions: Watch a video clip of a Kabuki Theater in youtube.com and answer the
following guide questions.

Japan Kabuki Performance

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9QHX0LTL0w)

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Guide questions
1. In which country does Kabuki Theater belong to?
2. How do theater artists communicate to their audience?
3. How many musical instruments have you seen in the video clip?
4. What are some of the familiar instruments found in the video clip?
5. Based on the video clip, what do you think is the distinguishing characteristic
of Kabuki Theater among other Asian theater in terms of its musical
performance?

Task 2: PEKING OPERA FILM VIEWING

Directions: Watch a video clip of a Peking Opera Musical Theater in youtube.com
and answer the following guide questions.

Beijing Opera - focus on the instruments

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SgVa7z6KU)

Guide questions
1. In which country does Peking Opera Musical theater belong to?
2. How do theater artists communicate to their audience?
3. How do you describe the vocal music of Peking Opera?
4. Based on the video clip, what do you think are the instruments that
accompany the singers of the Peking Opera?
5. What do you think is the distinguishing characteristic of Peking Opera among
other Asian theater in terms of its musical performance?

You can do more

TASK 3. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read and answer the following questions. Write your answers of your
best choice on a separate sheet of paper

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 1. What is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, to
present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a
specific place, often a stage?
A. Festival B. Theater C. Film D. Cartoon
2. What is the most popular shamisen music in Kabuki Theater?
A. Nagauta B. Gamelan C. Hsaing Waing D. Pinpeat
3. Which musical theater has a vocal technique that resonates in higher
cavities, producing the characteristic “shrill tonal cavity”?
A. Kabuki Theater B. Peking Opera C. Wayang Kulit D. Nang Nang
4. Which of the following is not part of the Kabuki musical instruments?
A. Shamizen B. Nokan C. Pipa D. Tsuzumi
5. What is the chief performer that tells a story in a Wayang Kulit musical
theater?
A. Producer B. Instrumentalist C. Puppet D. Dalang

TASK 4. FILL THE BOX

Directions: Give 3 instruments that are used in each Musical theater. Copy the box
below and write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

KABUKI THEATER PEKING OPERA WAYANG KULIT

1.

2.

3.

Challenge Yourself
TASK 5. THEATRICAL ORIGIN

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 Directions: Tell whether the following instruments are found in a PEKING OPERA,
KABUKI or WAYANG KULIT Musical Theater. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper
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Retrieved, May 15, 2021
Jinghu
1.
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4.
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Shamisen
2.
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title=File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEU
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3.
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Kotsuzumi
6.
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Gambang
9.

TASK 6. WAYANG KULIT GAMELAN INSTRUMENTS

Directions: Matching Type. Write the letter of the answer that best describes the
instrument in Column A.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

A. Hanging Gongs
1.
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B. Two-stringed
2.
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title=File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Reeks_van_tien_kleine_gongs_naast_elka
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 C. Flute
3.
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May 15, 2021

D. Set of Bronze
4. bowls
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E. Xylophone of
heavy bronze

5.
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Public domain (2020, September 27). Retrieved 05:14, May 15, 2021

Level Up
TASK 7. Hit the Gongs!
Directions: Watch a video clip of a Wayang Kulit performance. Draw a “gong” on
your answer sheets and write your observations on the following topics listed below

Wayang Kulit - Back view of puppeteer - Indonesian gamelan shadow puppetry

art
. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X24L0-Lh1zI)

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 1. Wayang Kulit 2. Puppet Manipulation 3. Gamelan Ensemble

TASK 8. THEATRICAL DIFFERENCES

Directions: Differentiate the selected Musical Theaters by describing their musical
characteristics. Copy and complete the table below for you answers.

MUSICAL KABUKI
PEKING OPERA WAYANG KULIT
CHARACTERISTICS THEATER

Country of Origin

Musical
Characteristics

Instrumental
Features

VII. Notes to teachers:

(Reminders/ Additional Instructions)

Rubrics ( if needed)

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VIII. Answer Key to the Tasks:
TASK 1
(Answers may Vary)
1. Japan
2. They communicate through song, dance, props and music
3. More than five
4. Shamisen, Flute, drums / kotsuzumi, Otsuzumi, Taiko
5. Music is accompanied by shamisen, dance performance is very graceful and
tempo is slow.
TASK 2
1. China
2. They communicate through song, dance, props and musi
3. The vocal music is high pitch, tempo is fast and entertaining
4. Erhu, Yunluo, Pipa,
5. Musical timbre is high pitched and tempo is very fast

TASK 3
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D
TASK 4
(Answers may Vary)

KABUKI THEATER PEKING OPERA WAYANG KULIT

 Shamisen  Tits / Siao  Saron / gender
 Flute / No  Sona / Huchin  Boning / gambang
 Drums / kotsuzumi  Buchin / Yuechin  Gong and kempul
 Otsuzumi  Sansien / pipa  Kenong and ketuk
 Taiko  Talo / Siaolo /  Rebab / suling
 Kendang /
 Tanpinku
tjelempung

TASK 5
1. Peking Opera
2. Kabuki
3. Wayang Kulit
4. Peking Opera
5. Wayang Kulit
6. Kabuki
7. Kabuki
8. Peking opera
9. Wayang Kulit

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TASK 6
1. E 2. D. 3. A 4. B 5. C
TASK 7
1. Wayang Kulit – it is a Shadow puppet musical theater
2. Puppet manipulation – it is controlled by the puppeteer called dalang who is
also the one who dubbed the voice of the puppets
3. Gamelan ensemble – it is a live performance that accompany the puppet
show at the back stage

TASK 8
(Answers may vary)
MUSICAL KABUKI
PEKING OPERA WAYANG KULIT
CHARACTERISTICS THEATER
Country of Origin China Japan Indonesia
They have three
Words are always Played by the
vocal pattern,
Musical in a form of dalang who
Ipponchosi, Nori
Characteristics singing and is changes voices in
and Yakuharai
very limited every character
technique
Instruments
accompany
Shamisen is the Gamelan
performances and
one who mostly ensemble
is usually played
Instrumental Features accompany the accompanies the
on three types of
entire Wayang Kulit
instruments, wind,
performance performance
string and
percussion

Prepared By:
RUTH ANTHONY A. LANGBAYAN
Teacher II
ILOCOS SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

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