Concept map of Cordillera Music

Music of Cordillera 

Based on the contents of the readings and links given above, fill in the boxes below with details regarding the Music of Cordillera

The music of the Highlands of Luzon (Cordillera) helps us discover the way of life of the Cordillera people through themes about nature, family life, work in the field as well as the spiritual matters. In addition to songs and chanted poetry, Cordillera music is distinctively made up of two sound characteristics of instruments based on their respective materials - the first, made of bamboo ((flutes, percussion instruments), and the second, made of metal (gongs). These traditions are on their way to extinction due to the modernization of the way of life among the youth of the Cordillera region. Less and less of the young generation are taught/learning the traditional music of their forefathers. Other threats to their music and most especially, their way of life are the conflict between state policies and their ancestral rights on land ownership, megatourism, militarization, and the shift from manual farming to machine-processed farming. Despite all these, several non-governmental organizations and international organizations like UNESCO ensure the protection not only of the rich culture and tradition of the Cordillera region but also of their people.

RESOURCES

Music of Cordillera 

 Vocal Music – Hudhud (chanted epic poetry) 

 Instrumental Music- Bamboo Stamping Tubes (Tongatong), Bamboo Pipes in a Row (Saggeypo), Bamboo Buzzers (Bungkaka), Bamboo Jew’s Harp 

(Kubing), Patteteg (Bamboo Leg Xylophones), Gongs (Gangsa Topayya and Palook) 

 Cultural Context (History and Traditions) – Apayao, Bontok, Ibaloi, Ifugao,  Kalinga, Tingguian 

 Composition: Chanted epic poetry, Dances 

 Social Functions: Music for Worship

Readings:

http://www.cpaphils.org/cordillera.htm

http://www.koleksyon.com/filipinoheritage/phil-music/pre-colonial-indigenous-music.asp 

http://www.intangible.org/Features/kalinga/pages/page1.html (with audios and videos already)

http://folklore.philsites.net/stories/heroism1.html

http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?RL=00015 (with audios and videos already)

http://www.unesco.org/bpi/intangible_heritage/phillipines.htm

Maceda, Jose (1998). Gongs and Bamboo. Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press.

Kalinga Musical Instruments Activity

List of Kalinga Instruments and their definition

Activity:
 In a long bond paper draw each traditional instruments of Kalinga people.
Make your drawing colorful as much as possible.

Reminder:
Late drawings will not be accepted.

Recordings:

Hudhud-

“Aliguyon the Animation”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv9mc5JNeg4

“Hudhud hi Aliguyon (Hudhud chants of the Ifugao)”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRu0F_LGP9I

Mambayu-

“1-17 Kalinga Mabayu (rice-pounding song)”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0yLA37Mhz4

Bagbagto-

“1-16 Ibaloy Bagbagto (children’s song)”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKuvbJEtvB4

Tongali-

“1-03 Kalinga tongali (bamboo nose flute)”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkmF3mIAi5Y

Saggeypo-

“1-11 Kalinga saggeypo (bamboo pipes in a row)”

Tongatong-

“1-10 Kalinga tongatong (bamboo stamping tubes)”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PjFND2gFjo

Bungkaka-

“1-08 Kalinga bungkaka (bamboo buzzers)”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb_gKCSLDu0

Gangsa-

“1-02 Kalinga gangsa topayya (flat gongs played with the hands)”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HrbFjYbMiE

“1-01 Kalinga gangsa pattung/palook (flat gongs played with sticks)”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8azfI8CLbQ

Traditional Music in CAR

Traditional Music in The Cordillera Administrative Region

Classification of Musical Instruments

 

Classification of Instruments according to the Hornbostel - Sachs system

Hornbostel - Sachs is a system of musical instrument classification devised by Erich Moritz von Hornbostel, an Austrian ethonomusicologist, and Curt Sachs, a German but American resident, and published in the Zeitschrift fur Ethonologie in 1914.

1. Idiophone 

Sounds are produced from the substance of the instrument itself (wood or metal) are classified as idiophones. They are further subdivided into those that are scrapped, plucked, shaken, or rubbed. In the Philippines there are metal and wood (bamboo) idiophones.

2. Aerophone


Sounds are produced by blowing the instruments. These are mostly end-blown with the air stream directed into the open end of the tube.

3. Chordophone

Sounds are produced by striking, plucking, or bowing the bamboo or wood stringed  instrument. It includes zithers, lutes, and bowed strings.

4. Membranophone

Sounds are produced by beating or thumping the head/heads of the drum which are made from animal skins (snake, deer or goat). These drums may be beaten with sticks or by the palm portion of bare hands.

grade 7 music 1st quarter content standard

Grade 7 Music 1^st quarter

Content Standard

1. Demonstrate understanding of musical elements and processes of Philippine Music, as part of particularly the music of Luzon high lands and low lands

2. Develops musical awareness and creativity in expressing oneself while doing the fundamental process in music.