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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CAMARINES SUR

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN MAPEH 7

Quarter 1 Worksheet no. 1.5 Week 5
MUSIC OF THE LOWLANDS OF LUZON: INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

Name of Student:
Learning Area-Grade Level: MUSIC 7
Date:

Instrumental music from Luzon's lowlands demonstrates how Filipinos

infuse nature's beauty into their music. Their originality and creativity were
admired not only in the Philippines, but around the world. Instrumental music
played an important role in lowland people's life, allowing them to communicate
their emotions, history, and religious beliefs. Indeed, music is the most powerful
type of magic that paint smiles and bring hope.

At the end of your musical adventure, you should be able to:

• identify the musical instruments and other sound sources from the lowlands of
Luzon. MU7LU-Ib-3*;

• explore ways of producing sounds on a variety of sources that is similar to the

instruments being studied. MU7LU-Ib-f-4; and,

• improvise simple rhythmic/melodic accompaniments to selected music from the

lowlands of Luzon. MU7LU-Ib-f-5

ACTIVITY NO. 1.
You will see how some instrumental ensembles beautifully connect with
nature in this activity. You must become familiar with the various instruments
being used and how the sounds were created. Please visit the links below to enjoy
them. Have fun!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3PG7eALfwS8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=C35luDCb2JY
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cjVxuR85TXQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=SNitTU2scuM

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ACTIVITY NO. 2.
Classify the different musical instruments of Pangkat Kawayan using the
Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments. (Note: Please refer to
Learning Reference Material on page 5-8)

Instrument Classification
1. Angklung
2. Bumbong
3. Kalatok
4. Talunggaling
5. Kalagong
6. Pan Pipes
7. Tulali
8. Kiskis

ASSESSMENT
A. Create a musical instrument that is similar to Pangkat Kawayan, Angklung
Ensemble, or Musikong Bumbong utilizing local materials found in your area,
based on the teachings you have studied.

B. Play and record a simple rhythmic/melodic accompaniment to the song you've

chosen from the Luzon lowlands using your improvised instruments.

Category 4 3 2 1

The The Instruments The

instrument is instrument is are instrument is
imaginatively nicely ornamented, either
Appearance
adorned to ornamented. however they unadorned or
match the appear to be a cluttered.
chosen theme. bit jumbled.
The The The tone of The tone of
instrument instrument the the
Quality of has a wide provides a instrument is instrument is
Sounds dynamic dramatic limited. monotonous.
range and/or and/or tonal
a tone range. contrast.

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 The The The Missing or
instrument is instrument is instrument is falling off
well-built. It's well-built. It's well-made, pieces. It
robust, tidy, strong and however it is appears to
Quality of
and long- well-kept, and delicate and have been
Construction
lasting. it'll hold up to will most hurriedly
repeated use. likely break "slapped
after only a together."
few uses.
The speaker The The The
speaks clearly instrument is instrument is instrument is
and loudly. demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated
The and shown to and shown to and shown to
instrument is the video the video the video
visible in the recorder. The recorder. The record. The
movie and is instrument is presenter presenter
being given a name, gives the explains a
Demonstration
demonstrated. and the name of the handful of the
The process for instrument stages
instrument is producing it is and outlines a involved in
named and detailed. The few of the creating the
process for presenter was stages instrument.
making it is difficult to involved in
described understand. creating it.
clearly.
Total
Total Points Possible = 16 points

N. E. Dellomas, Music – Grade 7 Quarter 1-Module 7-8

Prepared by: DAN S. ANADILLA, TIII, Sta. Lutgarda NHS, SDO Cam. Sur

Quality Assured by:

JOYCE D. FESICO, T-III, Baao NHS, SDO Cam. Sur

JERWIN C. AVENIDO, T-I, Sta. Lutgarda NHS, SDO Cam. Sur
JOANA MARIE O. YOCAMPO, PDO-II, SDO Cam. Sur

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Validated by:

JOYCE D. FESICO, T-III, Baao NHS, SDO Cam. Sur

IAN JOSEPH C. VELASCO, T-I, Bagacay NHS, SDO Cam. Sur

Layout Artist:

EUGENE T. ABRAGAN, T-II, Sagorong HS, SDO, Cam. Sur

Reviewed by:

