MABINI COLLEGES, INC.

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

FLORA A. IBANA CAMPUS
Kapitanisko St., Daet, Camarines Norte

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
 Identify the musical characteristics of representative music selections.
 Analyze the musical elements of some vocal and instrumental music
selections.
 Explain the distinguishing characteristics of representative music in relation to
its culture and geography.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. TOPIC:
Music of China, Japan, and Korea
B. REFERENCE:
The 21st Century MAPEH in ACTION (Worktext in Music, Arts, Physical
Education, and Health)
AUTHORS:
Gerardo C. Lucio, Ma. Karina Melody Zabala-Hernandez, Carrolyn Andres-
Solano, Ed,D. , Pinky Olivar-Librian, Fernando-Callo, Adelina P. Limos,
Chrismalene Cabatana, Narcina Valencia-Lim

pp. 30-49

C. MATERIALS
 Laptop & Cellphone
 Book

III. PROCEDURE

TEACHERS ACTIVITY STUDENTS ACTIVITY

DAILY ROUTINE/ MANAGEMENT OF LEARNING:
 Greetings
 Prayer
 Checking of Attendance
 Review of past lesson
LESSON PROPER:
A. ACTIVITY
Motivation:
Through orally or at the chat box, the students should say or
type what they know about the music of China, Japan, and
Korea.
Okay, since you all are ready let’s begin the activity. Yes ma’am

Music of China, Japan, and Korea

What are the examples of Chinese folk songs?
1. Ai Hai Yo
2. “Mo Li hua”

What are the musical elements found in the folk song Mo Li hua?
It is sung in a nasal voice in moderate tempo and range. The texture is homophonic and it uses syllabic phrasing.

What are the examples of instrumental pieces in Chinese music?

1. Solo instrumental piece
2. Instrumental ensemble

What are the traditional Chinese musical instruments?

The modern Chinese instruments are categorized based on the structure and the sounds created. The four section
of Chinese classic orchestra are: the bowed strings, the plucked strings, the winds, and the percussion
instruments.

The Chordophone Instruments

It is also named as “Hu-qin”, “hu” meaning foreign or northern folk in China and “qin” meaning a common term
for all the string instruments which is a big family in Chinese instruments.
 Erhu
 Banhu
 Pipa
 Yueqin
 Ruan

The zither family

 Guqin
 Kongho
 Zheng

The Idiophone Instrument

 Mayu
 Pengling

The Aerophone Instruments

 Sheng
 Dizi
 Xiao

CHINESE FOLK SONG

What are the functions and cultural characteristics of Chinese musical compositions?
Chinese compositions were mainly part of their religious rites and ceremonies, like salvations and
memorial rituals held in courts, temples, and monasteries. Based on Confucian philosophy, they believed that
“Music can be used as a means to political and spiritual enlightenment” (Confucius.)

THE MUSIC OF JAPAN

Japanese music was influenced by the court music of China. As years went by, it was reshaped into distinctive
styles of expressions from the adoption of the instruments to the application of theory and was based on the five-
tone scale or pentatonic scale.

What are the musical elements used in Japanese music?

Tempo
Pitch/Tonal System
Texture and Rhythm

Japanese Vocal and Instrumental Music

What are the types of traditional Japanese music?

There are three types of traditional Japanese music: court music, instrumental music, and theatrical music.
a. Instrumental Ensemble (Kangen)
b. Dance music (Bugaku)
c. Songs
d. Ritual music for Shinto ceremonies

What are the examples of solo instrumental piece?

A. Sokyoku
B. Rokudan-no-shirabe

The Beginning of Shodan Sokyoku

What are the examples of ensemble instrumental pieces?
 Kangen
 Sankyoku

What are the different classifications of Japanese musical instruments?

CHORDOPHONES:
 Koto
 Biwa
 Shamisen
 Wagon
AEROPHONES:
 Ryuteki
 Shakuhachi
 Sho
 Hichiriki
MEMBRANOPHONES:
 Shimedaiko
 Taiko
 Kakko
 Shoko

What are the ways of producing sounds from a variety of sources that would stimulate instruments being
studied?
 Plucking – is one way of producing sounds to stimulate the instrument.
 What are the examples of Japanese folk songs and their musical elements?
1. Sakura
2. Tsuki
3. Jan Ken Pon Yo

THE MUSIC OF KOREA

What are the musical elements used in Korean music?
 Texture and Rhythm
 Pitch

What are the traditional music of Korea?

 Sijo
 P’ansori
 Pomp’ae
 Hyangak

What are the examples of ensemble instrumental pieces?

1. Salmunori
2. Pungmul
3. Sinawi Ensemble

Korean Folk Songs

What are the examples of Korean folk songs and their musical elements?
1. Ahrirang or Arirang
2. Doraji

B. ABSTRACTION

CHINESE FOLK SONGS

Ya-yiieh – music played in the court of china.
Yiieh-hsuan – music played in the garden facing the hall together these two dances
Wen-wu – a civil dance
Wu-wu – a military dance
T’angko – performed inside the hall
- A chamber song to honor the king and his ancestors.

