7

Music
First Quarter – Module 3
Musical Instruments of
Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan,
and the Visayas

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

Music – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Second Quarter – Module 3: Musical Instruments of Cordillera, Mindoro,
Palawan, and the Visayas
First Edition, 2020
Republic Act 8293, Section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any
work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the
government agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for
exploitation of such work for profit. Such agency or office may, among other things,
impose as a condition the payment of royalties.

Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand

names, trademarks, etc.) included in this module are owned by their respective
copyright holders. Every effort has been exerted to locate and seek permission to
use these materials from their respective copyright owners. The publisher and
authors do not represent nor claim ownership over them.

Published by the Department of Education

Regional Director: Dr. Arturo B. Bayocot, CESO III
Assistant Regional Director: Dr. Victor G. De Gracia Jr., CESO V
Development Team of the Module
Author: Genevive J. Cabatania, T1
Reviewers: Rolando T. Luna, ASP-II, Fe C. Tauto-an, HT-III,
Miretes D. Rodriguez HT-I, Maria Rizza G. Jain T-III,
Cathrine B. Pielago, T-II
Illustrator and Layout Artist: Markleen L. Guimbao, T1

Management Team
Chairperson: Dr. Arturo B. Bayocot, CESO III
Regional Director
Co-Chairpersons: Dr. Victor G. De Gracia Jr. CESO V
Asst. Regional Director
Edwin R. Maribojoc, EdD, CESO VI
Schools Division Superintendent
Myra P. Mebato,PhD, CESE
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
Mala Epra B. Magnaong, Chief ES, CLMD
Members Neil A. Improgo, EPS-LRMS
Bienvenido U. Tagolimot, Jr., EPS-ADM
Samuel C. Silacan, EdD, CID Chief
Patria Gloria P. Iman, EPS –MAPEH
Rone Ray M. Portacion, EdD, EPS – LRMS
Susan A. Baco,PSDS
Fernan C. Lanzaderas, EPS II (Social Mobilization)
Claudio T. Catalon, Principal III/District In-charge
Agnes P. Gonzales, PDO II
Vilma M. Inso, Librarian II
Printed in the Philippines by
Department of Education – Region 10
Office Address: Zone 1, DepEd Building, Masterson Avenue, Upper Balulang,
Cagayan de Oro City
Telefax: (088) 880 7072
E-mail Address: region10@deped.gov.ph
 7
Music
Second Quarter – Module 3
Musical Instruments of
Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan,
and the Visayas

This instructional material was collaboratively developed and reviewed

by educators from public schools. We encourage teachers and other
education stakeholders to email their feedback, comments, and
recommendations to the Department of Education - Region 10 at
region10@deped.gov.ph.

Your feedback and recommendations are highly valued.

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippine

 Introductory Message
For the learner:
Welcome to the Music 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on
Musical Instruments of Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan, and the Visayas!

The hand is one of the most symbolized parts of the human body. It is often
used to depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create and
accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a learner
is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies and
skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in
the module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the
lesson to take.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or skill
into real life situations or concerns.

i
 Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your
level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given to

you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use your MAPEH activity notebook in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instructions carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.

If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not
alone.

We hope that through this material you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

ii
 Table of Contents

Introductory Message ---------------- i

What I Need to Know ---------------- 1
What I Know ---------------- 2

Lesson 1 Musical Instruments of Cordillera,

Mindoro, and Palawan
What’s In ---------------- 3
What’s New ---------------- 4
What is It ---------------- 5
What’s More ---------------- 8

Lesson 2 Musical Instruments of the Visayas

What’s In ---------------- 9
What’s New ---------------- 11
What is It ---------------- 11
What’s More ---------------- 15
What I Have Learned ---------------- 16
What I Can Do ---------------- 16
Assessment ---------------- 17
Additional Activities ---------------- 18
Answer Key ---------------- 19
References ---------------- 22

iii
 What I Need to Know

This module is an introduction to the selected instrumental music from the

Cordillera, Palawan, Mindoro, and the Visayas. Through this module, one will
discover various instruments from different indigenous group of people and
the distinctive sound characteristic of each instrument based on their
respective materials. It also includes viewing of and listening to the said
musical instruments and different ensembles.

