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Music
First Quarter–Module 3
Musical Instruments From The
Lowlands of Luzon

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Music – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
First Quarter – Module 3: Musical Instruments from The Lowlands Of Luzon
First Edition, 2020
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Music
First Quarter – Module 3
Musical Instruments From the
Lowlands of Luzon

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 Introductory Message

For the learner:

Welcome to the Music 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Musical
Instruments from The Lowlands Of Luzon!

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 What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will help
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module.

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 Table of Contents

Introductory Message --------------- i

What I Need to Know ---------------- 1
What I Know ---------------- 1
What’s In ---------------- 4
What’s New ---------------- 4
What Is It ---------------- 5
What’s More ---------------- 16
What I Have Learned ---------------- 19
What I Can Do ---------------- 20
Assessment ---------------- 21
Additional Activities ---------------- 23
Answer Key ---------------- 24
References ---------------- 25

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 What I Need to Know

This module will help you understand and appreciate our folk music to strengthen
your cultural identity as Filipino. You will be introduced to various musical instruments
and expected to have fun in knowing them as you go through the activities.

After going through this module, you are expected to identify the musical
instruments and other sound sources from the Lowlands of Luzon. (MU7LU-lb-3)

Specifically, you will be able to:

1. describe the musical instruments from the Lowlands of Luzon;

2. differentiate the three families of instruments in Lowland

Luzon; and
3. draw an improvised musical instrument as found in Lowland
Luzon.

What I Know

Instructions:

A. Read and analyze each item. Choose the letter of the best answer that corresponds
to what is being asked.

1. What is a fretted musical instrument with six strings played with both
hands?
A. Bandurria C. Guitar
B. Bajo de Uñas D. Laud

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2. What do you call this instrument made of bamboo-rattle tubes attached
to a bamboo frame?
A. Angklung C. Kiskis
B. Kalatok D. Tulali

3. What is this instrument that produces sounds thinner than the flute?
A. Clarinet C. Tenor Saxophone
B. Piccolo D. Trumpet

4. What do you call an ensemble of plucked/stringed instruments and

sometimes with percussion too?
A. Angklung Ensemble C. Musikong Bumbong
B. Brass Band D. Rondalla

5. What do you call an ensemble of woodwind, brass and percussion

instruments?
A. Angklung Ensemble C. Musikong Bumbong
B. Brass Band D. Rondalla

6. What do you call Filipino marching bands that use woodwind instruments
that are made of bamboo?
A. Angklung Ensemble C. Musikong Bumbong
B. Brass Band D. Pangkat Kawayan

7. What are the provinces that are known to be the homes of prominent brass
bands in the Philippines?
A. Bataan and Batangas C. Rizal and Laguna
B. Catanduanes and Cavite D. Tarlac and Zambales

8. What is a bamboo flute?

A. Kalagong C. Kiskis
B. Kalatok D. Tulali

9. What is the instrument that plays the melody in a Rondalla ensemble?

A. Bandurria C. Laud
B. Double Bass D. Octavina

10. What is this percussion instrument that consists of thin, normally round
plates of various alloys?
A. Bass Drum C. Snare Drum
B. Cymbals D. Trumpet

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B. Write down the instruments being asked in each item. Choose your
answer from the pool of words inside the box.

Bandurria French Horn Octavina

Bumbong Kiskis

Rondalla Instruments:

11. ________________________ 12. ____________________

Pangkat Kawayan Instruments:

13. _______________________ 14. _____________________

Brass Band Instrument:

15. _______________________

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Lesson
Introduction to Folksongs of the
Lowland Luzon

What’s In

Instructions: Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRmxAhQ1tLg

and ponder these questions in mind:

1. What musical forms do you see in the video?

2. Is the collaboration of instrumental and vocal music a

beautiful creation of art?

Indeed! The collaboration of these two musical forms produce a beautiful work of
art and it captivates the heart and soul making you wonder how these simple musical
instruments transform the world into a wonderful place to live in. This module will lead
you to know the different instruments we inherited from our ancestors.

In this lesson, you will be introduced to the musical instruments from the
Lowlands of Luzon.

What’s New

Instructions: Look at the picture on the next page and answer the following questions.
1. Do you see more than one instruments in the picture?
2. What are the instruments that you see in the picture?
3. What is common among the instruments?

