What are the native musical

instruments of Mindanao?

Mindanao musical
instruments are played either
individually or by an ensemble.
Just
like
other
ethnic
instruments,
Mindanao
indigenous musical instruments
are classified as aerophones,
membranophones,

There are different

types of Musical
instruments of
Mindanao. These are:

Kulintang

It is composed of a row of small,

horizontally-laid brass gongs that
functions melodically. It is played by
striking the bosses of the gongs with two
wooden beaters. The players sit on
chairs or on the floor while playing the
instruments.

Kulintang

Kulintang A Kayo
Is a Maguindanaon xylophone, literally
translated to mean wooden kulintang or
kulintang made of wood. To make a
sound, the palyer uses betay (beaters).

Kulintang A Kayo

Agung

-male instrument with "supernatural

powers" because they believe that
agungs stop earthquakes
-large kettle-shaped gong
-very loud

Agung

Dabakan

-goblet shaped drum with its single

head made of lizard, goat or snake
skin.

Dabakan

Gandingan

- 2 pairs of 4 graduated gongs

- thin rim and boss that hang in
pairswith bosses facing each
other

Gandingan

Babendil

-The babandil is a single, narrowrimmed Philippine gong used

primarily as the timekeeper of
the
Maguindanao
kulintang
ensemble.

Babendil

Suling
-Also called the ring flute, is the smallest
bamboo flute of Maguindanao. The
sound is produced when the air passes
through the hole found at the bottom of
the instrument while the pitch is
controlled through the five finger holes at
the top and one finger hole located at the
bottom.

Suling

Kutyapi
Two stringed lute made of wood, one
string for the melody, one for the drone.

Kutyapi

Palendag
Is the lip-valley flute and one of the
most common aerophones of the
maguindanaons.

Palendag

Kagul
(idiophone) is a maguindanao bamboo
scraper gong/slit drum with a jagged edge
on one side. To play the kagul, one would
use ones foot to hold the instrument on the
ground. Then, using their right hand, one
would scarp against the rough edge while
their left hand makes a beat using another
betay (beater) at the kaguls edge.

Kagul

Kagul

Mindanao Music Ensemble

Music ensembles refers to a
group ethnic instruments. In
Mindanao Kulintang Ensemble
is considered as the most
popular music ensemble.

Kulintang Ensemble
Kulintang ensemble of Mindanao is consist
of the following instruments:

1 Kulintang
1 Gandingan
1 Dabakan
2 Agung
2 Babendil

Kulintang Ensemble

Kulintang Ensemble

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