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Folk Songs & Instrumental Music

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

Is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions.

a)

music genre

b)

Folk song/Folk music

2.

• _____ reflects Philippine traditions.

• It is popular in the lowlands of Luzon.

• The people from this region easily embraced and adapted the culture of the Spaniards who colonized the country, which is why their _____ show distinct Spanish elements.

• A _____ is a narrative song that uses traditional melodies.

• It is a song of the common people passed on from generation to generation.

• _____s reflect people’s everyday activities.

• They mark every stage in the life of a Filipino, from the moment he is born to the time he dies and gets buried.

a)

music genre

b)

Folk song/Folk music

3.

1. Their melody is easy to remember. 2. They are syllabically set in stanza text. 3. They use strophic form (only one melody in all stanzas). 4. They use major and minor scales. 5. They use triple and duple meters. 6. They are usually accompanied by a guitar.

a)

music genre

b)

Folk song/Folk music

4.

This is a song that tells a story. An example of a _____ folk song is “Paruparong Bukid".

a)

Narrative

b)

Lullaby

c)

Children’s songs

d)

Serenade

e)

Work song

5.

It is sung to send a baby to sleep. “Tulog Na” is an example of a _____.

a)

Narrative

b)

Lullaby

c)

Children’s songs

d)

Serenade

e)

Work song

6.

These refer to songs that adults sing or teach to children; songs that children sing among themselves; and songs that children compose on their own. “Ako ay May Lobo” is a common example of a _____.

a)

Narrative

b)

Lullaby

c)

Children’s songs

d)

Serenade

e)

Work song

7.

It is a song consisting of several movements with no fixed form. It is usually played for a woman by a beau or an admirer hoping to develop their romantic relationship. One famous example is “O Ilaw.”

a)

Narrative

b)

Lullaby

c)

Children’s songs

d)

Serenade

e)

Work song

8.

This is a song that inspires people at work. One particular example of a work song is “Magtanim ay ‘Di Biro.”

a)

Narrative

b)

Lullaby

c)

Children’s songs

d)

Serenade

e)

Work song

9.

• Bahay Kubo – Children’s song • Leron Leron Sinta – Children’s song • Sitsiritsit – Children’s song • Lulay – Love song • Inday sa Balitaw – Comical Aong • Ang Pagtatanim – Work Song • Maligayang Pagdating – Welcome Song

a)

TAGALOG

b)

ILOCANO

c)

PAMPANGO

d)

BICOLANO

10.

• Pamulinawen – Courtship Song • Manang Biday – Courtship Song • O Naraniag na Bulan – Courtship Song

a)

TAGALOG

b)

ILOCANO

c)

PAMPANGO

d)

BICOLANO

11.

• Atin Cu Pung Sing Sing – Narrative • O Caca, O Caca – Love Song

a)

TAGALOG

b)

ILOCANO

c)

PAMPANGO

d)

BICOLANO

12.

• Sarung Banggi - Narrative • Si Nanay at Tatay - Song about Family

a)

TAGALOG

b)

ILOCANO

c)

PAMPANGO

d)

BICOLANO

13.

Is a genre of music primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments.

a)

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

b)

Rondalla Music

c)

Brass Band

d)

Musikong Bumbong

e)

Bamboo Organ

14.

Is performed in ensembles comprising mandolin instruments of various sizes called bandurria.

a)

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

b)

Rondalla Music

c)

Brass Band

d)

Musikong Bumbong

e)

Bamboo Organ

15.

It’s a small, pear-shaped instrument similar to a Spanish guitar. It plays the main melody in the rondalla.

a)

Banduria

b)

Piccolo Guitar

c)

Laúd

d)

Octavina

e)

Mandola and mandolin

16.

It resembles the pear-shaped banduria but is smaller in size. It plays all kinds of ornamentation and occasionally also carries the main tune.

a)

Banduria

b)

Piccolo Guitar

c)

Laúd

d)

Octavina

e)

Mandola and mandolin

17.

It is a pear-shaped instrument similar to the banduria. Compared to the banduria, it has F holes and a longer neck. It plays the countermelody in the rondalla.

a)

Banduria

b)

Piccolo Guitar

c)

Laúd

d)

Octavina

e)

Mandola and mandolin

18.

This is a stringed instrument that is smaller than a guitar. It is tuned like the banduria but is an octave lower like the laúd. It plays the melodic counterparts or fills

a)

Banduria

b)

Piccolo Guitar

c)

Laúd

d)

Octavina

e)

Mandola and mandolin

19.

They reinforce the low sounds of the laúd and the octavina

a)

Banduria

b)

Piccolo Guitar

c)

Laúd

d)

Octavina

e)

Mandola and mandolin

20.

