INOPACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Inopacan, Leyte

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS IN MAPEH 7

(MUSIC & ARTS)
(WEEK 3 & 4)

NAME: ____________________________________________GRADE & SECTION: ______________

TEACHER: MARK ADRIAN B. ESPINOSA
MUSIC 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MUSICAL
LESSON 3: INSTRUMENTS IN LOWLANDS LUZON

EXPECTATIONS
You will identify the musical instruments and other sound sources from the
lowlands of Luzon. Specifically, this module will help you to:
 Identify the musical instruments of the Lowland Luzon
 Classify the instruments according to sound production.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Instrumental Music in Lowland Luzon

1. Brass Band
 an instrumental music that mostly can be
found in fiestas that are celebrated in various
provinces of the Philippines to honor different
patron saints
 This consist of instruments that belongs to
different classification such as brass, woodwind
and percussion instruments.
 During the Spanish period, Filipinos took
opportunity
 to hone their musical talents to avoid recruitment
into labor camps
 Marching bands, called bandas, were very
popular during the American regime

2. Rondalla
 derived from the Spanish word ronda which means
“serenade”. It is an ensemble of stringed instruments
that are played with a plectrum or pick
 originated in Spain but became most popular in
Philippine folk music
 Initially use as accompaniment to folk dances and
traditional Filipino songs but evolved its versatility
and capable to play any genres or music
 3. Bamboo Organ
 The national treasure bamboo organ was built
completely in 1824 under the supervision of Father
Diego Cera who was from a family of organ-builders
 It was designed with pipes made of 902
bamboo and the remaining pipes are made of 109
metal. It is housed at St. Joseph Parish Church in Las
Piñas City

4. Musikong Bumbong
 Is an original Filipino marching band that uses bamboo
instruments and has a similar physical structure of brass
band instruments but different sound production
 The pitches and melodies come from the voice of the
instrument player
 Many of this bands can be found in Malabon and was
said to be the origin

5. Himig Kawayan
 Popularly known as “singing bamboos” of the Philippines
 An ensemble of percussion and woodwind instruments
that plays music using non-traditional bamboo
instruments
 Most of the instruments are originally from Indonesia
and was localized, adopted and developed for Filipino
music culture

Brass band

Saxophone  was intended for both military bands and orchestras

 Was known instruments in Jazz music

French Horn  Commonly known as horn

 circular shape, with a large bell at its end
 Quality of the sound may be controlled through the adjustment of lip
tension
Cymbals  Consist of 2 thin cylindrical metal
 Normally sound majestic and used in climax of the music
 Used in orchestra, jazz, bands, and marching groups
 Rondalla

Banduria  It has 14 strings that are made up of steel

 Has shorter neck and fret board
 Has higher pitch than the other Rondalla instruments
 Uses pick or plectrum to play the instruments
 usually plays the melody in Rondalla

Laud  Similar to Banduria has 14 strings

 Longer neck and fret board
 Lower pitch than the Banduria
 Has an f hole as a sound hole

Bajo de Unas  Also known as Double Bass

 Largest instruments in Rondalla
 Uses the hand of the musician to pluck the strings and
create a sound
 Has the lowest pitch in rondalla instruments

Himig Kawayan

Angklung  Originally instruments invented in Indonesia

 Being shaken to produce sound
 A set of angklung has different pitches

Talunggating  Bamboo marimba

 Usually plays the melody in Himig Kawayan
 Struck by mallets made from rattan and rubber at its end

Kalagong  Is an instrument that produces a hollow gong-like-sound

 played by tapping the top holes of the bamboo by any
rubber slipper like material
 It serves a bass of the Himig Kawayan

REMEMBER
1. Instruments are classified according to its structure and sound production.
2. Philippines are rich with different instrumental forms.
3. The size of the instruments affects the lowness and highness of the instruments.
4. The instrumental music is mostly influence of other country and was developed, adopted, and
localized by the Filipino.
5. Instrumental music has different variety of instruments. It includes brass, strings, woodwind,
and percussion instruments.
ACTIVITIES
CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING
True or False. 1-10 items.
_____1. Banduria is an original instrument from Indonesia.
_____2. All instruments in the Philippines are originally from our culture.
_____3. Bajo de Unas has the lowest pitch in Rondalla
_____4. The manner of playing Kalagong is through striking mallets.
_____5. Laud are intended for Jazz music.
_____6. Himig Kawayan are instruments composed of bamboo materials.
_____7. Rondalla is an influence of Spaniards in the Philippines.
_____8. The smaller the instruments the higher the pitch.
_____9. Laud has a unique f shape sound hole.
_____10. The manner of playing Angklung is through shaking the instrument

REFLECTIVE LEARNING SHEET

Name: __________________________________ Grade & Section: ________________

Let’s Think and Act!

Directions. Answer the following questions in the tweet box.

1. How will you help the musicians who rely their income for playing music in times of crisis like
COVID 19?

2. How will you promote and preserve our culture in playing instruments?

3. Why do you think it is important for the younger generation to get involve to activities in playing
instruments?
 ARTS 7 ARTS AND CRAFTS OF LUZON (HIGHLANDS LOWLANDS)
LESSON 3: THE CORDILLERA ADMINSTRATIVE REGION PART 2

EXPECTATIONS
You will appreciate the artifacts and art objects in terms of their uses and their distinct use of art
elements and principles. Specifically, this module will help you to:
 identify distinct characteristics of arts and crafts of Luzon;
 reflects on and derive the mood, idea, or message emanating from selected artifacts and art
objects;
 analyze the art elements and principles in production of work following a specific art style
from various artworks.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

IFUGAO
Sculpture
The Bul-ul is a wooden sculpture that represents the rice
granary spirits. It is used in rituals that are performed to call the
ancestors to protect their rice fields from pestilence and to ask for an
abundant harvest.
It is a craved –wooden human figure with simplified forms.
These are dipped in the blood of pigs during a ritual called tunod,
which means “planting the seeding in the soil”

Amulets
The amulets of the Ifugaos are called lingling-o or dinumog. These
are made from jade, gold, copper, bronze, stone and other materials.
These are fertility symbols worn around the neck

MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Textile
The province is also known for its burial cloth, KADANGYAN,
woven by female elders. The people of Bondoc are also skilled
weavers. They weave different textiles from blankets to clothing.

