MUSIC 3RD QUARTER REVIEWER

MORO / ISLAMIC MUSIC

Ethno-linguistic groups in Islamic community:

Maguindanao – Cotabato
Maranao – Lanao and Cotabato
Samal and Jama Mapun – Sulu Islands of Sibutu and Cagayan De Sulu
Tausug – Sulu Islands of Jolo, Siasi, Tawi-Tawi
Yakan – Basilan and Zamboanga

A. Vocal Music of Mindanao

1. Chants - a lyrical rendition of different improvised text

Yakan’s examples of vocal music:

Lugu – chants for reading Qur’an and other books in Islam
Kalangan – songs for serenading loved ones
Sa-il/Lunsey – chant to be sung by the wife-to-be

Maranao:
Dikker – sacred songs by quotations from Qur’an
Bayok – semi-generic term for a lyrical rendition of different improvised text

2. Lullaby – a chant style use to rock a baby to sleep

Ex.
Ya-ya – song of the Yakan’s to be sung in slow manner to put the baby to sleep
Bayok – a maranao term for lullaby

B. Instrumental Music
1. Kulintang Ensemble - Gong-based ensemble used by the Maguindanao and
Maranao. The Tausud, Yakan, Sama-Bajao of Sulu.
- Kulintanangan (Manobo Cotabato) / Kwintangan – ensembles of
6-8 hanging melody gongs
- Tahunggo, Agung, Salmagi, BlowonSemagi – suspended gong
ensembles 9 – 11 gongs

Kulintangan – a highly valued heirloom that can command a high price as

dowries. This indicates social status and cultivated taste.
Agung – a large, deep-rimmed gong, vertically suspended
 2. Bamboo Ensemble – a spiritual connection from our physical world to the
spiritual
- Gabbang – a native xylophone in Sulu, its body is shaped like a coffin
- Seronggagandi - a guitar-like made of bamboo.

3. Solo Instruments
- Kudyapi – a 2-string plucked lute instrument made of wood. It is held
in the performer’s lap like a guitar.
- Suling – from Maguindanao and Yakan. It is made mainly of
“tamiang” bamboo.

ARTS 3RD QUARTER REVIEWER

TRADITIONAL CLOTHINGS IN MINDANAO

A. BAGOBO
Bagobos - group of people live in Davao. Bago (new) and Obo (growth). They have come from
the mixture of the native population wth the Hindu migrants that entered Mindanao.

T’nalak – special textile woven from abaca fibers. Only women are allowed to weave this.

Men wears t’nalak shorts, undershirt, t’nalak coat. Bagani (hero/warrior) wears blood-red
clothes and a head kerchief called Tangkulu.

Women wear wrap-around t’nalak skirts and blouses. Blouses are floral patterns, checkers, or
paisley prints, and rows of bells around waist and ankles.

B. T’BOLI
T’boli - group of people around Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. They are famous for complicated
beadwork.

Lang Dulay – famous T’boli dream weaver who received the National Living Treasures –
Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) award by the NCCA in 1998,

Men are not allowed to touch the materials used in weaving. Woman weaver is forbidden to mate
with her husband during the time that the cloth is being woven. If this rule will be broken, the
fiber will snap and the design will be ruined.

Common colors for the T’nalak abaca fiber – red, brown, and black
 C. Maranao – means people of the lake, who occupies Lake Lanao. They are known for
their malong

Malong – a traditional Filipino tube skirt. It is similar to the Saring worn by people in
Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia.

Malong is important to Maranao life from a person being born until the person dies.

Traditional dance called Kapa Malong Malong or Sambisa Malong shoes the diferent
ways of using and wearing Malong.

D. Yakan – group of people in Basilan. They are known for bold colors and geometric
patterns in hand-loomed fabrics.

Seputangan – a square cloth used by Yakan women as a head cover or belt

Badjulapi – tight blouse with long sleeves
Sawal – traditional tight-fitting trousers with vertical stripes
Pinalantupan – a skirt layered over the trousers

CRAFTS AND ACCESSORIES AND BODY ORNAMENTS IN MINDANAO

Sarimanok – a legendary bird of Mindanao. Sari means cloth or garment, Manok means
chicken. It is a symbol of good fortune.

Okir – traditional and unique carving. It comes from an old Malayan word which means “carve”
or “ukit”. It is okkil in Maguindanaon.

Wedding attire:

Male:
Pis – hand-woven head cloth; a symbolic protection from spears or knives
Kandit – 15-m belt or sash
Shirts that are believed to be bulletproof with Arabic script designs prepared by Imams and
Hadjis

Female:
Short skirt over trousers

Both: Saruk – hat worn to add elegance

Ornaments:

Crocodile tooth necklace for fortune

Triangular amulets with symbols wrapped in black cloth against bullets (anting-anting)
Snake bone belts to guard from pain
Manektegiyas – a necklace or bracelet of beads from dried fruit seeds to protect from evil
spirits
Maniksembulan – bamboo necklace or bracelets for protection

Pegupaan – bamboo container for chewing betel nut

Lutuan – a small bronze box with engravings carried at the waist

ARCHITECTURE

Torogan – ancestral house of the upper-class Maranao. It is a dwelling place of the datu along
with his wives and children.
Kawayan Torogan – one of the national cultural treasures through Museum Declaration No. 4 –
2008
Panolong – wing-liked ornament of a torogan flaring out from the beams
Bajau or Sama-Bajau – “Sea Gypsies”, they have boat houses or houses on stilts
Grand Mosque or Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid – largest mosque in the Philippines
which is in the cotabato

Real Fuerza de Nuestra Senora del pilar De Zamboanga – engineered by Fr. Melchor De
Vera, it was built to protect the people from pirates of the sulu sea.

Monastery of the transfiguration - located at the top of the hill of Malaybalay, Bukidnon.
Santo Rosario Church of Camiguin – located at sagay, camiguin island

Balanghai or balangay or Butuan boat – a large wooden boat used by the pre-colonial
Filipinos
 HEALTH 3rd QUARTER REVIEWER

Stress – a physical response of the body or the physiological and emotional responses to a
significant or unexpected change or disruption in one’s life

Stressor – things that make a person stressed.

Eustress – positive and health response of the body from a stressor

Distress – negative reaction of the body towards a given stressor.
GAS or General Adaptation Syndrome – the body changes that occur from experiencing stress
3 phases of stress : Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Death – end of the physical being of a person that is caused by an illness, ageing, or an accident.
Loss – occurs when someone dies
Grief – emotional suffering caused by a loss, disaster, or misfortune
Mental illnesses – disorders that disrupt thinking, feeling, moods, and behaviors and impair
daily functioning
Triggers – events, conditions or situations that may activate a person’s tendency to be stressed
Major Depressive Disorder – when a depression is on a daily basis
Bipolar Disorder – or Manic-depressive disorder, form of depression by alternating mania and
depression. At time very happy and in an instant feeling sad or despair.
Schizophrenia – biological origins with hallucinations
Post traumatic stress disorder – when you experienced a traumatic situation such as being
raped, abused, or in an accident.