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Music
Traditional Asian Theater Music
(Student’s Performance)
Music— Grade 8
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 — Module 2: Traditional Asian Theater Music
(Student’s Performance)
First Edition, 2020

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Music
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Student’s Performance
 Table of Contents

What This Module is About ................................................................................................................... i

What I Need to Know .............................................................................................................................. i

How to Learn from this Module ...........................................................................................................i

Icons of this Module ...............................................................................................................................i

Lesson 1:

Student’s Performance ..........................................................................................................................i

What’s New ...................................................................................................................1

What’s More ..................................................................................................................2

Activity 1: Watch Portal ...................................................................... 2

Activity 2: Hey Mr. Radio Wave! ......................................................... 3

Activity 3: Watch & Learn .................................................................. 3

Activity 4: Feel the Rhythm! ………………………………………………4

Activity 5: Script Mo! Ganap Mo!......................................................... 4
Activity 6: Listen to the Beat!................................................................5
Activity 7: Thoughts to Ponder……………………………………………6
Activity 8: Puppetry Making……………………………………………......7

What I Have Learned

Activity 9: Post Test………………………………………………………….8
Key Answer…………………………………………………………………….9

References ..................................................................................................... …10

What This Module is About

On this module, the learner shows and presents their performances and talents in
the field of music as their output of their lessons.

What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Identifies musical characteristics of selected Asian musical theater through video
films or live performances. (MU8TH-IVa-g1)
2. Perform selection from chosen Asian musical theater. (MU8TH-IVa-g2)

3. Describe how the musical elements contribute to the performance of the musical
production. (MU8TH-IVb-h3)
4. Identifies the instruments that accompany Kabuki, Wayang Kulit, Peking Opera.
(MU8TH-IVa-g4)
5. Explains the distinguishing characteristics of Asian musical theater. (MU8TH-IVa-g5)
6. Describe how a specific idea or story is communicated through music in a particular
Asian musical theater. (MU8TH-IVa-g6)
7. Creates/improvises appropriate sound, music, gesture, movements, props and
costume for performance of a chosen Asian traditional musical and theatrical form.
(MU8TH-IVb-h7)
8. Evaluates music and music performances applying knowledge of musical elements
and style. (MU8TH-IVc-h8)
How to Learn from this Module

To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:

1. Carefully read all the lessons.

2. Take your time on going thru each lesson.

3. Answer the pretest honestly; the purpose of the pretest is for you to
determine your prior knowledge before going thru the lessons and activities.

4. If you have a hard time understanding the lessons and activities, please do
take a break. Having breaks between lessons and activities will give you
some space where you can absorb the lesson well.

5. You can use the internet if you need more information about the lesson.

6. Contact your subject teacher if you have some questions about the
submission of your output.
Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that

Know are set for you to learn as you go along the

module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,

meant specifically to gauge prior related

knowledge

What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that

of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented

to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-

standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to

master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and

applied into real-life concerns and situations.

 Lesson
Student’s Performance
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WHAT’S NEW

Listen to musical samples from the local radio station (RBI) for the Japanese,
Chinese & Indonesian Theater music. If you have access to the internet, you may visit & log
on to www. youtube.com & search for the suggested video clips.

1. Kabuki Theater “The Kyoto Nohgaku Kai – Japanese Noh

Music”-https://cutt.ly/4sUamsm

2. Peking Opera “Peking Opera Melodies - Chinese Folk Music”-

https://cutt.ly/RsUsmAx

3. Wayang Kulit “The Beauty Sound of Gamelan Music in

Puppet Show-https://cutt.ly/8sUgzKS

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 WHAT’S MORE

Activity 1: Watch Portal

Direction: Watch a short video clip about Japanese Theater from the given links below and
write down the musical elements that contribute to the musical production.

VIDEO CLIP 1

https://cutt.ly/hsYv9lG

VIDEO CLIP 2

https://cutt.ly/isYbAzb

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 WHAT I CAN DO

Activity 2: Hey! Mr. Radio Wave

Direction: Tune in to DepEd Radio station and listen to learn more about the Chinese Peking
Opera’s costume, vocal & instrumental music, as well as the historical background & the
distinct theater elements and features. After you listen, write down your observation about
the Chinese Opera in your activity notebook.

Activity 3: Watch & Learn!

Direction: Log on to www.youtube.com to watch “Wayang Kulit” performance just enter in the
search engine -https://cutt.ly/3sUTNc8. After you watch the video discuss what have you
understand about Gamelan Ensemble & Puppet Manipulation

Gamelan Ensemble Puppet Manipulatio

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Activity 4: Feel the Rhythm!

Direction: Using a home-made improvise drum, play the rhythmic pattern of the

kabuki musical background and write down your observation about the rhythmic

pattern in the video clip.

https://cutt.ly/ysU1uzP

Activity 5: Script Mo, Ganap Mo!