Japanese Vocal and Instrumental Music

What are the types of traditional Japanese music?

There are three types of traditional Japanese music: court music, instrumental music, and theatrical music.
a. Instrumental Ensemble (Kangen)
b. Dance music (Bugaku)
c. Songs
d. Ritual music for Shinto ceremonies

What are the examples of solo instrumental piece?

A. Sokyoku
B. Rokudan-no-shirabe
 The Beginning of Shodan Sokyoku
What are the examples of ensemble instrumental pieces?
 Kangen
 Sankyoku

What are the different classifications of Japanese musical instruments?

CHORDOPHONES:
 Koto
 Biwa
 Shamisen
 Wagon
AEROPHONES:
 Ryuteki
 Shakuhachi
 Sho
 Hichiriki

MEMBRANOPHONES:
 Shimedaiko
 Taiko
 Kakko
 Shoko

C. APPLICATION

The students will perform on the class, by singing at least two folk songs from the topic and it will
also serves as an activity.

RUBRICS:

Performance- 60%
Quality- 20%
Clarity- 20%

TOTAL: 100%

D. GENERALIZATION
Music of China, Japan, and Korea
What are the examples of Chinese folk songs?
1. Ai Hai Yo
2. “Mo Li hua”

What are the musical elements found in the folk song Mo Li hua?
It is sung in a nasal voice in moderate tempo and range. The texture is homophonic and it uses syllabic phrasing.

What are the examples of instrumental pieces in Chinese music?

1. Solo instrumental piece
2. Instrumental ensemble
What are the traditional Chinese musical instruments?
The modern Chinese instruments are categorized based on the structure and the sounds created. The four section
of Chinese classic orchestra are: the bowed strings, the plucked strings, the winds, and the percussion
instruments.

The Chordophone Instruments

It is also named as “Hu-qin”, “hu” meaning foreign or northern folk in China and “qin” meaning a common term
for all the string instruments which is a big family in Chinese instruments.
 Erhu
 Banhu
 Pipa
 Yueqin
 Ruan

The zither family

 Guqin
 Kongho
 Zheng

The Idiophone Instrument

 Mayu
 Pengling

The Aerophone Instruments

 Sheng
 Dizi
 Xiao

CHINESE FOLK SONG

What are the functions and cultural characteristics of Chinese musical compositions?
Chinese compositions were mainly part of their religious rites and ceremonies, like salvations and
memorial rituals held in courts, temples, and monasteries. Based on Confucian philosophy, they believed that
“Music can be used as a means to political and spiritual enlightenment” (Confucius.)

THE MUSIC OF JAPAN

Japanese music was influenced by the court music of China. As years went by, it was reshaped into distinctive
styles of expressions from the adoption of the instruments to the application of theory and was based on the five-
tone scale or pentatonic scale.

What are the musical elements used in Japanese music?

Tempo
Pitch/Tonal System
Texture and Rhythm

Japanese Vocal and Instrumental Music

What are the types of traditional Japanese music?

There are three types of traditional Japanese music: court music, instrumental music, and theatrical music.
a. Instrumental Ensemble (Kangen)
b. Dance music (Bugaku)
c. Songs
d. Ritual music for Shinto ceremonies

What are the examples of solo instrumental piece?

A. Sokyoku
B. Rokudan-no-shirabe

The Beginning of Shodan Sokyoku

What are the examples of ensemble instrumental pieces?
 Kangen
 Sankyoku

What are the different classifications of Japanese musical instruments?

CHORDOPHONES:
 Koto
 Biwa
 Shamisen
 Wagon
AEROPHONES:
 Ryuteki
 Shakuhachi
 Sho
 Hichiriki
MEMBRANOPHONES:
 Shimedaiko
 Taiko
 Kakko
 Shoko

What are the ways of producing sounds from a variety of sources that would stimulate instruments being
studied?
 Plucking – is one way of producing sounds to stimulate the instrument.

What are the examples of Japanese folk songs and their musical elements?
1. Sakura
2. Tsuki
3. Jan Ken Pon Yo

THE MUSIC OF KOREA

What are the musical elements used in Korean music?
 Texture and Rhythm
 Pitch

What are the traditional music of Korea?

 Sijo
 P’ansori
 Pomp’ae
 Hyangak

What are the examples of ensemble instrumental pieces?

1. Salmunori
2. Pungmul
3. Sinawi Ensemble

Korean Folk Songs

What are the examples of Korean folk songs and their musical elements?
1. Ahrirang or Arirang
2. Doraji

E. EVALUATION

What are the folk songs of China, Japan, and Korea?

What did you learn about our topic?
What did you find interesting about their music?
What question you do still have about what you learned?

Prepared By:

EMMA RUTH GADI

BSED - MAPEH