Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 1
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS NORTE

Music 7
Quarter 2 – Module 1:
MUSIC OF CORDILLERA, MINDORO,
PALAWAN AND VISAYAS

MELCS
1. Describes the musical characteristics of representative selections of
Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan, and of the Visayas after listening; (MU7LV-
IIa-f-1); and
2. Explains the distinguishing characteristics of representative music from
Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan, and of the Visayas in relation to its culture
and geography (MU7LV-IIb-f-3)

Prepared by:

ALLAN JOY C. CALVENTAS

Master Teacher I
Pasaleng National High School
Music - Grade 7
Self-Learning Module
Quarter 2– Module 1: Music of Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan and Visayas
First Edition, 2020

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Self-Learning Module of Music 7, Module on Music of

Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan and Visayas!
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by
educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or
facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum
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Mindoro, Palawan and Visayas.
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 Answer Key the module.

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developing this module.

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 What I Need to Know

This module was specifically developed and designed to provide you

fun and meaningful learning experience, with your own time and pace.

The module is all about the:

● musical characteristics of representative selections of Cordillera,

Mindoro, Palawan and of the Visayas; and
● their relation to its culture and geography.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. describe the musical characteristics of representative selections of
Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan and of the Visayas (MU7LV-IIa-f-1); and
2. explain the distinguishing characteristics of representative music from
Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan and of the Visayas in relation to its culture and
geography (MU7LV-II-b-f-3).

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 MUSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
Lesson REPRESENTATIVE SELECTIONS
OF CORDILLERA, MINDORO,
1 PALAWAN AND OF THE VISAYAS
AND THEIR RELATION TO ITS
CULTURE AND GEOGRAPHY

What I Know

Activity 1. Where do I belong?

Directions: Complete the table by identifying the place of origin of the given words
inside the box. Write your answers by copying the table in your answer sheet.

Hudhud Ibaloi Badiw Marayaw Kulial Ambahan

Tultul Matud Nila Dandansoy Rosas Pandan Dagdagay

Place of Origin
Cordillera Palawan Mindoro Visayas

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 What’s In

Activity 2. Give me a try!

Directions: Give three examples of folk songs from each Region and tell
something about it. Write your answers in your paper.
1. Region I
2. Region III
3. NCR

What’s New

Activity 3. Share something!

Direction: Enumerate at least 2 songs from Cordillera, Mindoro, and
Palawan. Use your answer sheet for your answers.
Cordillera Mindoro Palawan

What is It

The Musical Characteristics of Representative Selections of Cordillera,

Mindoro, Palawan and of the Visayas and their Relation to its Culture
and Geography.
I. Music of Cordillera
● Here, music is related to different occasions such as
life cycle events and occupational activities and various

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 rituals. During the agricultural cycle, peace pacts,
courtship, marriage and death rites, musical
performances may be witnessed.
a. Vocal Music
1. Ibaloi Badiw – one of the vocal genres considered to be the
signature form for specific culture in Cordillera. It is a style
of singing without prior preparation or practice in the leader
-chorus form.
2. Owiwi (Kalinga) – Lullabies
3. Dagdagay (Kalinga) – infancy-related songs
4. Oppia (Kalinga) - infancy-related songs
5. Kawayanna (Kalinga) - infancy-related songs
6. Hudhud (Ifugao) – chanted epic poetry which is recited and
chanted only during four occasions: the harvesting of rice,
wedding, funeral wakes, and bone-washing (bogwa) rituals.
It also comprises of over 200 stories of about 40 episodes
each. Themes are about celebrations of the Ifugao heroes,
heroines, wealth and culture.

b. Characteristics of Vocal Music

● Melismatic – vocal passage with one syllable

● Sung against several note passages

● Free Meter – musical meter without time signature

Music Listening
Listen to the link below that features “Cordillera Vocal
Music”
“Hudhud ni Aliguyon” – Hudhud chants of the Ifugao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDImhwTKMOk

II. Music of Mindoro

● Similar to Cordillera Music, the music of Mindoro is
used for communication with the spirits in rituals and
worships, weddings, works, courtships, festive
occasions and lullabies.
a. Vocal Music
1. Marayaw – song used to communicate with spirits in rituals
for healing the sick and protecting the community.
2. Ambahan – composed of a seven- syllable line ending in
rhymes
- Often used in parenting in courtship and by
visitors to ask for food
- Texts are commonly written on bamboo
- Often chanted with accompanying instruments
Music Listening

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 Listen to the link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2uTNhHpS3g

III. Music of Palawan

● It is characterized by imitation of sounds from nature
and the environment. It is also highly influenced by
the native language of the province.
● