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Guided Learning Activity Sheets

Music 7
Quarter 3 – Week 5-7
MUSIC OF MINDANAO

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Music 7 Grade 7
Guided Learning Activity Sheet
Title: Music of Mindanao
Quarter 3- Week 5-7

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 I. What I Need to Know?

This learning material provides you with activities that will help you infer with the
Music of Mindanao.

At the end of this Guided Learning Activity Sheet, you are expected to:
1. improvise simple rhythmic/melodic accompaniments to selected music from
Mindanao; MU7LV-IIIc-h-5
2. perform music from Mindanao with own accompaniment; and MU7LV-IIIc-h-6
3. evaluate music selections and music performances using rubrics on musical
elements and style MU7LV-IIIb-h-10

II. What I Know?

Before proceeding with the new lesson, let us check what you have learned about
the previous lesson.

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and write FALSE if the statement is
incorrect. Write the answer on the space before each number.

_______1. The musical practices of the people in the coastal and lowland areas of
Western Mindanao are vital elements in their social life
_______2. The music of Mindanao does not only consist of Islamic music but also
Non Islamic music.
_______3. Rhythm is the organization of music in time and is closely related to
meter
_______4. El Galina Capituda is an example of vocal music.
_______5 Dynamics is the density (thickness or thinness) of layers of sounds,
melodies, and rhythms in a piece.
_______6. The musical practices of these indigenous people are a mixture of
Western and Non-western ideas.
_______7. Folk songs of Mindanao are usually accompanied by drums, gongs, or
other percussion instruments.
_______8. Texture refers to loudness and quietness of music
_______9. Mindanao is home of the Islamic cultures and anchored its music to its
people’s traditions..
_______10. Monophony is a single layer of sound.

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 Lesson
1 MUSIC OF MINDANAO

III. What’s In?

Direction: Analyze the picture below, then answer the questions that follow.

Nick Nichols.Kaamulan 2007 - Matigsalug kulintang ensemble.wikicommons.com.Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

Generic

1. What musical instruments are present in the picture?

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2. Describe the musical ensemble the individuals are playing?
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3. What folk songs do you have in mind that would be possibly played
using these intruments?
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 IV. What’s New?

Find the words from the box in the puzzle. Make a circle around each word, and
answer the following questions

1. BUYAYANG BUYAYANG AYAW KANG MAGTANGIS

2. TUWAN TU KUWAN NAHODA DUNDANG BA UTU
3. MANOK-MANOK LUPAD KAW

1. From what place do you think the given songs originated?

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2. Are you familiar with the given songs? If yes, how?

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3. If you would look closely to the title of the songs, what musical styles would
you associate them with?
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 V. What is it?

Mindanao is home of the Islamic cultures and anchored its music to its people’s
traditions. Moreover, the music of Mindanao does not only consist of Islamic music but
also Non Islamic music.

The musical
practices of the people
in the coastal and
lowland areas of
Western Mindanao are
vital elements in their
social life that serve as
the main source of
their ethnic identities.
The musical practices
of these indigenous
people are a mixture
of Western and Non-
western ideas. Lady May Pamintuan.Performance.flickr.com/photos.Creative Commons Attribution-
NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic

Let us examine this song from Mindanao music. This song is entitled “El Galina
Capituda”. It uses duple meter. It is mainly composed of eight notes, and the melody is
syllabic.

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 In music, improvisation of rhythmic/melodic accompaniment is a way of adding
creativity to the song. It is practiced by some of the highly respected individuals in the
industry.

If the song El Galina Capituda will be improvised as to its rhythmic/ melodic

accompaniment, it may be changed to quadruple, for example, as its time signature. It
can also be changed from syllabic to melismatic melody.

