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First Quarter–Module 3
Musical Instruments From The
Lowlands of Luzon
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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)
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
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
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.
Bumbong Kiskis
Rondalla Instruments:
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Lesson
Introduction to Folksongs of the
Lowland Luzon
What’s In
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
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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.
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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.
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Brass Band Instruments
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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.
It is easily distinguished by
the bend of its neck, or its
crook near the mouthpiece.
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Brass Winds Instruments
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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.
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Percussion Instruments
It is used in many
ensembles, jazz bands,
heavy metal bands, and
marching groups.
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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
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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.
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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.
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What’s More
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Activity 2: Know Me!
Instructions: Study each of the musical instrument inside the box. Identify
of the table.
Instructions: Read and analyze carefully the selection. Fill in the blanks with
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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
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
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
Additional Activities
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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.
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References
BOOK
Siobal, L., et al., 2017. Music And Arts Learners Material. 1st ed. Pasig City:
Department of Education, pp.4-35.
Online Sources
Spanish Influence in Secular Music – Music of the Lowlands of Luzon 2. 2014, July
23. Retrieved on June 15, 2020 from: https://www.blogspot.com
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