The module is divided into two lessons, namely:

 Lesson 1 – Musical Instruments of Cordillera, Mindoro, and Palawan

 Lesson 2 – Musical Instruments of the Visayas

After going through this module, you are expected to identify the
musical instruments and other sound sources from Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan,
and the Visayas.

Specifically, you will be able to:

a. identify the selected musical instruments from Cordillera, Mindoro,

Palawan, and the Visayas;
b. listen to selected musical ensembles of Cordillera and Visayas; and
c. illustrate the significance of the musical instruments as symbol of
spiritual beliefs.

1
 What I Know

Pre-assessment
Instructions: Copy and complete the table by classifying the keywords
according to their place of origin.

Basal Gimbal Laud

Bajo de Oro Gitgit Pagang
Bandurria Guitar Tongali
Bungkaka Kalutang Tongatong
Gangsa Kudyapi

CORDILLERA MINDORO PALAWAN VISAYAS

2
Lesson Musical Instruments of
Cordillera, Mindoro, and
1 Palawan
The musical instruments of Cordillera, Mindoro, and Palawan are
closely linked with nature. They are highly influenced by the native language
of the province. Music reflects not only the enthusiastic musical involvement
of the people but also their feelings, beliefs, way of life, and interactions with
their environment and to other people.

What’s In

Activity 1: Let’s Recall!

Instructions: Identify the place in the map and fill in the boxes with the
necessary information.
1.

Vocal Music
(3 Songs)
Place

Cordillera

Image from:https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/car.html

Vocal Music
(3 Songs)
Place

Mindoro

2.Image from:https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/car.html

3
3.

Vocal Music
(3Songs)
Place

Palawan

Image from:https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/mimaropa/palawan.html

What’s New

Activity 2: Watch and listen!

Instructions: Watch and listen to the link below and answer the following
questions.
(Ask a copy of music from the teacher.)

“ Lantege” ( a Pala’wan and Tagbanua Love Song)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQWbxIdMry0

1. How will you describe the style of singing?

2. How many instruments have you heard?
3. Can you identify at least one instrument used in the music?

In this lesson, you will learn the selected musical instruments of the
indigenous people of Cordillera, Mindoro, and Palawan.

What is It

Musical Instruments
The function of instrumental music of the several ethno-linguistic
groups of people in Cordillera, Mindoro, and Palawan is similar to their vocal

4
music. Instruments are played during their ceremonies, rituals, festivals,
courtship, as well as in their daily life activities.
Table 1: Selected Musical Instruments
Name of the Instrument Description
Musical
Instrument
Cordillera Musical Instruments
It is a flat gong that is
played in an ensemble
of two or more gongs
of varying sizes. It is
played either by
1. Gangsa
striking with the palm
while rested on the lap
or beaten with wooden
mallet while held on
the left hand.
It is played by striking
against the palm of
2. Bungkaka one hand.
or Bilbil

It s a nose flute played

with the extreme
forward edge of the
3. Tongali right or left nostril.

5
 These are bamboo
tubes played by
stomping each against

4. Tongatong the ground.

It is a mouth-
resonated bamboo
5. Ulibaw instrument played with
a flexible tongue fixed
on end to a
surrounding frame.

These are made of

bamboos of different
sizes for varied timbre.
They are split in
6. Patteteg
halves. Each produces
sound by striking a
wooden stick while the
instrument is rested on
the lap.
Mindoro Musical Instruments
It is a lute with a long
neck, and two strings
1. Kudyapi that run from the neck
to the base of a
resonating chamber.

6
 It is an instrument with
3 to 4 strings with a
2. Gitgit wooden body and
human hair for the bow.

It is a pair of equal-
sized wood stick struck
together.
3. Kalutang

Palawan Musical Instruments

It is a gong ensemble
consisting of a set of
one or two big gongs,
1. Basal an agung and a pair of
small ringed gongs,
sanang, and drum
called gimbal.

It is a drum instrument
with a wooden body
covered with an animal
2. Gimbal skin.

7
 It is made of one whole
node of bamboo partly
split with its skin partly
lifted out.
3. Pagang

What’s More

Activity 3: Know What You See!