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 These, along with many other kinds of musical instruments, come in any shape
and size, sound quality, and even styles of playing.
Let us know them then!

What is It

Musical Instruments from the Lowlands of Luzon

I. Rondalla Instruments

Rondalla is an ensemble of plucked or stringed instruments played with a

plectrum or pick and sometimes with percussions too. It originated in Medieval Spain,
especially in Castile, Catalonia, Aragon, Murcia, and Valencia. The tradition was later
taken to Spanish America and the Philippines. In the early times of our country, certain
styles were adopted by the natives especially guitar and bandurria used in the
Pandanggo, Polka and among others as accompaniment. (https:/en.m.wikipedia.org~wiki)

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Instrument Instrument's Description Function in the
Name Ensemble
Bandurria
It is a 14-stringed pear-shaped It plays the melody in
lute with a round sound hole the Rondalla
and played with a plectrum. ensemble.

Laud
It is a 14-stringed pear-shaped It plays the alto part or
lute with f-shaped sound holes counter melody in the
and played with a plectrum. It Rondalla ensemble.
is bigger than the Bandurria.

Octavina It is a 14-stringed lute which is It plays a counter

shaped like a small guitar and melody or harmony fill-
played with a plectrum. in in the Rondalla
ensemble.

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 Guitar It is a fretted musical It is used as an
instrument having six strings. accompaniment of the
song.
It is typically played with both
hands by strumming or
plucking the strings with either
a guitar pick or the
finger(s)/fingernails of one
hand, while simultaneously
fretting (pressing strings
against the frets) with the
fingers of the other hand.

Bajo de Uñas It is a bass guitar which It plays the bass part

looks like a big guitar and is that serves as a
played by a plectrum. rhythmic support.

Double Bass Double Bass or simply the It plays the bass of

bass (and numerous other the Rondalla
names), is the largest and ensemble.
lowest – pitched bowed
string instrument in the
modern symphony
orchestra. It is a
transposing instrument and
is typically notated one
octave higher than tuned to
avoid excessive ledger lines
below the staff.

II. Brass Band Instruments

The brass band is an ensemble of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments.

In the Philippines, they are usually played in fiestas, religious, and civic celebrations. Its
repertoire (list of songs) may include folk songs, popular music, and dance music
among others. A parading brass band is called a marching band. At present, provinces
like Rizal and Laguna, and schools like the Philippine Military Academy, are home of
prominent brass bands in the Philippines.

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 Brass Band Instruments

Instrument Instrument's Description Function in the

Name Ensemble
Piccolo It is shorter than the flute. It plays the highest
notes of all the
The sound it produces is woodwinds.
thinner than the flute.

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Clarinet It has a single-reed It takes on both solo
mouthpiece. roles and the middle
register of the
It is a straight cylindrical tube woodwind part.
with cylindrical bore, and a
flared bell.

Alto Saxophone It is commonly used in It forms a bridge

classical music concert between the
bands, chamber music, and woodwind and brass
solo repertoire; military sections of the
bands, marching bands, and orchestra.
jazz chants.

Tenor It is a medium-sized member It forms a bridge

Saxophone of the saxophone family and between the
the most common one. woodwind and brass
sections of the
It uses a large mouthpiece, orchestra.
reed and ligature than the
alto and soprano
saxophones.

It is easily distinguished by
the bend of its neck, or its
crook near the mouthpiece.

Flute It is an aerophone (wind It often plays the

instrument) that produces its
sound from the flow of air
across an opening.
The sound it produces is thin
in timbre.
melody and the
interventions are
always heard because
of its specific timbre.

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 Brass Winds Instruments

Instrument Instrument's Description Function in the

Name Ensemble
Trombone The name means “large It plays the contra
trumpet”. tenor part of the band.

The sound is produced when

the player's vibrating lips cause
the instrument to vibrate.

The pitch is produced by sliding

the valve.

Trumpet The trumpet has the highest It provides the melodic

register in the brass family. lines of an ensemble.

It is played by blowing air

through almost-closed lips,
producing a “buzzing sound”
that starts a standing wave
vibration in the air column
inside the instrument.

Euphonium It is a valve instrument. It reinforces the bass

line – playing in
The current models are octaves with the tuba,
piston-valved. for example, or
doubling the brass
clarinet.
It is a non-transposing
instrument.

