Russel Austin Dreggs P. Ungab Gr. 7- St.

Joseph Freinademetz

Indigenous Musical Instruments

Kudyapi -  is a Philippine two-stringed, fretted

boat-lute. It is the only stringed instrument among
the Maguindanao people, and one of several
Budlong - a bamboo zither. It is made out of a
among other groups such as
bamboo tube with nodes retained at both ends. It
the Maranao and Manobo. It is four to six feet long
has two strings carved out from the bamboo
with nine frets made of hardened beeswax. The
surface which are not more than 4-5 cm. It belongs
instrument is carved out of solid soft wood such as
to the Chordophones family. The musician can
that from the jackfruit tree.
either strike the center plate or the string, or he can
also pluck the string with his fingers (Batak). The
instrument can be also played by striking the body
of the bamboo.

Kubing- is a type of Philippine jaw harp from

Bamboo Organ- is a large pipe organ made
entirely out of bamboo. It is played by pressing the
keys which force air into the pipes thus, creating a
sound. This magnificent instrument can be found in
Las Pinas City.
bamboo found among the Maguindanaon and other
Muslim and non-Muslim tribes in
the Philippines and Indonesia. The kubing is
traditionally considered an intimate instrument,
usually used as communication between family or a
loved one in close quarters. Both genders can use
the instrument, the females more infrequently than
males who use it for short distance courtship.
 kulintang gongs are placed on it. It is played by
striking the bosses of the gongs with two wooden
beaters. When playing the kulintang, the
Maguindanao and Maranao would always sit on
chairs while for the Tausug/Suluk and other groups
that who play the kulintangan, they would
commonly sit on the floor.[

Dabakan -  is a single-headed Philippine drum,

primarily used as a supportive instrument in
the kulintang ensemble. Among the five main
kulintang instruments, it is the only non-
gong element of the Maguindanao ensemble.

Tulali- a bamboo flute with 6 holes. The tulali is a

Filipino musical instrument that is a type of reed
flute. It has a single aperture, or hole, to place the
mouth on and six others to place the fingers on.

Kulintang -   set of eight, tuned knobbed metal

plates strung on a wooden frame (Maguindanaon)..
The kulintang frame is known as an "antangan" by
the Maguindanao (which means to “arrange”) and
"langkonga" by the Maranao. The frame can be
crude, made from simple bamboo/wooden poles, or
it can be highly decorated and rich with
traditional okil/okir motifs or arabesque designs.
The frame is a necessary part of the instrument,
and functions as a resonator. It is considered taboo Gabbang/ Gambang - bamboo blades on a frame
to step or cross over the antangan while the (Yakan, Batak, B'laan, Badjao, Taus). It is also
known as  bamboo xylophone,a musical
instrument made of bamboo widely used in the
southern Philippines. A gabbang consists of a set
of trapezoidal bamboo bars of increasing length.
The number of bars varies with the group that
made them. For Yakan, the number ranges from 3
to 9 bamboo bars but the common agung
gabbang has 5. For Tausug, the number ranges
from 14 to 22 bamboo bars but the
common gabbang has 12. And for Palawan, the
common gabbang has 5.
A bamboo xylophone is played by direct
striking using a wooden mallet.