Q1 W8 M3 Music Name: _________________________________________ Gr.

& Section: ____________________

Discussion - There are various instrumental music groups in the Lowlands of Luzon, there are Brass Bands which are brought by the
Spaniards and Americans, and Bamboo Ensembles like Musikong Bumbong, Pangkat Kawayan and Angklung Ensemble which were
developed in the Philippines.
Brass Band - The Brass Band is a musical ensemble that consist of brass wind instruments, brass, and percussion instruments. In the
Philippines, they are usually played in fiestas, religious and civic celebrations. Its repertoire may include folk songs, popular music, and
dance music, among others. Common Brass Band Instruments:

Woodwinds
Piccolo Clarinet
• Shorter than the flute Has a single-reed
• The sounds it produces mouthpiece
is thinner than A straight cylindrical tube
the flute with cylindrical bore,
and a flared bell

Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone

This is commonly used in classical music • a medium -sized member of
concert bands, chamber, music, and solo the saxophone family uses a
repertoire, military bands, marching bands, large mouthpiece, reed, and
and jazz bands. • ligature than alto and soprano
saxophones easily distinguish
• by the bend nits’ neck, or its
crook near the mouthpiece
Flute
An aerophone (wind instrument) that produces its sound from the flow of air across
an opening.

Brasswind
Trombone Trumpet
sound is produced when the player’s has the highest register in the
vibrating lips (embouchure) cause the • brass family
air column inside the instrument to played by blowing air through
vibrate • almost-closed lips, producing a
The name means “large trumpet” “buzzing” sound that starts a
pitch is produced by sliding the valve standing wave vibration in the
air column inside the
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Euphonium Sousaphone
• a valve instruments
• current models are known as the bass, is a type of tuba
piston-valve • designed to be easier than the
• it is a non-transposing instrument concert tuba to play while standing
known for its distinctive tone color, or marching. widely employed
• wide range, variety of character and • in marching bands and various
agility other musical genres. the bell is
above the tubist head and
• projecting forward
French Horn
Commonly known as horn
A brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with s flared bell
Quality of the sound may also control through the adjustment of lip and the operation of valves
by the left hand tension in the mouthpiece

Percussion
Cymbals Snare Drum
consist of thin normally round plates of various alloys known as side drum is a ever-
the heavier the cymbals the louder the volume present percussion instruments
thin cymbals have a fuller sound, higher pitch, known for its cylindrical shape
and a faster response and powerful, staccato sound
played with drum sticks or brush

Las Piñas Bamboo Organ

A Philippine National Treasure, the Bamboo Organ can be found in St. Joseph’s Church Las Piñas City. It is made of 902 bamboo pipes.
It was completed in 1824 under the supervision of Fr. Diego Ciera. Every February, the city celebrates the International Bamboo Organ
Festival. A number of established foreign and local artist participate in the cultural event. The festival’s aim to pursue and develop the
rich cultural tradition of Las Piñas City.
Musikong Bumbong
Musikong Bumbong are Filipino marching bands that use woodwind instruments that are
made of bamboo. The shapes and sizes are similar to brass band instruments but have
different souds. The Musikong Bumbong playing together produces 1 good harmony.
 Bass Drum
• produces a note of low definite and indefinite pitch
• known as percussion instrument and vary in sizes
The D’ Original Malabon Musikong Bumbong started as a plain Banda de Boca (meaning “bibig” or mouth) in Barrio Tonsuya, Malabon
in 1896. Felix Ramos was both the founder and inventor of the bamboo instruments. The first members of the band are Katipuneros.
The band was renamed several times but is currently known as Musikawayan under the leadership of P/Lt. Col Gilbert M. Ramos, a
fourth-generation descendant of the band’s founder.
Pangkat Kawayan
Pangkat Kawayan, popularly known as the “Singing Bamboos of the Philippines,” is an
orchestra that plays music using non-traditional bamboo instruments. Founded in 1996, it
is always composed of young students who are selected from Quezon City and Manila
Schools.
The group’s musical instruments, numbering more than a hundred are made of six kinds
of the versatile bamboo in various sizes, shapes, and designs.
The Pangkat Kawayan Instruments

Name of
Musical Instrument Description How to Play
Instrument
Angklung  bamboo-rattle tubes attached to a • it is played by
bamboo frame shaking the lower
 tubes are carved to have a resonant part with one hand
pitch when struck, each angklung while the upper
represents a note and is tuned to end holding it with
octaves plays counterpoints to the the other hand
melody steady

Bumbong  it is made of hollow pieces of • blown

(bamboo tube) bamboo that has been put through a mouth piece
together and serve as the
orchestra’s wood section
 it is divided into bass (lower) and
horn (higher) sections

Kalatok (bamboo • by striking

knocker) a percussion instrument made of pieces with a rubber
of bamboos that are strung together mallet
with pieces of bamboo with varying
tones

Talunggating •made from bamboo that follows •

(bamboo marimba) musical scale and style of the by striking with a rubber
typical xylophone mallet made out of rattan
and rubber

 Kalagong   wind instrument that produces a

  hollow gong-like sound  played by tapping
 it serves as bass of the top wholes of the
 the group  bamboos
 by two flat and
flexible surface
tappers

