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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN MAPEH 8

WEEK 4-QUARTER 2
Name : _________________________________ Level : ______________________
Section : _________________________________ Date : _______________________

Background Information for Learners

East Asian Music consists of vocal and instrumental music of countries such as Japan, China, and
Korea.
In this learning activity sheet (LAS) you will encounter how East Asian Music shows the culture of
Japan, China, and Korea through the musical elements namely: timbre, rhythm, melody, texture, and form or
style. You will also learn the different cultural and musical practices of Japan, China, and Korea as shown
through their feelings towards each other, to their environment, their history, and culture.
Japanese music as an art is focused on the combination of vocal and instrumental sounds for beauty of
form or emotional expression.
Chinese music is so important because the best body of individuals living together in a certain
community was to be controlled by rites, ritual and ceremonial functions, but not by law or unlimited power of
law. In a culture where people function according to ritual and ceremony, music is used to help manage and
regulate them.
Korean music is focused on court music, folk music, poetic songs, and religious music used in
shamanistic and Buddhist traditions. Traditional Korean music is referred to as gugak which literally means
"national music."
The Japanese music is usually slow, sad, and uses the low notes. The musical instruments used are
keyboard, piano, guitar or any traditional Japanese instruments. They seldom use high notes when playing their
music.
The tonality of Chinese music is pentatonic which means a scale of five notes or tones. The texture of
Chinese music is often monophonic, where only one instrument is playing, or heterophonic (more than one
instrument are playing). Timbre is very basic in Chinese music.
Traditional Korean Music uses bright rhythms and melodies and offers a more energetic and often
changing difference to the nation's collection of classical music works.

Learning Competency
 Describe how the musical elements reflect East Asian Culture.(MU8SE-IIa-g-1)
 Compare the musical instruments of East Asian countries.
Objectives:
 Compare the musical elements of East Asian countries.
Activity/ Exercise
Directions: Write at least 3-5 sentences about the things you have learned from the
lesson.

I have learned that______________________

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PREPARED BY:
ENRICO T. PASINABO
T-I/ MAPEH
0926-665-1800