Generally, music is evaluated based from the musical elements and styles.
The following are some of the basic musical elements:

1. Dynamics – musical aspects relating to the relative loudness (or quietness) of music
(e.g. pianissimo, piano, mezzo-piano, mezzo-forte, forte and fortissimo)

2. Rhythm – the organization of music in time and is closely related to meter

3. Texture – the density (thickness or thinness) of layers of sounds, melodies, and

rhythms in a piece. Most common types of texture: monophony - a single layer of
sound (e.g a solo voice); homophony - a melody with an accompaniment (e.g. a
lead singer and a band; a singer and a guitar or piano accompaniment); polyphony -
two or more independent voices (e.g a round or fugue).

4. Tempo – the speed of music.

Mindanao music is mostly composed of musical style called folk style. The folk
music of Mindanao includes the ancient Muslim folk songs. These songs are usually
accompanied by drums, gongs, or other percussion instruments.

VI. What’s More?

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A. Perform a song from Mindanao music with your own accompaniment. You can use
any musical instrument of your choice in your performance. Record your performance
using your cellphone or other media devices. Submit your output through an online
platform suggested by your teacher.

In the absence of gadgets, perform in front of any of your family member who is of
legal age. Use the rubric below to assess your performance. The evaluation must be
done by your family member.

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 Title of the song:
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Criteria Excellent Very Good Good Poor

(20 Pts) (18 Pts) (16 Pts) (15 Pts)

Pitch/Melody Virtually no Isolated error, Some accurate Very few

errors, sings in but most of the pitches and secure
tune time pitch and tune, but there pitches, tune
tune is accurateare frequent or is not
and secure repeated accurate
errors.
Rhythm/Beat The beat is The beat is The beat is The beat is
secure and the secure and the erratic, some usually
rhythms are rhythms are rhythm are erratic,
accurate for the mostly accurate, rhythms are
scales being accurate. There repeated seldom
sung. are few errors duration errors, accurate,
but did not occasionally detract the
detract the detract the overall
overall overall performance
performance. performance.

VII. What I Have Learned?

Direction: Write a short paragraph about the essential learning you have acquired
from the music of Mindanao.

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 VIII. What I can do?

Direction: Analyze the musical elements present in the song from Mindanao entitled
“Tu Man”. Use the rubric below for your evaluation. Encircle the description
that fits the criteria.

Criteria Description
Tempo Slow moderate fast
Texture monophonic homophonic polyphonic

IX. Assessment

A. Identify what is being described or defined by the following statements.

______________ 1. It is a musical element relating to the relative loudness (or
quietness) of music.

______________ 2. It refers to the density (thickness or thinness) of layers of

sounds, melodies, and rhythms in a piece.

______________ 3. It refers to the speed of music.

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______________ 4. It refers to the organization of music in time and is closely
related to meter.

______________ 5. It is a type of texture with a single layer of sound.

______________ 6. It is a type of texture characterized by two or more

independent voices.

______________ 7. It is a type of texture characterized by a melody with an

accompaniment.

______________ 8. It is the most commonly known musical style of Mindanao

music.

______________ 9. It is a Philippine major island which is considered the home of

Islamic cultures, music and traditions.

______________ 10. It is way of modifying some musical elements of a piece to

create variation of sounds and to add creativity to the song

Answer Key

What I Know
10. True
True 9.
False 8.
True 7.
True 6.
False 5.
True 4.
True 3.
True 2.
True 1.

What’s In

1. Kulintang , Agung
2. Answers may vary
3. Answers may vary

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2. Dynamics
3. Texture
4. Tempo
5. Rhythm
6. Monophony
7. Polyphony
8. Homophony
9. Folk Style
10. Mindanao
11. Improvisation
What I can do
What I can do
Answers may vary
What I have learned
Answers may vary
What’s more
What’s New
References
Lourdes S., et al, Music and Arts – Grade 7 Learner’s Material, 2017, Department of
Education, Vibal Group Inc.

Bañas, R.C.,Pilipino Music and Theater. Quezon City, 1975, Manlapaz Publishing
Accessed: https://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/himig/music-in-mindanao-indigenous-practices/

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