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Music
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Peking Opera
MAPEH – Grade 8
Quarter 4 – Module 2: Peking Opera
First Edition, 2020

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Music
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Peking Opera
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use
this module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while
allowing them to manage their own learning at home. Furthermore, you are
expected to encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included
in the module.

For the learner:

As a learner, you must learn to become responsible of your own
learning. Take time to read, understand, and perform the different activities
in the module.

As you go through the different activities of this module be reminded of

the following:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part
of the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer Let Us Try before moving on to the other
activities.
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 done.

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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 Let Us Learn

Hi! How are you today? I know you are very much excited to gain
knowledge from our subject for today. With that, I welcome you to module 4 on
the instruments that accompany Peking Opera. I am expecting at the end of
this module you can describes the instruments that accompany Peking Opera.

And we will focus our learning objectives with the following:

1. Identify the instruments use in Peking Opera.
2. Describe the instruments used in Peking Opera
3. Show appreciation while playing the improvised instruments.

Are you ready? Let’s do this. Now, let us start learning about this
module. See you and good luck!

Let Us Try
Spot Me!!!

Materials: Intermediate paper or notebook, ballpen or pen.

Instruction: From the pictures of instruments below, identify the musical
instruments of China by completing the word.

1. P _ _ a 2. _ r h_

2.
3. D _ _ I 4. Y _ _ l_ _

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 Guide Questions:

1. Are you familiar with the instruments presented?

________________________________________________

________________________________________________.

2. Have you tried playing those instruments ?

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

3. Do you have an idea where can we see and use these

instruments?

_____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Let Us Study

The Musical Instruments of Peking Opera

Peking Opera ( pinyin: Jingju) is the most dominant form of Chinese

Opera which combines music , vocal performance, mime,dance and
acrobatics. During the performance musicians utilized various musical
intruments.
The major instruments of Peking ( Beijing Opera) are the percussion
block, Single drum , Chinese Large gong, jinghu, jing erhu, yueqin and
sanxian. The music of Peking opera is mainly orchestral music and
percussion instruments that provide strongly rhythmical

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accompaniment.The main percussion instruments are the gongs and drums
of various sizes and shapes. There are clappers made of hardwood or bamboo.
The main stringed instrument is jinghu ( Beijing fiddle) supported by erhu
(second fiddle). PLucked stringed instruments include yueqi)(moonshaped
mandolin) pipa ( four stringed lute) and xianxi ( three stringed lute).

The Musical Instruments of Peking Opera

Guzheng - A Chinese zither. A kind
of plucked instrument. Its scale is
pentatonic and using the notes do,
re,mi, so and la.

Pipa - is a chinese lute, held in a

vertical or near vertical position
during the performance.

A kind of bowed instrument the

most representative one in the
Chinese traditional folk musical
instrument. It is the two stringed
vertical fiddled.

Ruan - It is a lute fretted neck, a

circular body and four strings.

Pengling – These are two small bells

made of high tin bronze, without
internal clappers, and hemispheric
or bottomless gourd like in shape.

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 Yunlou- It may be carried by a
handle or set on a table. The
instrument is tuned with seven
pitches to the octave.

Dizi- the bamboo flute in Chinese

played horizontally and is commonly
carved out of a single piece of bamboo
with a crok-lined blow hole.

Let Us Practice
Booom Booom!!!

Note:

l You may ask help from your siblings or fiends to make this simple
improvise Chinese drum.
l You make seek guidance from your parents/guardians in preparing the
materials needed.

Balloon Skin Drums

How to use an Improvised Drums

MAterials:

Small tin cans balloons

Scissors ribbons

Paint and brush craft or hot glue

Procedure

1. Wash and dry and remove labels from the tin cans.

2. Paint can and decorate as desired.

3. Cut the balloon and stretch it over the tin can’s opening

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4. Add ribbon to the seam of the balloon to help seal it in place and for
decoration.

5. Watch and listen to any of these clips on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/w36J5PJrT143

6. For viewing purposes, capture a steal photo of you with your family/sibling
or friends doing the activity with the instruments while singing.

