Department of Education

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CITY OF MALOLOS

City of Malolos

Quarter 2 – LAS
No. 1
(Week 1 - 4)
East Asian
Traditional/Folk
Music
(MU8SE-IIa-g-1,
MU8SE
IIc-h-4,
MU8SE-IIb-h-5, MU8SE-IIb-h-8)
MU8SE-IIc-h-6,
MU8SE 8
IIb-h-7,
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EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL/FOLK
MUSIC LET US KNOW

In

this learning activity sheet, you will learn about the prominent
features of the vocal music of East Asian Countries (Japan, China,
and Korea). Vocal music is music made specifically for voices. It
may be performed with or without instruments while Instrumental
music is made solely for instruments. Also, we shall explore the
beauty of East Asian Music especially its functions and
compositions.

LET US REVIEW

“Graffiti Wall”
Direction: Using colorful markers/crayons and large poster paper,
create an attractive design of a Graffiti Wall showing what you
know about Japan, China, andKorea.

LET US STUDY

EAST ASIAN MUSIC TRADITIONAL/FOLK MUSIC

VOCALTIMBRE – nasaland
throaty RHYTHM – duple,triple,
quadruple
MELODY – pentatonic scale,
diatonic scale
TEXTURE –
monophony
(acapella);
homophony (with
chordal
accompaniment);
 heterophony(samemelodybutornamentedbyseveral
instruments) FORM – Strophic (using the same tune on
different verses)

CHINA
FORMS OF MUSIC:
Ya-yiieh–courtmusicofChina,themusicof
nobility. Two Kinds of Ya-yiieh
1. Yiieh-Hsuan – music performed in the garden fronting the hall
with dancers.
a. Wen –wu – civil dance
b. Wu-wu – militarydance
2. T’angko – music performed inside the hall to give honor to the
king and his family.
Yiieh-shuan is performed in the garden fronting the hall where
rituals and ceremonials were held. This is accompanied by two
dances, the wen-wu or civil dance and the wu-wu or military
dance

TRADITONAL/FOLK MUSIC
Mo li Hua - Traditional Chinese song with a beautifully
gentle and lyrical melody. The lyrics about the jasmine flower also
turn it into a love song. The song describes a custom of giving
jasmine flowers, popular in the southern Yangtze delta region of
China. Another version describes the fear of plucking the flower.

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JAPAN
FORMS OF MUSIC:

Shonyo is a classic Buddhist chant. This chant is recognizable

because it is highly ornamented, often used bells or chimes which
later included other percussions., it is rhythmically free, and is
sung unaccompanied in chorus
 Gagaku– means “refined”. It is ancient imperial court music and
dance is a type of Japanese classical music that has been
performed at the Imperial Court in Kyoto for several centuries.

Bugaku pertains to music accompanied by dancing

Kabuki- is a classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is

known for the stylization of its drama and the elaborate make-up
worn by some of its performers.

TRADITONAL/FOLK MUSIC
Sakura - Cherry Blossoms is a traditional Japanese folk
song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms.

KOREA
FORMS OF MUSIC:
Two Categories of Korean Traditional Music
1. Chong-ak – music for the ruling class that is expressed in a
 refined and elegant manner.
Chong-ak means literally "right (or correct) music", and its
tradition includes both instrumental and vocal music, which were
cultivated mainly by the upper-class literati of the Joseon society
(Chong-ak “music for the noble classes”). Chong-ak also refers
to ensemble music for men of high social status outside of the
court. In this category, three important terms are a-ak{also known
as elegant music}, tang-ak, and hyang-ak.
a. A-ak – music used inside the hall.
b.Mingan – music used outside the hall.
2. Sog-ak – music of the common people.

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Sog-ak or minsogak [secular music] is a category of Korean
music traditionally associated with the lower classes or for the
general public and are vibrant and energetic. It includes genres
such as pansori and minyo.
1. Pansori is a kind of music presented to audiences by skilled vocal
singers and drummers. But even the unskilled could sing these
songs. They sang when they worked in the rice paddy or fields,
sang when they went off their lover, and sang when their life was
troubled and
weighing them
down.
2.
 Minyo is sung by commoners and is ordinarily written in triple
meter. A popular example of this kind is Arirang.

TRADITONAL/FOLK MUSIC
Arirang - Korean folk song used as a symbol of Korea and
Korean culture. It evokes the feeling

K-POP AND J-POP

K-Pop stands for Korean popular music, a genre that started in
South Korea. It is a modern form of South Korean pop music that
consist of various audio-visual elements such as dance
pop,electronic,hip-hop, pop ballad, R&B, rock, and many more.
J-Pop is an abbreviation of Japanese popular music. It was derived
from electronic rock, Eurobeat, fusion, kauokyoku, new wave, and
techno-pop combined. Instruments in J-pop include the bass guitar,
drum machine, electric guitar, samples, synthesizer, and vocals. which
has an end covered with soft

material.