This is a stringed instrument that has frets along the fingerboard with six strings. It plays the chordal and rhythmic accompaniment in the rondalla and is either plucked or strummed.

a)

Guitar

b)

Bajo de uñas

21.

It is an instrument that has 4 or 6 strings. It is usually compared to the double bass.

a)

Guitar

b)

Bajo de uñas

22.

Is a musical ensemble, generally consisting entirely of brass and percussion instruments, marching and playing on the streets.

a)

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

b)

Rondalla Music

c)

Brass Band

d)

Musikong Bumbong

e)

Bamboo Organ

23.

These are the smallest instruments in the brass family that produce the highest pitch.

a)

Trumpets and cornets

b)

French horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Baritone

e)

Euphonium

24.

This is somewhat larger than a trumpet, so it is pitched lower than the trumpet.

a)

Trumpets and cornets

b)

French horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Baritone

e)

Euphonium

25.

Unlike the French horn and trumpet, it is considered "low brass" and reads from the bass clef.

a)

Trumpets and cornets

b)

French horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Baritone

e)

Euphonium

26.

This instrument can be considered a doublesized trumpet.

a)

Trumpets and cornets

b)

French horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Baritone

e)

Euphonium

27.

It can be considered a half-sized tuba.

a)

Trumpets and cornets

b)

French horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Baritone

e)

Euphonium

28.

They are the lowest-pitched and largest instruments in the brass family.

a)

Tuba and sousaphone

b)

Snare drum

c)

Bass drum

d)

Cymbals

e)

Glockenspiel

29.

This is a percussion instrument that produces a deeper-sounding tone. It is responsible for the twirls and the rolls in the band.

a)

Tuba and sousaphone

b)

Snare drum

c)

Bass drum

d)

Cymbals

e)

Glockenspiel

30.

It provides the pulse, tone color, and dynamics, and it generates excitement in a musical performance.

a)

Tuba and sousaphone

b)

Snare drum

c)

Bass drum

d)

Cymbals

e)

Glockenspiel

31.

They add accents to the music being played by the brass band.

a)

Tuba and sousaphone

b)

Snare drum

c)

Bass drum

d)

Cymbals

e)

Glockenspiel

32.

This is the marching band's xylophone. It is similar to the xylophone, but different in terms of its materials. The glockenspiels are made of metal plates or tubes, thus making them a metallophone, whereas the xylophone's bars are made of wood

a)

Tuba and sousaphone

b)

Snare drum

c)

Bass drum

d)

Cymbals

e)

Glockenspiel

33.

Plays piccolos, tubas, clarinets, flutes, and saxophones that are crafted from bamboo. It is known that the band members are the ones who craft their own instruments.

a)

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

b)

Rondalla Music

c)

Brass Band

d)

Musikong Bumbong

e)

Bamboo Organ

34.

The Las Piñas _____ is a 19th-century church _____ with unique _____ pipes. It is a musical instrument that is almost entirely made of bamboo. The bamboo _____ is known as the first pipe _____ in the world. It was built by Fr. Diego Cera dela Virgen del Carmen during the years between 1817 and 1824. He adapted this European instrument to the Filipino climate and used native materials. It is housed at the Parish Church of Saint Joseph in the City of Las Piñas. It is considered a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines

a)

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

b)

Rondalla Music

c)

Brass Band

d)

Musikong Bumbong

e)

Bamboo Organ

35.

_____ is a popular bamboo musical instrument that originated in Indonesia. This can be played by simply shaking it. It is usually made of two to four bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. The tubes are carved to have a resonant pitch when struck and are tuned to octaves. This causes a repeating note to sound. Each of the three or more performers in an _____ ensemble plays just one note or more, but altogether, complete melodies are produced. The _____ is usually a part of a bamboo xylophone orchestra. It is played on a pentatonic scale, although here in the Philippines, diatonic and minor scales are used.

a)

Anklung Ensemble

b)

Pangkat Kawayan

36.

The _____ (literally "Bamboo Band'), otherwise known as the "Singing Bamboos of the Philippines," is a unique orchestra that draws music from unconventional bamboo instruments. The group's musical instruments, numbering more than a hundred, are made from six varieties of bamboo in various sizes, shapes, and designs. The instruments include the following: 1. Bamboo tube or "bumbong“ 7. Angklung 2. Bamboo marimba or "talungating“ 8. Drums 3. Bamboo piano or "tipangklung“ 9. Cymbals 4. Bamboo flute or "tulali“ 10. Gongs 5. Bamboo knockers or "kalatok“ 11. Triangles 6. Bamboo musical rattles

a)

Anklung Ensemble

b)

Pangkat Kawayan