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WorksheetsFolk Songs & Instrumental Music
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Worksheet time: 18mins
Is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions.
music genre
Folk song/Folk music
• _____ 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.
music genre
Folk song/Folk music
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.
music genre
Folk song/Folk music
This is a song that tells a story. An example of a _____ folk song is “Paruparong Bukid".
Narrative
Lullaby
Children’s songs
Serenade
Work song
It is sung to send a baby to sleep. “Tulog Na” is an example of a _____.
Narrative
Lullaby
Children’s songs
Serenade
Work song
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 _____.
Narrative
Lullaby
Children’s songs
Serenade
Work song
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.”
Narrative
Lullaby
Children’s songs
Serenade
Work song
This is a song that inspires people at work. One particular example of a work song is “Magtanim ay ‘Di Biro.”
Narrative
Lullaby
Children’s songs
Serenade
Work song
• 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
TAGALOG
ILOCANO
PAMPANGO
BICOLANO
• Pamulinawen – Courtship Song • Manang Biday – Courtship Song • O Naraniag na Bulan – Courtship Song
TAGALOG
ILOCANO
PAMPANGO
BICOLANO
• Atin Cu Pung Sing Sing – Narrative • O Caca, O Caca – Love Song
TAGALOG
ILOCANO
PAMPANGO
BICOLANO
• Sarung Banggi - Narrative • Si Nanay at Tatay - Song about Family
TAGALOG
ILOCANO
PAMPANGO
BICOLANO
Is a genre of music primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Rondalla Music
Brass Band
Musikong Bumbong
Bamboo Organ
Is performed in ensembles comprising mandolin instruments of various sizes called bandurria.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Rondalla Music
Brass Band
Musikong Bumbong
Bamboo Organ
It’s a small, pear-shaped instrument similar to a Spanish guitar. It plays the main melody in the rondalla.
Banduria
Piccolo Guitar
Laúd
Octavina
Mandola and mandolin
It resembles the pear-shaped banduria but is smaller in size. It plays all kinds of ornamentation and occasionally also carries the main tune.
Banduria
Piccolo Guitar
Laúd
Octavina
Mandola and mandolin
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.
Banduria
Piccolo Guitar
Laúd
Octavina
Mandola and mandolin
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
Banduria
Piccolo Guitar
Laúd
Octavina
Mandola and mandolin
They reinforce the low sounds of the laúd and the octavina
Banduria
Piccolo Guitar
Laúd
Octavina
Mandola and mandolin
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.
Guitar
Bajo de uñas
It is an instrument that has 4 or 6 strings. It is usually compared to the double bass.
Guitar
Bajo de uñas
Is a musical ensemble, generally consisting entirely of brass and percussion instruments, marching and playing on the streets.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Rondalla Music
Brass Band
Musikong Bumbong
Bamboo Organ
These are the smallest instruments in the brass family that produce the highest pitch.
Trumpets and cornets
French horn
Trombone
Baritone
Euphonium
This is somewhat larger than a trumpet, so it is pitched lower than the trumpet.
Trumpets and cornets
French horn
Trombone
Baritone
Euphonium
Unlike the French horn and trumpet, it is considered "low brass" and reads from the bass clef.
Trumpets and cornets
French horn
Trombone
Baritone
Euphonium
This instrument can be considered a doublesized trumpet.
Trumpets and cornets
French horn
Trombone
Baritone
Euphonium
It can be considered a half-sized tuba.
Trumpets and cornets
French horn
Trombone
Baritone
Euphonium
They are the lowest-pitched and largest instruments in the brass family.
Tuba and sousaphone
Snare drum
Bass drum
Cymbals
Glockenspiel
This is a percussion instrument that produces a deeper-sounding tone. It is responsible for the twirls and the rolls in the band.
Tuba and sousaphone
Snare drum
Bass drum
Cymbals
Glockenspiel
It provides the pulse, tone color, and dynamics, and it generates excitement in a musical performance.
Tuba and sousaphone
Snare drum
Bass drum
Cymbals
Glockenspiel
They add accents to the music being played by the brass band.
Tuba and sousaphone
Snare drum
Bass drum
Cymbals
Glockenspiel
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
Tuba and sousaphone
Snare drum
Bass drum
Cymbals
Glockenspiel
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.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Rondalla Music
Brass Band
Musikong Bumbong
Bamboo Organ
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
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Rondalla Music
Brass Band
Musikong Bumbong
Bamboo Organ
_____ 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.
Anklung Ensemble
Pangkat Kawayan
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
Anklung Ensemble
Pangkat Kawayan
