The Cordillera is located

at the highest and largest

mountain range in the
Philippines. Abra, Apayao,
Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga,
Mountain Province and
the City of Baguio are the
provinces surrounding it.
MUSIC OF CORDILLERA

VOCAL MUSIC
• Ibaloi Badiw – style of singing without prior
preparation or practice in leader-chorus
form.
• Owiwi (Kalinga) –Lullaby
• Dagdagay (Kalinga)– Infancy-related songs
• Oppia (Kalinga)– Infancy-related songs
• Langan bata-bata (Tausug)– Infancy-related
songs
• Bua (Subannen)– Infancy-related songs
• Kawayanna (Kalinga)– Infancy-related songs
HUDHUD (Ifugao)
Epic poetry
which is recited
and chanted
during
occasions.
HUDHUD NI ALIGUYON
MUSIC OF CORDILLERA

INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC
1. Metal Instruments - Gongs
GANGSA -
Single
handheld
smooth
surfaced gong
with a narrow
rim.
GANGSA TOPPAYA
Gongs played
by striking
with the
palm while
rested on the
lap
 GANGSA PALOOK
Gongs strike or
beaten with
wooden mallets
while held by
the left hand.
Usually played
by men.
2. Bamboo Instruments –
Woodwind and
Percussion Instruments
BUNGKAKA/BILBIL – Played
by striking against the palm
of one hand.
 TONGALI – Nose flute
played with the extreme
forward edge of the right
or left nostril
TONGATONG
– bamboo
tubes played
by stomping
each tube
against the
ground.
ULIBAW – Jaw harp made
from a piece of bamboo;
played by flicking one end
while placed between the
lips.
 PATTETEG– bamboo of
different sizes makes varied
timbre.
1. ANTANG (Manobo) – Matchmaking
2. SINDAAY, TARASUL (Tausug) –
Greetings & advice during wedding
3. TAMUYONG, DANGO, OGGAYAM -
Greetings & advice during Kalinga
wedding
4. SALIDUMMAY & DANGDAYANG-AY -
entertainment
SALIDUMMAY
QUESTION
TIME
A 5-item formative assessment.
 Write the LETTER of the
CORRECT ANSWER on your
notebooks.
 1. Cordillera-
style of singing a.Ibaloi
without prior Badiw
preparation or b. Dagdagay
practice in c. Oppia
leader-chorus d. Owiwi
form.
2. Ifugao epic
a.Bua
poetry which
is recited and b. Hudhud
chanted c. Kawayana
during d. Langan Bata-
occasions. Bata
 3. Ifugao a.Bungkaka
gongs played b. Gangsa
by striking Palook
with the palm c. Gangsa
Toppaya
while rested d. Tongali
on the lap
 4. Cordillera
a.Bungkaka
bamboo
b. Gangsa
instrument
Palook
played by c. Gangsa
striking against Toppaya
the palm of one d. Tongali
hand.
 5. Which of the a. Antang
following are
b. Sindaay,
Cordilleran vocal
Tarasul
ensemble with c. Tamuyong
instrumental Dango,
accompaniment Oggayam
used for d. Salidummay &
Dangdayang-ay
entertainment?