SINDANGAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL

GOLEO, SINDANGAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN MAPEH 8

(MUSIC)

2nd QUARTER (WEEK 1)

NAME:___________________________________ SCORE:___________
GRADE/SECTION:__________________________ DATE:____________

EAST ASIAN MUSIC

Japan
Traditional Japanese music
• basically meditative in character.
• performance is highly ritualized

Japanese Musical Instrument

Three general types of instruments in Japanese music
1. Percussion Instruments (Membranophone)
a. Odaiko (big drum) – The physical energy and c. Tsuzumi (hourglass-shape)- held on the left thigh.
Sheer excitement of an odaiko
Performance is an integral part of many Two variety of Tsuzumi
Japanese matsuri Kotsuzumi- the smaller
Otsuzumi – the larger that used in both NOH and KABUKI
performances

b. Tsuridaiko – a large hanging barrel drum d. Taiko - Japanese drum that comes in various sizes
and is
used to play a variety of music genres.

2. String Instruments (chordophone)

a. Koto – 13-string zither. c. Biwa - short-necked fretted lute
- It is plucked using picks - the chosen instrument of Benten
- Used in an ensemble in gagaku or a solo the goddess of music, eloquence, poetry
instrument and education in Japanese Shinto.

b. Shamisen – a plucked stringed instrument.

- Similar to that of a guitar or a banjo.
- The neck is fretless, and slimmer than
that of a guitar or banjo.
3. Wind Instrument (Aerophone)
a. Shakuhachi – most famous flute made from bamboo. c. Hichiriki - double reed Japanese flute
- It has four or five finger holes on the front face -
and a thumbhole on the rear face.
- It was imported from China for gagaku.

b. Nokan – parallel, bamboo flute d. Sho – free reed musical instrument

The only melodic instrument used in Noh that was introduced from China
during the Nara period .

Vocal Music of Japan

Sakura or “Cherry Blossom” – traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms.

China
Chinese Musical Instrument
a. Pipa- a four- stringed lute with a pear-shaped body c. Erhu – a two-stringed fiddle and one of
- It has an extremely wide dynamic range and the most popular Chinese
remarkable expressive power instruments.

b. Dizi – traditional Chinese flute d. Pengling – are two small bells used as
a coloring instrument either in
ensembles or in theater music.

e. Sheng – a Chinese mouth organ, with 12 to 36 bamboo pipes.

- one of the oldest Chinese musical instrument

Chinese Vocal Music

- Chinese vocal music has traditionally been sung in a thin, non-resonant voice or in falsetto.
- Usually solo rather than choral.
- All traditional Chinese music is melodic rather than harmonic.
- Chinese music uses the pentatonic scale as can be heard in the song Mo Li Hua
Xiaodiao or short tunes – are popular music in Chinese urban areas.
Mo Li Hua – traditional Chinese song with a beautifully gentle and lyrical melody
 Korea
- Korean music has a slow tempo, giving it a very peaceful and pensive character.

Korean Musical Instrument

String Instrument
a. Kayagum - a traditional Korean zither-like c. Changgo – the most widely used drum
string instrument with 12 strings, used in the traditional music of
-the best known traditional Korean musical instrument Korea.

b. Haegum – two-string vertical fiddle with a rod-like neck and a hollow wooden sound box.

Chong-ak – has aliteral meaning of “music for the noble classes”

Sog-ak or minsogak – a category of Korean music traditionally associated with the lower classes or for the
General public and it is vibrant and energetic.
Pansori – is a kind of music presented to audiences by skilled vocal singers and drummers.
Arirang – a Korean folk song used as a symbol of Korea and Korean culture. It evokes the feeling of the tears
Shed by Koreans and the remembrance of sad stories specifically partings.

Activity 1: Compare and classify

Direction: Identify the country of origin of each instrument and classify each using the Hornbostel -Sachs
classification (membranophone, chordophone, aerophone).

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NAME OF COUNTRY HORNBOSTEL-SACHS CLASSIFICATION

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 Activity 2:
Direction: Choose the correct answer. Write the letters only on the space provided before each number.

_______1. Which of the following is one of China’s most popular instruments?

a. Haegum c. Koto
b. Erhu d. Shamisen
_______2. How is Chinese music described?
a. It is gentle and lyrical.
b. It is slow in tempo and is very peaceful
c. It is meditative and highly ritualized.
d. It is slow and melancholy.
_______3. Which Korean music category is traditionally associated with the lower class?
a. Tang-ak c. Sog-ak
b. Chong-ak d. A-ak
_______4. Which of the following does NOT belong in the group?
a. Tsuzumi c. Taiko
b. Odaiko d. Changgo
_______5. How is Arirang song classified?
a. Welcome song c. Song for spring
b. Love song d. Parting song
_______6. Which of the following statements about the changgo is correct?
a. It is a single- headed drum whose tone is altered by squeezing its laces.
b. It is a Japanese drum that has become the central instrument of the percussion ensemble
c. It is a large hanging barrel drum.
d. It is an hourglass-shaped double-headed drum made from animal skin.
_______7. Which of the following is the traditional Chinese song with a beautifully gentle and lyrical melody?
a. Arirang c. Sakura
b. Mo Li Hua d. Cherry Blossoms
_______8. It is a kind of music presented to audiences by skilled vocal singers and drummers
a. Sog-ak c. Minsogak
b. Chong-ak d. Pansori
_______9. The following are the Korean musical instruments EXCEPT.
a. Changgo c. Taiko
b. Haegum d. Kayagum
______10. What Japanese musical instrument that was introduced from China during the Nara period?
a. Sho c. Nokan
b. Koto d. Taiko

Prepared by: Ronalyn C. Naong

Parent’s name & Signature:_____________________________

Contact Number:_____________________________________
Answer key

Activity 1:

1. China – Chordophone
2. Japan – Membranophone
3. Japan – Aerophone
4. Korea – Membranophone
5. Japan – Chordophone

Activity 2:

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. D
7. B
8. D
9. C
10. A