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MODULE IN MAPEH 7 (MUSIC)

Module No. 13
Topic: MUSIC OF CORDILLERA
Teacher: Mr. Cyrus Caesar R. Mendoza

VALUES INTEGRATION: Appreciation, nationalism, patriotism, courage.

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The Cordillera
The Cordillera Central is a massive mountain range situated in the northern central part of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.
Several provinces bound it, namely Benguet, Abra, Kalinga, Apayao, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Baguio, a chartered city located
entirely within Benguet.
The tribal groups inhabiting the place are the Kalingas, Aetas, Ifugaos, Tirurays, Bagobos, Ibalos, and Tinguians. They
appreciate the beauty of nature and create varied form of artistic expressions through songs, dances, and art forms. Their songs have
generally limited tones. The vocal style they use varies according to their day-to-day activities.
The Ibaloi’s, Badiw, is a ceremonial song for the dead. It is sung in a leader-chorus style. While the epic song of the Kalinga is
the Ulalim and sung in solo. These songs are accompanied by dances and musical instruments such as the gangsa ensemble of the
Kalingas.
What are some examples of vocal music in the Cordillera?

1. Performance Practice
There are different performance practices in the Cordillera that are related to the following occasions:
 peace pacts
 healing rituals
 invocations of the gods
 courtships and marriage
 death rites
 birth and other life cycle events

Vocal genres among the ethnic communities may be identified according to their functions.

2. Representative Songs/Genre

Lullaby Courtship – performed in song debates

- Oyayi (Kalinga) - Dajeng (Kankana-ey)
- Batac inanen, estijaro of the
Other infancy-related song Tagacaolo
- Dagdagay and Oppia (Kalinga) - Bandayuy of the Matigsalog
- Langan bata-bata (Tausug)
- Bua (Subanen)
- Kawayanna (Kalinga
Entertainment songs
- Salidumay, dongdong-ay, Bayok
Love incantations (Mandaya)
- Antang (Manobo) – matchmaking - Limbay (Manobo)
- Sindaay, tarasul (Tausug) - Tamiya (Ibaloi) – allegorical ballad
- Tamuyong, dango, and oggayam
- Songs of greetings and advice during a Kalinga
wedding

Death rites
- Didiyaw (Bontoc)
Work songs
- Balow – sung by the Matigsalog wife to
- Duduru (Aeta) and gagonapu (Subanen)
honor her dead husband
– referring to both fishing and hunting
- Ulaging (Manonbo)
- Dandannag and owayat (Kalinga)
- Sangsait (Isneg)
gathering firewood
- Didayu (Gatac) – wine-making song
- Sow-ey (Bontoc) – rice-pounding song

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 Salidummay – sung in many occasions of the ethnic group such as weddings, festival and rituals.
 Bad-iw – from the tribe of the Ibaloi. An example of responsorial singing. Sung alternately by different persons.
 Oggayam – friendship, cooperation, and unity are the major virtues that most Kalingas exhibit. It is used by a solo performer in
counseling, storytelling, and entertaining the community in any occasion.

Module No. 13
Topic: MUSIC OF CORDILLERA
Teacher: Mr. Cyrus Caesar R. Mendoza

Name: _____________________________________________
Grade and Section: ___________________________________

THINGS TO DO:

Matching Type: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank space provided.

Column A

____1. Didayu a. Death rites

____2. Ulaging b. Cordillera

____3. Sindaay c. Lullaby

____4. Healing rituals d. Work songs

____5. Epic song of the Kalingas e. Oggayam

____6. Song of the Ibaloi f. Love incantations

____7. Used in storytelling g. Bad-iw

____8. Oyayi h. Courtship

____9. Dajeng i. Performance Practice

____10. One of the highest and largest mountain ranges in the Philippines j. Ullalim

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