Instructions: Below are the different musical instruments from Cordillera,
Mindoro, and Palawan. Identify the instrument and give the place
of its origin.

Pictures of Musical Instruments

1.__________- _________ 2.__________- _________

3.__________- _________ 4.__________- _________

8
 5..__________- _________ 6.__________- _________

7.__________- _________ 8.__________- _________

9.__________- _________ 10.__________- _________

11.__________- _________ 12.__________- _________

Imagesfrom:https://sppcfreshmen20102011.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/kalinga-music/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nccaofficial/18442078372
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_I-TwweF1U
https://www.slideshare.net/brendaescabal/lesson-2-music-of-mindoro-2nd-quarter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gong
https://www.slideshare.net/ElaineLachica/music-education-7-2nd-quaretr-lesson-3-music-of-palawan
https://museomusiko.wordpress.com/pagang-palawan/

9
Lesson
Musical Instruments of
2 Visayas
Instrumental music from the Visayas shows the rich diversity in the
musical culture of the region. The different ensembles, with their respective
sounds reflect not only the enthusiastic musical involvement of the people of
the Visayas but also their sentiments, way of life, and interactions with their
environment and other people.

What’s In

Activity 1: Let’s recall!

Instructions: Identify the following instruments and their places of origin.

Instruments Name of Instrument Place of Origin

1.

2.

10
 3.

What’s New

Activity 2: Film Viewing

Instructions: Watch the video of rondalla playing USAHAY by Michael Dadap
Concert with 14 Strings!Cornell Filipino Rondalla at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR39BMj2aCs.
(Ask a copy of the video from the teacher.)

1. Do you like the music? Why?

2. How many instruments did you see?
3. Can you identify at least one instrument used in the video?

In this lesson, we will discuss the selected musical instruments in the Visayas.

What is It

Musical Instruments
The following are well-known ensembles (a group of items viewed as
a whole rather than individually) that can be found in the Visayas:

1. Rondalla - is a string ensemble which originated in Spain. It is a group

of stringed instruments played with a pick or plectrum. There are many

11
 Filipino musicians who were able to lead the way in rondalla ensemble
and one of them was Juan Silos, Jr., known as “Father of Rondalla”.

https://music.upd.edu.ph/news_rondallaHAWAI.html

Rondalla Instruments
Instrument Description
 The largest among the instruments in
most stringed ensembles- evident by
its thick strings, large body, and low
tones
 The number of strings varies from the
stranded 4-stringed to the rare 6-
stringed, and can have pitches three
octaves lower than middle octave.
 It plays the bass part or the musical
piece.

Bajo de Arco
Image from:Marie Gertrelle Fatima A.
Sumicad

12
  14-string instrument with 16 frets and
a shorter neck.
 Soprano instrument of the rondalla
that usually plays the melodic line of
the composition.

Bandurria
Image from:Marie Gertrelle Fatima A.
Sumicad
 Popular musical instrument classified
as a chordophone with 6 strings.
 It is typically played by strumming or
plucking the strings. It plays the
rhythm or beat of the musical piece.

Guitar
Image from:Marie Gertrelle Fatima A.
Sumicad
 It comes from Spanish word which
means “lute”.
 It is a plectrum-plucked chordophone
that has 12 strings in pairs, similar to
bandurria, but with a longer neck.
 Like the bandurria, it is tuned in
fourths, but its range is one octave
lower.

Laud
Image from:Marie Gertrelle Fatima A.
Sumicad

13
  It has shorter neck compared to the
guitar, with 14 strings and 16 frets.
 It is played like the laud, the lower
notes in accompaniments and in
unison with the bass notes.
 It serves as the alto of the rondalla.

Octavina
Image from:Marie Gertrelle Fatima A.
Sumicad

2. Tultogan - is a bamboo and drum ensemble. To produce sound, the

body of the bamboo is struck with sticks.

Photo from: designcognito.blogspot.com/

14
 3. Binanog – is a gong, drum, wooden percussion ensemble. It is used to
accompany a dance movement imitating the flight of the hawk.

Photo from: mybeautifuliloilo.blogspot.com/

What’s More

Activity 3: Know Me!

Instructions: Fill in the chart with the necessary information.

