LESSON 1: MUSIC OF

CORDILLERA
• 1. Apayao: Apayao/ Isneg
• 2. Kalinga: Kalinga
• 3. Mountain Province: Bontoc
• 4. Abra: Tinguian/ Itneg
• 5. Benguet: Ibaloy
• 6. Ifugao: Ifugao
• Hudhud- is an oral epic chanted by the Ifugao community,
which tells about wealth, bravery and beauty of women.
-is made of more than 200 stories with more than 40
episodes
-is a narrative of the feats of mythical heroes and
heroines who represents the best Ifugao character.
-the compelete narration could take up to 3-4 days to
finish
-is traditionally performed during rice-sowing season, at
harvest, and at funeral wakes with the ritual cleansing of
the bones of the dead.
-it manifests the simple living of Cordilleranss and the
heroism of Aliguyon, a brave warrior

• Munhaw-e – the lead chanter of the hudhud

- often an elderly woman who should be familiar
•1. BEAUTY AND WEALTH
•2. CLOSE FAMILY
RELATIONSHIPS
•3. VALOR
•4. INFLUENTIAL
REPUTATION
•SALIDUMAY
- A song famous in the
cordilleras
- Was introduced during World
War II
-It is usually sung by groups
and for the use in
•BAD-IW
-Is an Ibaloy death ritual song.
-It uses a leader- chorus type
of singing.
-The ritual usually gives hope
of gaining favors for the living
from the spirit relatives
•OG-GAYAM
-Is an Itneg song
-Performed during festivals,
weddings peace agreements,
harvest time or welcoming
guests.
•GANGSA
-It is a flat gong without boss and
considered as the most treasured
instrument among the kalinga
-are played during festivities like
peace agreements, burial rites or
head hunting ceremonies
• GANGSA- TOPAYYA
• -It is a set of six graduated gongs tied to the
belts of six men who kneel down and lay their
gongs on their lap.
• -The player strikes and slides the gong to make
a ringing sound by using the left hand and
producing a dampened sound as they slide the
right hand forward on the surface of the gong.
• Accompanied by a dancing couple in a formal
gathering
• GANGSA- PALOOK
•-It requires 6 or more
striking the inner side of the
gong with stick allowing
them to vibrate
• BUNKAKA OR BALINGBING
-it is a bamboo tube with an opening
or split at one end.
-The way of playing it is by striking
the split ends against the palm of the
hand to produce a buzzing sound
-It is used by women to comfort them
before they do their everyday routine
• PATANGGUK
-itis made of one internode
of long slender variety of
bamboo
-It is struck against a
bamboo tube or piece of
hard wood
• PATATAG OR PATETEG
-it is a set of bamboo
blades in graduated
sizes.
- It is played in an
ensemble of 6 members
by one or two sticks
• TONGGATONG
-These are stamping tubes
consisting of 6 bamboo tubes of
different lengths with a node base
but open at the upper ends.
- It is played by women in groups
of 6 for healing rites
• ULIBAW
-It is a bamboo instrument made
of a thin, narrow strip of bamboo
brass.
-It is played through plucking or
striking the tip of the instrument to
produce a vibrating sound
-It is used for courtship and
entertainment
• KOLITONG OR KULITONG
-Itis a stringed instrument
made of a single bamboo
piece around 3-4 inches in
diameter with a node at
each end.
• SAGGEYPO
-It is a set of 5 or 6 bamboo
pipes with different sizes played
in 3 or more ensembles.
-it is played by both men and
women during relaxation periods
and when they socialize with
other tribes
• DIWDIW-AS
-It is a row of 5 or more slim
bamboo tubes of varying
lengths tied to each other
-It is played by both men and
women during leisure hours
• TONGALI
-It is a nose flute instrument
-it is played solo by men to woo
women for general entertainement
Other names:
Kaleleng & Kankanai- Bontoc
Baliing- Isneg
• SULIBAW
-It is a drum with a skin
head played with a
padded stick or by
tapping using open
hands
• PALDONG
-It is a traditional lip-
valley flute
-it is played by men for
serenading, courting
women or passing by
leisure time
• Aerophone- sounds produced by air
• Chordophone- sounds produced by
strings
• Idiophone- sounds produced by way
of the instrument itself vibrating
without the use of strings
• Membranophone- sounds produced
by a skin attached on the instrument