It is known for its distinctive

tone color, wide range,
variety of character and
agility.

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Sousaphone It is a type of tuba designed It plays the bass of the
to be easier than the concert band.
tuba to play while standing
or marching.

It is widely employed in
marching bands and various
other musical genres.

The bell is above the tubist's

head and projecting forward.
French Horn It is commonly known as the It plays both melody
horn. and harmony as well
as rhythm.
A brass instrument made of
tubing wrapped into a coil
with S flared bell.

Quality of the sound may

also be controlled through
the adjustment of lip tension
in the mouthpiece and the
operation of valves by the
left hand.

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 Percussion Instruments

Instrument Instrument's Description Function in the

Name Ensemble
Cymbals It consists of thin, normally It is used to
round plates of various accentuate musical
alloys. climaxes.

It is used in many
ensembles, jazz bands,
heavy metal bands, and
marching groups.

Snare Drum It is known as a side drum It is used in

and it is an ever-present orchestras, concert
percussion instrument bands, marching
known for its cylindrical bands, parades,
shape and powerful, drum lines, and
staccato sound. drum corps.

It is played with drum sticks

or brush.

Bass Drum It produces a note of low Its purpose is to

definite and indefinite pitch. convey complex
rhythmic and
It is a popular percussion melodic content as
instrument that varies in well as to keep the
sizes. beat.

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III. Bamboo Instruments

These are traditional musical instruments that are made of bamboo. The
Bamboo Organ, a Philippine National Treasure, can be found in St. Joseph's Church,
Las Piñas City and is made of 902 bamboo pipes in 1824. Musikong Bumbong is a
Filipino marching band that use woodwind instruments that are made of bamboo.
Pangkat Kawayan, popularly known as the “Singing Bamboos of the Philippines”, is an
orchestra that plays music using non-traditional bamboo instruments founded in 1966.

Bamboo Instruments

Instrument Instrument's Description Function In The

Name Ensemble
Angklung These are bamboo-rattle tubes It plays the
attached to a bamboo frame. counterpoints to the
melody.
The tubes are carved to have
a resonant pitch when struck,
each angklung represents a
note and is tuned to octaves.

It is played by shaking the

lower part with one hand while
the upper end holding it with
the other hand steady.

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 Bumbong It is made of hollow pieces It serves as the
(Bamboo of bamboo that has been orchestra's wind
Tube) put together. section.

It is divided into bass (lower)

and horn (higher) sections.
Each bumbong represents one
note to produce the sound, it
has to be blown through a
mouthpiece.
Kalatok It is a percussion instrument It performs the
(Bamboo that is made of pieces of function of a
Knocker) bamboo with varying tones percussion instrument.
when struck by a rubber
mallet.

Talunggating It is made from bamboo that It plays the melody.

(Bamboo follows the musical scale
Marimba) and style of the typical
xylophone.

Mallets made out of rattan

and rubber are used to play
the instrument.
Kalagong It is a wind instrument that It serves as bass of
produces a hollow gong-like the group.
sound.

It is played by tapping the

top wholes of the bamboos
by two flat and flexible
surface tapper.

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Pan Pipes It is made of small pieces of It creates the melody
bamboo in graduated small of the ensemble.
tubes that has been put
together by a string.

Each pipe represents a note

and is blown to produce the
sound.

Tulali It is made of baga (one of It often plays the

(Bamboo the smallest bamboo melody.
Flute) varieties).

A bamboo opening encircled

by a banana leafing to a
pentatonic scale played on
four holes, one found below
and three on top of the
bamboo tube.

Kiskis It is a bamboo piece with It performs the role

ridges and serves as a of a percussion
percussion instrument.
instrument.

Kiskis is a Filipino word

which means “to scratch” or
“to rub against something”.
It is played by rubbing a
rattan stick on its ridges.

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 What’s More

Activity 1. Fill Me Up!

Instructions: Identify and describe the instruments. Supply the needed
information in the table.
Instrument Instrument Description
Name

1.

2.

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4.

5.

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6.

7.

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Activity 2: Know Me!

Instructions: Study each of the musical instrument inside the box. Identify

whether they are for Rondalla, Brass Band or Pangkat

Kawayan. Write your answer on the respective column

of the table.