The men’s traditional attire is called WANES. The women use a short and narrow wrap-around
skirt called LUFID which extends from the navel to the knees, and has a side opening.

LUFID
The motifs of the Bontocs include geometric shapes of humans, lizards, mountains,
rains, and flowers, and other forms of plants, animals, and landforms found in their
everyday surroundings.
Married women of Bondoc and kankanay in the Northern Cordillera wear a type of belt
called ginaspalawanes. This are adorned with designs composed of continuous zigzag patterns
woven in double faced braided warps tat end as tassels.

The natives of Bontoc create their textile patterns through the ikat, a weaving method.
It is a process of tying and dyeing the threads to prepare the patterns before they are woven
into the text

Cordillera Province Textile form

ABRA
The Tingguians weave textiles for clothes and blankets. They are noted for their white textiles
with horizontal stripes found in the edges (like those in the bankudo or wrap-around skirt) or
vertical stripes in the center(like those found in the balwasi or female blouse)

The Tingguians Abra(Tingguian )Textile

REMEMBER
1. The Bul’ul is a carved-wooden human figure with simplified forms,that represents the rice
granary spirit.
2. The amulets of the ifugaos are made of jade, copper, gold, bronze, stone, and other
materials, and symbolize fertility with worn around the neck.
3. Mountain Province is also known for its burial cloth, kadangyan, woven by female
elders.
4. The natives of Bontoc create their textile patterns through the ikat, a weaving method, it is a
process of tying and dyeing the threads to prepare the patterns before they are woven into
textile.
5. The Tingguians weave textiles for clothes and blankets, and they are noted for their white
textiles with horizontal stripes found in the edges.
ACTIVITIES

Activity 1 - Jumbled Letters

Instructions. Arrange the jumbled letters to form words that correspond to the
pictures.

L U B U L ELTAUM YANGDAAKN
1. ___________________ 2. ______________________ 3. __________________

Activity 2 –Picture Analysis

The Kabayan mummies were declared National Cultural Treasure of the
Philippines.

In the picture, can you distinguish the Tattoos of the mummy?

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What can you say about the tattoos?
_________________________________________________________________________
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What do they symbolize?
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CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING

ACTIVITY 3 - COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Identify the similarities and differences of the following textiles based
on designs, colors, lines and materials used. Write your observations in the Table
below.

Abra (Tingguians) Textile Cordillera Province Textile

Colors Designs Lines Similarities

ABRA

CORDILLERA

Multiple Choices

Directions. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. The monophonic, homophonic and polyphonic are examples of_____.
A. Melody B. Form C. Texture D. Rhythm
2. Which of the following instruments is NOT from the Rondalla group?
A. Banduria B. Octavina C. Violin D. Baho de Uñas
3 . Which of the following instrument is an Idiophone?
A. French Horn B. Guitar C. Angklung D. Saxophone
4. Which of the following instrument produces a hollow gong-like sound?
A. Kalagong B. Marimba C. Octavina D. Flute
5. Which of the following ensembles does not belong to the group?
A. Himig Kawayan B. Musikong Bumbong C. Rock Band D. Rondalla
6. ____________ is a wooden sculpture that represents the rice granary spirits.
A. Bul-ul B. Kadangyan C. Amulets D. Lufid
7. Which of the following is called burial cloth of the Mountain Province?
A. Bul-ul B. Kadangyan C. Amulets D. Lufid
8. Which of the following a traditional men’s attire of the Mountain Province?
A. Wanes B. Kadangyan C. Ginaspalawanes D. Lufid
9. ___________ is a type of belt worn by married Bondoc and Kankanay women.
A. Wanes B. Kadangyan C. Ginaspalawanes D. Lufid
10. She is the last “mambabatok” or traditional Kalinga tattoo artist.
A. Labba B. Wang-od C. Nicanor Abelardo D. Kain
 INOPACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Inopacan, Leyte

ANSWER SHEETS IN MAPEH 7

-MUSIC & ARTS-
(WEEK 3 & 4)

NAME: ____________________________________________GRADE & SECTION: ______________

TEACHER: MARK ADRIAN B. ESPINOSA

CHECKING YOUR UNDERSTANDING

True or False.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

1. How will you help the musicians who rely their income for playing music in
times of crisis like COVID 19?

2. How will you promote and preserve our culture in playing instruments?

2. Why do you think it is important for the younger generation to get involve to activities in
playing instruments?

Activity 1 - Jumbled Letters

1. L U B U L
2. ELTAUM
3. YANGDAAKN

Activity 2 –Picture Analysis

In the picture, can you distinguish the Tattoos of the mummy?

________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
What can you say about the tattoos?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
What do they symbolize?
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 3 - COMPARE AND CONTRAST

Identify the similarities and differences of the following textiles based on
designs, colors, lines and materials used. Write your observations in the Table below.

Colors Designs Lines Similarities

ABRA
(Tingguians)

CORDILLERA
Province
Textile

Activity 4 – MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.