Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Bohol

MUSIC 8
Third Quarter
Week 3

Quarter : 3 Week : 3 Day : 1 Activity No. : 3

Competency: : Listens perceptively to music of South Asia. (MU8WS-IIIa-h-2)
Objective : Identifies Filipino songs similar to Israeli songs.
Topic : Music of West Asia- Israel
Materials : Cellphone, laptop, speaker
Reference : (Anido 2013)
Anido, Belinda R., Augusto D. Baldoz, Myrna T. Parakikay, Christine Ann V. Basilio,
Mary Grace J. Badiola, Marcos S. Gomez Jr., Danilo S. Duyan, Larry Byl T.
Cuenca, Enrique F. Dela Cruz, Rufino B. Diamante Jr., Judeliza M.
Refuerzo, Cherry Joy P. Samoy,. 2013. Music and Arts of Asia Learner's
Module. Pasig City: Department of Education.

The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. 1998. Britannica. July 20. Accessed

October 13, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/art/hora-
dance/additional-info#history.
Ministry, One For Israel. 2018. Youtube. July 26. Accessed October 15, 2020.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK-aXgSMj90.
Copyrights : For Classroom use only

Concept Notes:

Music of West Asia is modal. Harmony is not emphasized. West Asian music is commonly
used during:
➢ Communal worship in mosque, synagogue, and church
➢ Mystic rituals
➢ Life passage events like Weddings, Anniversaries, etc.
➢ Entertainment like Belly dancing and Folk dancing
Israeli singers have distinctive vocal style. They sing with guttural and throaty enunciation.
Israel’s music (Jewish music) is divided into:

➢ Devotional- vocal, featured during Sabbath and other holy days

➢ Secular- instruments and voice are used, played during life passage events
Hora- folk dance of Romania and Israel, performed in a linked circle. The dance steps are
simple: the dancers face the center, take one step forward, one back, three to the left, and five
to the right, so that the circle moves counterclockwise.
Zum Gali Gali- a simple but beautiful Israeli folk song.

Zum gali gali gali, Zum gali gali gali, zum gali gali
Zum gali gali gali, Zum gali gali gali, zum gali gali
He-chalutz le’maan avodah, Pioneers work hard on the land
Avodah le’maan he-chalutz Men and women work hand in hand
He-chalutz le’maan avodah, As we labor all day long
Avodah le’maan he-chalutz We lift our voices in song
Activity 1a:
Direction: With the use of your cellphone or laptop, watch the music video online and then
answer the questions afterwards.

Go to www.youtube.com and search for “ Beautiful ! Israelis Worshiping Jesus in Hebrew in

Jerusalem” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK-aXgSMj90
Watch the music video. (NOTE: If you don’t have an internet access, you may get a copy of the video/song
from your subject teacher.)

Questions:

• From the music video you have watched, what message the singer/performer wants to
deliver to the viewers? __________________________________________________
• Can you think of any song having the same message? __________________________
Write the chorus of the song below.

Activity 1b:
1. Are you familiar with the song- “Zum Gali Gali”?
If yes, recall the tune of the song and sing it. If no, search the song “Zum Gali Gali Lyrics-
Israeli Folksong” in www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUzY76tELj8
2. Sing while the video is played.

Question:
What kind of song is Zum Gali Gali? ______________What made the song beautiful?
___________________________________________________________________________