Angklung Flute Octavina

Bajo de Uñas Kalatok Sousaphone

Rondalla Brass Band Pangkat Kawayan

What I Have Learned

Instructions: Read and analyze carefully the selection. Fill in the blanks with

the correct word or words to complete the meaning of the

selection. Choose your answer from the box. Some of the

choices may be used more than once.

Brass Pangkat Kawayan Rondalla

Brass Band Plucking

In Lowland Luzon, musical instruments come in three groups, 1. _________, 2.

_____________, and 3. _________________. Instruments that are made for
4._______________ and strumming belong to the 5._______________ ensemble.

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Moreover, instruments that are made of bamboo constitute 6._______________ while
an ensemble of woodwind, 7._______________ and percussion is known as
8.________________.

To date, these musical instruments captured the spirit of the Filipinos in keeping
the music alive as a nation.

What I Can Do

Instructions: Think of the musical instruments in our lesson. Using your

creativity and ingenuity, draw an improvised musical instrument

taking into consideration the availability of the materials in your

locality.

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 Assessment

Instructions: Read carefully each item and identify what is being asked.
Choose your answer from the box.
Bandurria Pan Pipes Trumpet
Laud Rondalla

___________________1. It is a 14-stringed pear-shaped lute with a round

sound hole.
___________________2. It is a 14-stringed pear-shaped lute with f-shaped
sound holes.
___________________3. This is what we call to an ensemble of plucked
instruments and sometimes with percussion.
___________________4. It is made of small pieces of bamboo in graduated
small tubes that has been put together by a string.
___________________5. It has the highest register in the brass family.

B. Know each of the musical instrument cited in the first column. Write
on the second column how it is being played. Choose your answer
inside the box.
By striking
With drum sticks or brush
By strumming or plucking
By rubbing a rattan stick on its ridges
By tapping the top wholes of the bamboos
By blowing air in the air column inside the instrument

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 Instrument How It Is Played
6. Guitar
7. Trumpet
8. Snare Drum
9.Kalagong
10. Kiskis

C. In the first column, another set of instruments are listed. Write on the second column
its function in the ensemble.
Plays the bass
Plays the part
Plays the melody
Plays the percussion function
Plays the counter points to the melody
Played the counter melody or harmony fill-in

Instrument Function In The Ensemble

11. Octavina
12. Angklung
13. Talunggating
14. Sousaphone
15. Double Bass

Additional Activities

Instructions: Talk to an elderly of the family. Use the guide questions to

facilitate the activity. Make a written copy of the interview with

your reflection as the conclusion.

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1. What instrumental music can you still remember when you were

young? Please recall on the feelings as you look back to this part of

your life.

2. Were you able to have an experience with at least one of the

following: rondalla ensemble, brass band, and bamboo ensemble?

Kindly share your experience.

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What I Have What I Know Assessment
Learned 1.C 1. BANDURRIA
2. A 2. LAUD
1. RONDALLA 3. RONDALLA
3. B
2. BRASS BAND 4. D 4. PAN PIPES
5. B 5. TRUMPET
3. PANGKAT
6. C 6. BY STRUMMING OR
KAWAYAN PLUCKING
7. C
4. PLUCKING 8. D 7. BY BLOWING AIR IN THE AIR
9. A COLUMN INSIDE THE
5. RONDALLA INSTRUMENT
10. B
6. PANGKAT 8. WITH DRUM STICKS OR
11. BANDURRIA
BRUSH
KAWAYAN 12. OCTAVINA
9. BY TAPPING THE TOP
7. BRASS
13. BUMBONG
WHOLES OF THE BAMBOOS
14. KISKIS
8. BRASS BAND 10. BY RUBBING A RATTAN
15. FRENCH HORN STICK ON ITS RIDGES
11. PLAYED THE COUNTER
MELODY OR HARMONY FILL-
IN
12. PLAYS THE
COUNTERPOINT TO THE
MELODY
13. PLAYS THE MELODY
14. PLAYS THE BASS
15. PLAYS THE BASS
Answer Key
 References

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Siobal, L., et al., 2017. Music And Arts Learners Material. 1st ed. Pasig City:
Department of Education, pp.4-35.

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Hadyong Sa Saloma Rondalla of Bonifacio NHS – SPA Music

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