Rubrics on the task given

Quality of Outstanding Very Good Good Needs

Construction Improvement
5 4 3 1

The The The The

instrument is instrument instrument instrument
well reflects some reflects some reflects
constructed effort on alteration. It alteration.
and nicely construction maybe There are
decorated. It and fragile and lots of
can stand. It decoration cannot stand lacking
will stand up and stand up up to being decoration.
to repeated in to being played even
playing. played more once,
than once.

Quality Sound Student can Student can Student can Student

produce very produce very produce a unable to
good quality good quality basic quality produce
sound sound sound quality
sound

Presentation Student Student Student Student

and presented the presented presented refuse to
Demonstration instrument the the present the
and played instrument instrument instrument.
song without and played and played
the help from song with song with
the teacher little help some the
from the help of the
teacher teacher

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Guide Questions:

1. After listening and watching to the video(s), what were your observations?

2. What sort of musical instrument(s) did you used? How did you use it?

3. Describe briefly how did you use the instrument?

Let Us Practice More

Let it Draw

Direction: Using an illustration board, draw atleast 3 Musical

Instruments use in Peking Opera. Describe each instruments.

Musical Instruments of Peking Opera

1.

2.

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Let Us Remember

Peking Opera ( pinyin: Jingju) is the most dominant form of Chinese

Opera which combines music , vocal performance, mime,dance and
acrobatics. During the performance musicians utilized various musical
instruments.

Let Us Assess
Direction: Encircle the letter of your answer.

1. The bamboo flute in Chinese played horizontally and is commonly carved

out of a single piece of bamboo with a crok-lined blow hole.

A. Dixi C. Dizi
B. Sizi D. Titsi

2. It may be carried by a handle or set on a table. The instrument is tuned

with seven pitches to the octave.

A. Yunlou C. pipa
B. sheng D. pengling

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3. These are two small bells made of high tin bronze, without internal
clappers, and hemispheric or bottomless gourd like in shape.

A. Pengling C. Pipa
B. Yunlou D. Dizi

4. A kind of bowed instrument the most representative one in the Chinese

traditional folk musical instrument. It is the two stringed vertical fiddled.

A. Erhu C. Pipa
B. Pengling D. Dizi

5. A Chinese zither. A kind of plucked instrument. Its scale is pentatonic and

using the notes do, re,mi, so and la.

A. Guzheng C. Pengling
B. Pipa D. Erhu

Let Us Enhance
Organized and Discussed

1. What is the importance of musical instruments in an Opera?

___________________________________________________________.

2. The reason why I appreciate of learning the musical instruments of

China is __________________________________________.

Let us Reflect

The music of Peking Opera are based on Chineses history, folklore and
increasingly contemporary life. It showed the Asian charm and attracted
much attention from the Western audiences. The Peking Opera draws history,
anecdotes and folk legends, reflecting Chinese core values such as loyalty and
filial piety.

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Lets Test Ourselves Lets Try This
1. c 4.a
2. a 5.a 1. Pipa
3. a 2. Erhu
3. Dize
4. Yunlou
Analysis
Varies on students answers
Lets Do this
Suggestion for presentation and Making Improvised Instruments
Make a simplified rubrics.
Answer Key
 References

Anido, Belinda R. et.al (2013) Music and Arts of Asia-Grade 8 Learners

Module

Bautista, de Leon, et. al. (2006). MAPEH for A Better You I and II. LG&M
Corporation.

Brummer Lorraine ( 2020) 52 Homemade Musical Instruments, Retrieved

July1, 2020 http://krokotak.com/2013/04/singing-straws/

List of Chinese Musical Instruments, Retrieved June 14, 2020 from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_musical_instruments

Rhythm Patterns. (n.d.). Retrieved June 14, 2020, from

https://trainer.thetamusic.com/en/content/rhythm-patterns

Rubrics for Improvised Instruments,Retrieved June30,2020

https://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?sp=yes&code=JB
BWWC&

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