Direction: Watch a Peking Opera video clip online via youtube:

A PEKING OPERA VIDEO CLIP

https://cutt.ly/EsUPq60

After watching the video clip you will write a very short script of a play with the theme
of your own choice. After writing the script you will need time to practice and later perform it
in front of you siblings or any family member. You will provide them with a paper so they
could write their impressions or recommendations about your presentation base on the
following aspects:
a. Music Performance
b. Gesture
c. Movement
d. Costume

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Activity 6: Listen to the Beat!
Direction: Watch a video of Wayang Kulit online and focus on the Gamelan Ensemble who
played the musical background of the puppet play. After watching describe the following
aspects in your activity notebook.

1. TEMPO
2. MELODY
3. TEXTURE
4. TIMBRE

WAYANG KULIT GAMELAN ENSEMBLE VIDEO CLIP

https://cutt.ly/csUDl4k

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 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Activity 7: Thoughts to Ponder

Direction: Answer the following questions in your activity notebook:

1. What is the importance of the kabuki theater in Asian theater art forms?

2. What is the significance of peking opera to the culture of China?

3. How does wayang kulit communicates the tales of everyday social and cultural
relevance and interests?

4. Compare kabuki theater to chinese theater.

5. What is the significance of wayang kulit to the culture of Indonesia?

https://cutt.ly/8sUF32S

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 WHAT I CAN DO

Activity 8: Puppetry Making

Direction: Watch a video tutorial on how to make a wayang kulit puppet. After you made it,
you name your puppet then paste it in your activity notebook.

HOW TO MAKE WAYANG KULIT PUPPET

https://cutt.ly/ssUHUUI

Activity 9. Post Test

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers in your activity
notebook.
1. Chinese Theater is more popular during _________Dynasty.
a. tang c. han
b. qing d. xin
2. It is an instrument similar to lute with four strings.
a. ti-ts
b. siao-lo
c. pi-p’a
d. sona
3. The Peking Opera music conductor usually sits at the _______.
a. center c. right
b. back d. front
4. It is a kettle drum used to create the tempo of the performance.
a. ta-lo c. hu-ch’in
b. tan-pi-ku d. bu-ch’in

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5. _____ is an adapted technique in kabuki theater from the chanting or joruri.
a. nori c. nagauta
b. shamisen d. shomyo

6. _____ is the most popular traditional songs of Japan.

a. yakuharai c. aragoto
b. sakura d. ipponchoshi

7. _____ is a guitar like musical instrument in China with four-strings.

a. tan-pi-ku c. talo
b. pi-p’a d. yue-ch’in

8. _____ is the oldest continuous tradition of storytelling in the world which includes the use
of puppet materials and a background music.
a. dalang c. wayang kulit
b. rebab d. suling

9. He/she prepares all the materials used like the cloth and the light for the shadow.
a. dalang c. kendang
b. saron d. gender

10. _____ is a horizontal drum beat with the fingers on both sides.
a. bonang c. gambang
b. kendang d. gong & kempul

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KEY ANSWER

Pre-Assessment

1. c
2. a
3. b
4. c
5. c

Post Test

1. b
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. a
6. b
7. d
8. c
9. a
10. b

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 Reference

Video Clips:
Kabuki Theater “The Kyoto Nohgaku Kai – Japanese Noh Music”-https://cutt.ly/4sUamsm
Peking Opera “Peking Opera Melodies - Chinese Folk Music”- https://cutt.ly/RsUsmAx
Wayang Kulit “The Beauty Sound of Gamelan Music in Puppet Show-https://cutt.ly/8sUgzKS
Japanese Theater 1 - https://cutt.ly/hsYv9lG
Japanese Theater 2 - https://cutt.ly/isYbAzb
Wayang Kulit- https://cutt.ly/3sUTNc8
Kabuki Theater Music Ensemble- https://cutt.ly/ysU1uzP
Peking Opera- https://cutt.ly/EsUPq60
Wayang Kulit Music Ensemble- https://cutt.ly/csUDl4k
Video Tutorial in Making Wayang Kulit Puppet- https://cutt.ly/ssUHUUI
Kabuki Theater (JAPAN)- https://cutt.ly/tsRV7pp
Peking Opera (CHINA)- https://cutt.ly/4sRBp3Z
Wayang Kulit (INDONESIA)- https://cutt.ly/SsRBz7Z
Kabuki Theater- https://cutt.ly/csTIu6G
Gagaku- https://cutt.ly/osR5xxW
Naugata- https://cutt.ly/TsR8Un4
The Peking Opera- https://cutt.ly/zsTeQgB
Peking Opera Orchestra- https://cutt.ly/ysTrqvo
Peking Opera- https://cutt.ly/asTsywu
Peking Opera- https://cutt.ly/6sTsz2w
The Performance- https://cutt.ly/7sTgE92
The Dalang- https://cutt.ly/5sTfYIB
The Gamelan Ensemble- https://cutt.ly/gsTg6W8
The Javanese Gamelan Ensemble- https://cutt.ly/1sThAxi
The Balinese Gamelan Ensemble- https://cutt.ly/hsTjpuV
Music and Arts of Asia Grade 8. Manila: DepEd, 2013.

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