Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XIII-CARAGA REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SURIGAO DEL SUR
CARRASCAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Nat’l. Highway Gamuton, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur

GRADE LEVEL: Grade – 8 MAPEH DISCIPLINE: FESTIVALS AND THEATER ARTS OF

CHINA, JAPAN, INDONESIA, AND THAILAND
SUBJECT AREA: MAPEH – ART TOPIC : PEKING OPERA ( CHINA )
QUARTER: FOURTH WEEK : 1

What is it?
CHINESE PEKING OPERA

China is known for their traditional theater art form, the Peking opera or Beijing opera which combines
music, vocal performance, pantomime, dance and acrobatics.

Roles and Characters

Sheng - is the main male role in Peking opera.
Dan - refers to any female role in Peking opera.
Jing - is a painted face male role who plays either the primary or secondary roles. This role entails a forceful character
meaning the Jing actor must have a strong voice and able to exaggerate gestures. Red denotes loyalty and goodness
while white denotes evil and black denotes integrity.
Chou - is a male clown role. It usually plays secondary roles whose name also means “ugly”.
It reflects the traditional belief that the clown’s combination of ugliness and laughter could
drive away evil spirits.

Visual Performance Elements

Peking opera performers utilize four main skills such as the following:
1. Song
2. Speech
3. Dance-acting (includes pure dance, pantomime, and all other types of dance)
4. Combat (includes both acrobatics and fighting with all manner of weaponry)
Meaning of the colors used in masks and makeup in Peking Opera:
Red – devotion, courage, bravery, uprightness and loyalty
Black – roughness and fierceness
Yellow – fierceness, ambition and cool-headedness
Purple – uprightness, sophistication and cool-headedness
Reddish purple – just and noble character
Blue – loyalty, fierceness and sharpness
White – dangerousness, suspiciousness and craftiness
Green - impulsive, violent and stubbornness

Xiaohualian (the petty painted face) – is a small patch of chalk on and around the nose. Clowns of traditional drama who
wear this special makeup show a mean and secretive character.

Costumes and Props

COSTUME: Xingtou, popularly known as Xifu, in Chinese origins of Peking Opera.
Oblong wings (chizi) attached to a gauze hat indicate a loyal official while in contrast a corrupt official is made to wear a
gauze with rhomboidal wing.
PROPS: utilizes very few props, will almost have a table and at least one chair, which can be turned through convention
into such diverse objects as a city wall, a mountain, or a bed. A whip is used to indicate a horse, and an oar symbolizes a
boat.

Activity 1
Direction: Encircle 10 words that are connected to Peking Opera and write the answer on the space provided
below.

Activity 2

Direction: Name at least ONE Visual Performance Elements and how will you apply
it in your daily life.
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 What is it
Loi Loi Gratong is an example of a folksong from Thailand. Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=xpTrxPtLfIQ to watch the video presentation or listen to the sample music provided.
Chan Mali Chan is a widely known folk song attributed to both Malaysia and Singapore. It is a cheeky,
flirtatious love song, which has gained standing as one of the traditional “national” songs of both countries. Visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgbGiZUikvkt to watch the video presentation or listen to the sample music
provided.
Ru Con is a Vietnamese folk song. Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLv4YmDCNfo to watch the
video presentation or listen to the sample music provided.

Do this!
Activity 1

Directions: Identify ways of producing sounds on a variety of sources that would simulate instruments being
studied?
Characteristics
Chan Mali Chan Ru Con

Activity 2

Directions : After performing, watching the video presentation and listening to the sample music provided by your
teacher to answer the question given below. Write your answers in your notebook.

1. Describe the voice quality.

2. How was the music performed?
3. Is the performance style effective in bringing about the message?
4. How were the varied musical elements used in bringing about the message of the music?

Activity 3
Directions: Write in each box the characteristics that the Chan Mali Chan and Ru Con music can relate South Asian
music to the lives of the people.
Relate South Asian music to the lives of the Relate South Asian music to the lives of the
people. people.
Chan Mali Chan Ru Con
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Checked and Reviewed by: Validated by:

Prepared by :
PERFECTO L. ERNO II External Validator
DIA ANGELICA T. YBAÑEZ Subject Coordinator
Subject Teacher

Approved by:

FLUELLEN L.COS, PhD

Principal IV
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Direction: In your notebook, write words that describe Southeast Asian music that starts with the letters
spelling out Southeast Asia.

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Assessment :

Direction: Write in a one whole sheet of paper.

- Give at least 3 musical influences from Southeast Asian music to Filipino culture.
- Write perception about Southeast Asian music to lives of people.
Prepared by : Checked and Reviewed by:
Validated by:
DIA ANGELICA T. YBAÑEZ PERFECTO L. ERNO II
External Validator
Subject Teacher Subject Coordinator

Approved by:

FLUELLEN L.COS, PhD

Principal IV

Cambodia is one of the beautiful countries in Southeast Asia. It

is also known as Kâmpŭchéa. The Pinpeat is a Cambodian musical
Abstraction :
ensemble or an orchestra that usually accompanies ceremonial music
of the royal courts and temples. Music is always part of their court
dances, masked plays, shadow plays, and religious ceremonies.

Indonesia It is an archipelago in Southeast Asia comprising

approximately 17,500 islands. Today the contemporary music of
Indonesia is popular not only in the region but also in the neighboring
countries. Vocal music is used as ornamentation of the Gamelan. It is as
important as gamelan.

The music of Myanmar (or Burma) has similarities with many

other musical traditions in the region, including Chinese music and Thai
music probably because its longest land border is shared with China.
The Hsaing Waing is Myanmar’s traditional folk music ensemble. It is
made up mainly of different gongs and drums as well as other
instruments depending on the nature of the performance.

Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

Malaysian Musical Instruments:
Agung and Kulintang- used in funerals and weddings in East Malaysia. i
Kertok - xylophones played swiftly and rhythmically in traditional Malay
functions.A musical ensemble from the Malay Peninsula that c
Dikir Barat - It is a type of musical form that is important to Malaysia’s Southeast Asian
national culture. Country
Silat Melayu - This is a form of martial art that is similar to t’ai chi.

Thailand has 3 primary instrumental ensembles that are similar to the

other ensembles in Southeast Asia.
Piphat - It is a mid-sized orchestra that is performed in either outdoor
style with hard mallets or indoor style with padded mallets.
Khrueang Sai – It is an orchestra that combines some of the percussion
and wind instruments of the Piphat with and expanded string section.
Mahori – This ensemble is traditionally played by women in the courts of
Central Thailand and Cambodia.

Laos This country is an independent state of Southeast Asia and

officially known as Lao People’s Democratic Republic. It is formerly part of
the Indochinese Union, also known as French Indochina. Wat Pha That
Luang, Vientiane is one of its famous landmarks. The classical music and
dance of Laos is highly influences by the India, Cambodia, and Thailand.

Vietnam Vietnam is officially known as the Socialist Republic of