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

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 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!

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This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
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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.

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 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.

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module.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
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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!

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 Table of Contents

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

What I Need to Know ---------------- 1
What I Know ---------------- 2
What’s In ---------------- 3
What’s New ---------------- 5
What is It ---------------- 5
What’s More ---------------- 10
What I Have Learned ---------------- 12
What I Can Do ---------------- 12
Assessment ---------------- 14
Additional Activities ---------------- 15
Answer Key ---------------- 16
References ---------------- 18

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 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.

After going through this module, you are expected to identify the
musical instruments and other sound sources from Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan,
and the Visayas (MU7LV-Ila-f-2).

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.

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 What I Know

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

Basal Gimbal Binanog Tutlogan

Gitgit Pagang Tongali
Bungkaka Kalutang Tongatong Rondalla
Gangsa Kudyapi

CORDILLERA MINDORO PALAWAN VISAYAS

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 Musical Instruments of
Lesson Cordillera, Mindoro, and
Palawan, and the Visayas

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

Visayas 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
Place 1.
2.
Cordillera
3.

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

2.

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 Vocal Music

Place 1.
2.
Mindoro 3.

Image from:https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/car.html
3.

Vocal Music

1.
Place 2.
3.
Palawan

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

4.

Vocal Music

1.
Place 2.
3.
Visayas

Image from: https://latitudes.nu/introduction-to-visayas/

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 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 the music from your 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, Palawan, and the Visayas.

What is It

Musical Instruments
The function of instrumental music of the several ethno-linguistic
groups of people in Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan, and the Visayas is similar to
their vocal music. Instruments are played during their ceremonies, rituals,
festivals, courtship, as well as in their daily life activities.

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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.
These are bamboo
tubes of different sizes
that are closed at one
2. Bungkaka end while the other is
or Bilbil cut into two blades. It
is played by striking
against the palm of
one hand.
It is a nose flute
played with the
extreme forward edge
3. Tongali of the right or left
nostril.

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 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.

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 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 sticks which
are 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
2. Gimbal covered with an animal
skin.

It is made of one whole

node of bamboo partly
3. Pagang split with its skin partly
lifted out.

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Musical Instruments of the Visayas
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
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
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/

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 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 What You See!

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

Pictures of Musical Instruments

1.__________- _________ 2.__________- _________

3.__________- _________ 4.__________- _________

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 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/

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 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 the

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!
Instructions:

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

Visayas that you like best.
2. Draw a musical instrument that resembles to the instrument that you
choose. Explain the significance of the instrument in performing the
ritual.

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Rubric for illustration:
Component Excellent Good Needs
5 points 4 points Improvement
3 points
Content The drawing The drawing The student clearly
represents a represents a did not understand
clear somewhat clear the information.
understanding understanding of The drawing is not
of the the materials representative of
information the knowledge
presented gained
Originality The output The output Uses other
shows a large shows some people’s ideas and
amount of original thought 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 looks
variety of needs further incomplete. No
drawing refinement and variety in drawing
techniques more drawing techniques
techniques

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 Assessment

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

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 Additional Activities

Activity 8: Venn Diagram

Instructions: Differentiate the two ensembles using the Venn diagram.

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 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

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