Instruments Instruments Number of Function of

Name Strings the ensemble

1.

Image from:Marie Gertrelle Fatima A.

Sumicad

15
 2.

Image from:Marie Gertrelle Fatima A.

Sumicad
3.

Image from:Marie Gertrelle Fatima A.

Sumicad

16
 What I Have Learned

Activity 1: Complete Me!

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

The musical instruments of Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan, and Visayas

are an important part of their lives because they are often used for
1._______________, 2___________, and 3.__________. Most of the
4._________ are made from materials found in their locality like 5. _________,
6._________ and 7._________. While in Visayas, there are three well-known
ensembles namely 8.__________, 9.___________, and 10.____________.

What I Can Do

Activity 2: Be creative!
Procedure:

1. Choose an instrument either from Cordillera, Mindoro, or Palawan

that you like best.
2. Explain the significance of the instrument in performing the ritual
through visual presentation or illustration.

Rubric for illustration:

17
 Component Excellent Good Needs
10-9points 8-7 points Improvement
6 points
Content The drawing The drawing The student
represents a represents a clearly did not
clear somewhat clear understand the
understanding of understanding of information. The
the information the materials drawing is not
presented representative of
the knowledge
gained
Originality The output The output Uses other
shows a large shows some people’s ideas
amount of original thought and there is little
original thought. and new ideas. evidence of
Ideas are original thinking.
creative and
inventive
Basic Skill Drawing exhibits Drawing contains Drawing lacks
attention to many strong detail. Little effort
detail and a elements but in work and
variety of needs further looks
drawing refinement and incomplete. No
techniques more drawing variety in
techniques drawing
techniques

18
 Assessment

Table completion

Instructions: Copy and complete the table by classifying the keywords

according to their places of origin.

Basal Gimbal Laud

Bajo de Oro Gitgit Pagang
Bandurria Guitar Tongali
Bungkaka Kalutang Tongatong
Gangsa Kudyapi

CORDILLERA MINDORO PALAWAN VISAYAS

19
 Additional Activities

Activity 8: Venn Diagram

Instructions: Differentiate the two ensembles using the Venn diagram. Write
your answer in your MAPEH activity notebook.

20
 Answer Key

What I Know

What’s More
(Lesson 1)

What More
(Lesson 1)

21
 (Lesson 2)

What I Have Learned

22
Assessment

Additional Activities:

23
 References

Book
Sobial, L, et. al., 2007 Music and Arts 7 Learner’s Module 1si Ed. Pasig
CityDepartment of Education Republic of the Philippines pages 59,
61-64, 68-79

Sobial, L, et. al., 2007 Music and Arts 7 Teacher’s Guide 1si Ed. Pasig
CityDepartment of Education Republic of the Philippines pages 63,
65-66, 70-81

Recording
Pat S. Marquez “Lantege” (a Pala’wan & Tagbabua Love Song). Retrieved 2015
from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQWbxIdMry0

USAHAY Michael Dadap Concert with 14-String! Cornell Filipino Rondalla by Nitoy
Gonzales and arranged by Reginald Bernaldez Retrieved 2015 from
jane3154 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR39BMj2aCs

Images
Digital Arts Rodalla Instruments by Marie Gertrelle Fatima A. Sumicad

Pictures of Musical Instruments of Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan

https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/car.html
https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/car.html
https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/car.html
https://sppcfreshmen20102011.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/kalinga-music/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nccaofficial/18442078372
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_I-TwweF1U
https://www.slideshare.net/brendaescabal/lesson-2-music-of-mindoro-2nd-quarter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gong
https://www.slideshare.net/ElaineLachica/music-education-7-2nd-quaretr-lesson-3-
music-of-palawan
https://museomusiko.wordpress.com/pagang-palawan/

Musical Ensembles
Rondalla https://music.upd.edu.ph/news_rondallaHAWAI.html
Gangsa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obKAgNXOAgE
Tultogan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB8O-5M-c70

24
For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Department of Education – Region 10

Zone 1, DepEd Building Masterson Avenue, Upper Balulang,

Cagayan de Oro City, 9000
Telefax: (088) 880 7072
E-mail Address: region10@deped.gov.ph