IMELDA A. NARDO, EPS-I, SDO Cam.Sur

8. Idiophone 4. Idiophone

7. Aerophone 3. Idiophone

6. Aerophone 2. Aerophone

5. Aerophone 1. Idiophone

Activity 2

Answer Key

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LEARNING REFERENCE MATERIAL. Worksheet no. 1.5 Quarter 1 Week 5
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF THE LOWLANDS OF LUZON
Clip Bong. (11/18/2007). The Las Piñas Bamboo Organ.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cliff2/2051089334
NCCA Official. (6/4/2015). Musikong Bumbong
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nccaofficial/18261536209
yodi insigne. (12/1/2020). Pangkat Kawayan Orchestra – Pilipinas I Bamboo
Musical Instruments I Philippines Banda Kawayan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubJPTkgT0OQ
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The Bamboo Organ, a Philippine National
Treasure, may be found in St. Joseph's
Church in Las Piñas City. It's constructed
using 902 bamboo pipes. Fr. Diego Cera
oversaw its completion in 1824. The city
hosts the International Bamboo Organ
Festival every February. The cultural event
will feature a variety of well-known foreign
and local artists. The festival's goal is to
preserve and nurture Las Piñas City's rich
cultural heritage.
Musikong Bumbong is a type of Filipino
marching band that employs bamboo-based
woodwind instruments. The shapes and
sizes resemble those of brass band
instruments, but the sounds are quite
different. The harmony produced by the
musikong bumbong performing together is
excellent.
The D' Original Malabon Musikong Bumbong
began in Barrio Tonsuya, Malabon in 1896
as a simple Banda de Boca (meaning "bibig"
or "mouth"). The bamboo instruments were
created by Felix Ramos, who was also the
founder. Katipuneros was the name given to
the original members of the band.
The band has changed names several times,
but it is now known as Musikawayan, led by
P/Lt. Col. Gilbert M. Ramos, a fourth-
generation descendent of the band's founder.
Pangkat Kawayan, dubbed the "Philippine
Singing Bamboos," is an orchestra that
performs music on non-traditional bamboo
instruments. It has always been made up of
young children chosen from Quezon City
and Manila schools since it was founded in
1966. The musical instruments of the
ensemble, which number in the hundreds,
are crafted from six different types of
bamboo in varied sizes, shapes, designs, and
colors.
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 Pangkat Kawayan
Angklung
• Tubes are carved to have a resonant
pitch when struck, each Angklung
representing a note and tuned to octaves
• Performs the melody's counterpoints.
• The lower section is shaken with one
hand while the higher end is held firm
Photo taken by Anadilla, D. S.(Jan. 23, 2020)
with the other.
Kalatok (bamboo knocker)
• A percussion instrument consisting of
bamboo pieces strung together that
produce different tones when struck
with a rubber mallet.

Casillano, Z. (2019). Bamboo Musical

https://zevcasillano.com/2019/01/13/himig-pasko/

Talunggating (bamboo marimba)

• It is made of bamboo and follows the
musical scale and style of a traditional
xylophone.
• It plays the melody.
Casillano, Z. (2019). Bamboo Musical
https://zevcasillano.com/2019/01/13/himig-pasko/

Kalagong
• It is a wind instrument that creates a
hollow gong-like sound and is played by
striking the top wholes of the bamboos
with two flat and flexible surface
tappers.

Casillano, Z. (2019). Bamboo Musical

https://zevcasillano.com/2019/01/13/himig-pasko/

Pan Pipes
• A string has been used to tie together
little pieces of bamboo in graduated
small tubes.
• The sound and appearance of wind
instruments found in the Northern
Philippines • Each pipe symbolizes a
Photo taken by Anadilla, D.S. (2021)
note and is blown to produce the sound
Tulali (bamboo flute)
• A bamboo aperture ringed by a banana
leafing to a pentatonic scale played on
four holes, one below and three above

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 the bamboo tube
• Made of baga (one of the tiniest
bamboo types)
MusiKoleksyon. Tulale (Panay Bukidnon). (1997).
https://museomusiko.wordpress.com/aerophones/ring-flutes/tulale/

Kiskis
• Kiskis is a Filipino word that means "to
scratch" or "to rub against anything"
and is played by scratching a rattan
stick against the ridges.

Casillano, Z. (2019). Bamboo Musical

https://zevcasillano.com/2019/01/13/himig-pasko/

Bumbong (bamboo tube)

• It is made up of hollow bamboo pieces
that have been assembled to function as
the wind part of the orchestra. It's split
into two sections: bass (lower) and horn
(upper).
• Each bumbong symbolizes a single
note, and it is blown into a mouthpiece
to make the sound.
Narzo, P. (2/25/2020) Bumbong-Himig Kawayan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waglvXSPGMU

The Angklung Ensemble

The Angklung Ensemble is a small
group of musicians who specialize in
playing Angklung bamboo instruments.
Bamboo-rattle tubes are joined to a
bamboo frame to make the Angklung
instrument. The Angklung is played by
shaking the bottom section of the frame
swiftly while holding the upper part of
DepEd Angeles City Official. (12/28/2018). Angklung Ensemble – Sto. Rosario Elem School.
the instrument steadily with the other
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sLPB26LJXU hand. One or two pitches are played by
each Angklung shaker. It's usually
accompanied by a double bass, guitars,
and percussion instruments to make the
sound more engaging and dynamic. To
be able to play a wide range of musical
works, the Angklung should have more
than two and a half octaves (about 30
pitches). Other ensembles, such as the
Pangkat Kawayan, can include
Angklung instruments.

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 The Hornbostel-Sachs technique is now used in music studies to classify
musical instruments. A system for identifying musical instruments was established
by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel (Austrian music scholar) and Curt Sachs (German
organologist).

Idiophones make music by vibrating their bodies when struck, scraped, rubbed,
shook, or plucked.

Aerophones generate sound by forcing a body of air to vibrate as a result of air

blasted inside.

Chordophones make music by vibrating a string or strings that can be plucked,

strummed, or played with a bow.

Membranophones make sound by vibrating a stretched membrane that is tapped

with hands or sticks.

Electricity generates sounds, which are produced by electrophones.

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