Pan Pipes  small pieces of bamboo in graduated  it is blown to produce

small tubes that has been put the sound
together by a string
 the sound styling of the wind
instruments found in Northern
Philippines each pipe represents a
note and is blown to produce the
sound
Tulali (bamboo  it is blown to produce
flute) the sound

 made of baga (one of the smallest

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

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 Kiskis  a bamboo piece with ridges and • it is played by
serves as a percussion instrument rubbing a
 Kisikis is Filipino word which rattan stick on
means “to scratch” or “to rub” its ridges
against something

Angklung Ensemble

The Angklung Ensemble is a small group of musicians who plays

angklung bamboo instruments. The angklung instrument is made of
bamboo rattle tubes attached to a bamboo frame.
The manner of playing the angklung is by rapidly shaking the bottom
part of the frame while the other hand steadily holds the upper part of the
instrument. Each angklung shaker plays one or two pitches. To make the
sound more interesting and lively, it is commonly accompanied by
double bass, guitars, and percussion instruments. Ideally, the angklung
has more than two and a half, or around 30 pitches to be able to play a
wide range of musical pieces. The angklung instruments can also be a
part of the other ensemble like the Pangkat Kawayan.

Readings - The Tayug National High School (TNHS) Koro de Tayug represented the Philippines in the International Southeast Asian
Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Angklung Contest adjudged at Bangkok, Thailand last December 9, 2015. The said
pride of Tayug, Pangasinan was awarded 2nd Prize for Traditional Category performing the musical piece SEAMEO song and the classic
Filipino song Anak by Freddie Aguilar with the accompaniment of Angklung, Bass Guitar and a drum set. The group was also awarded
1st Prize as they performed the musical pieces SEAMEO Song and Pamulinawen in the Digital Angklung Category by using the
Angklung Apps for Android phones in the said event. This is under the privilege of their Music teacher and choir conductor, Dr.
Domingo T. Dismaya II, now Principal I of Sto. Thomas National High School, San Nicolas, Pangasinan.
In the present time, music studies introduce the classification of musical instruments called the Hornbostel-Sachs System. Erich Moritz
von Hornbostel (Austrian music scholar) and Curt Sachs (German organologist) devised a system for classifying musical instruments.

Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments

Idiophones- produce sound by vibration of its body
caused by the they are played such as being struck,
scraped, rubbed, shaken or plucked.

Aerophones- produce sound primarily by causing a

body of air to vibrate because the of the air blown
inside.

Chordophones- produce sound through its

vibrating string or strings that is either plucked,
strummed, or used with a bow.

Membranophones- produce sound primarily by

way of vibrating stretched membrane tapped by
hands or stick.

Electrophones- produce sounds which are

generated by electricity.

Name: _____________________________________________________ Gr. & Section: _____________________________

Q1 W8 M3 Music
Activity No. 2 Directions: Name the following instruments. Choose your answer from the box provided below.

Cymbals Piccolo Euphonium Tulali Kiskis

Kalagong Angklung Kalatok Bumbong Trumpet

1. 2. 3.

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 4. 5.
5. 6. 6. 7.
7.

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9. 10.

8. 9. 10.

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Activity No. 3 Directions: Classify the instruments according to the following:

Aerophone Chordophone Idiophone Membranophone

1. Clarinet 6. Bumbong

2. Tulali 7. Snare Drum

3. Sousaphone 8. Kiskis

4. Angklung 9. Guitar

5. Cymbals 10. French Horn

Quiz Music M3
A. Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number.
_______1. What do you call the music ensemble that uses improvised instruments that are made from bamboo and other materials?
a. Brass Band b. Musikong Bumbong c. Pangkat Kawayan d. Rondalla
_______2. Which of the following brasswind instruments has the highest register in the brass family?
a. Clarinet b. Euphonium c. Sousaphone d. Trumpet
_______3. It is a unique musical instrument that is composed of 1,031 pipes, 902 of which are made out of bamboo.
a. Angklung b. Bamboo Knockers c. Bamboo Organ d. Bamboo Tubes
_______4. Which of the following instruments is played by rubbing a rattan stick on its ridges?
a. Angklung b. Bamboo Organ c. Kiskis d. Tipangklung
_______5. How are you going to play an Angklung?
a. a. by holding the upper edge of its flange between the thumb and other fingers with the left hand while striking the knob with the right
hand.
b. by rapidly shaking the bottom part of the frame while the other hand steadily holds the upper part of the instrument.
c. by striking the center plate or the string, or can also pluck the string with his fingers.
d. played by tapping the top wholes of the bamboos by two flat and flexible surface tappers
________6. Which of the following musical ensemble consists of brass wind instruments, most often with a percussion section?
a. Angklung Ensemble b. Brass Band c. Musikong Bumbong d. Rondalla
________7. How many bamboo pipes does the Las Pińas Bamboo Organ have?
a. 901 b. 902 c. 920 d. 921
________8. Which is NOT a woodwind instrument?
a. Clarinet b. Flute c. Kiskis d. Saxophone
________9. Who are the first members of the D’ Original Malabon Musikong Bumbong?
a. Kababayans b. Kabanda c. Katapang d. Katipuneros
_______10. The Bamboo Organ can be found in St. Joseph’s Church Las Piñas City was completed under the supervision of Fr. Diego
Ciera in ___________.
a. 1823 b. 1824 c. 1825 d. 1826