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 Arirang

LET US PRACTICE

Music Listening/ VideoPresentation

Direction: Listen/Watchtoexamplesoftraditionalvocalandmodernmusicof
Japan, China, and Korea. For you to understand and enjoy this activity,
use the guide questionsprovided.
Vocal Link
Music

Mo Li Hua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-exMxaTUvE
 Sakura https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqpFjsMtCb0

Arirang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xGSngr275c

K-pop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9YKUu1-y2c
and
J-pop in
Compariso
n

Based on the videos, answer the guide questions and share

your impressions about the music you have heard.

1. What mood or feeling does each song express?

2. How does each song depict the idea and the feelings of the people
in East Asia?

3. How did the varied musical elements bring out the message of the songs?

4. How K-pop music differentfrom J-pop music? How these types of

music affect the culture-based influence to foreign countries?
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LET US REMEMBER
Direction: Discuss the musical concepts/ideas you have successfully
learned from the music of East Asia.

LET US
APPRECIATE

“What Music Tells

ME””
Direction: On the space below, draw the scene that you have visualized
in mind while listening to the three given songs namely Arirang, Mo Li
Hua, and Sakura. Then, write a brief description about the scene.
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LET US PRACTICEMORE
“Let
Me
Play
andSing”
Direction: Work in groups and prepare a video recording interpreting any
of these vocaltraditions fromEast Asian regions. Visitthe following You
Tube sites for your reference.
Folksongsa Link
nd Ritual
music

Mo Li Hua https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-exMxaTUvE

Sakura https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqpFjsMtCb
0

Arirang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xGSngr275
c

RUBRICS

EVALUATION

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. Which Korean music category is traditionally associated with the lower

class?
a. Tang ko
b. Chong ak
c. Sog ak
d. Aak
2. Which type of Chinese music serves as tribute to the king and his
ancestors? a. Ya-yieeh
b. T’angko
c. Yieeh-shuan
d. Mo Li Hua
3. What is the court music of China?
a. Gagaku
b. Ya-yiieh
c. Sog-ak
d. Chong-ak
4. Which of the following East Asian folk songs depicts the spring
season? a. Mo Li Hua
b. Sakura
c. Arirang
d. Chan Mali Chan
5. Which of the following folk songs evokes the feeling of the tear shed
and the remembrance of sad stories specially parting?
a. Mo Li Hua
b. Sakura
c. Arirang
d. Chan Mali Chan
6. What melody is used in the folk song Mo Li Hua?
a. Melodic
b. Pentatonic

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c. Diatonic
d. Harmonic
7. It is an ancient imperial court music and dance is a type of Japanese
classical music that has been performed at the Imperial Court in Kyoto
for several centuries.
a. Wu-wu
b. Wen wu
c. Bugaku
d. T’angko
8. Imperial court music of China known as music of
nobility. a. Yiieh-Hsuan
b. Ya-yieh
c. Chong-ak
d. Gagaku
9. It is a category of Korean music traditionally associated with the lower
classes or for the general public and are vibrant and energetic a.
Bugaku
b. Minyo
c. Sog-ak
d. Chong-ak
10. Korean music for the ruling class thatis expressed in a refinedand
elegant manner.
a. Sog-ak
b. Chong-ak
c. Wen wu
d. Gagaku
11. How is Chinese Music described?
a. Gentle and lyrical
b. Slow in tempo and is very peaceful
c. Meditative and highlyritualize
d. Slow and melancholy
12. What meter is used in the Japanese song Sakura?
a. Quadruple
b. Triple
c. Duple
d. Compound
13. How is Arirang song classified?
a. Welcome song
b. Love song
c. Song for spring
d. Parting song

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14. This song describes a custom giving Jasmin flowers, popular in
southern Yangtze delta region of China.
a. Sakura
b. Mo Li Hua
c. Arirang
d. Gagaku
15. A traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of
Cherry Blossoms
a. Arirang
b. Mo Li Hua
c. Peking Opera
 d. Sakura

REFERENCES
Anido, Belinda, Agusto Baldoz, Myrna Parakikay, Christine Ann Basillio,
Mary Grace Badiola, Marcos Gomez, Jr., and Danilo Duyan et al.
2013. Music And Arts Of Asia. 1st ed. Pasig City: Department of
Education.

Bautista, Jocelyn, Josefino Carlos, Agripino Darilag, Evangelina De Leon,

Rosanna Diana, Danilo Duyan, Ma.Rosario Franco, and Emilio Jacinto Jr.
2005. Expploring With MAPEH II. Quezon City: Vibal Publishing House,
Inc.

Japanese Folk Songs. 2015. Japanese Folk Song #9: Cherry Blossoms.
Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqpFjsMtCb0.

misyononline. 2016. Arirang, AKorean Folk Song. Video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xGSngr275c.

The Creative man survivor. 2018. Mo Li Hua Lyrics. Video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-exMxaTUvE.

weeaboo.2020.KPOPVSJPOP2020EDITION||Weeaboo.Video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9YKUu1-y2c.

Prepared by:

ROGELIO M. JAVIER JR.

Teacher III

ROSEANN M. TAMAYO
Teacher III
Marcelo H. del Pilar National High School

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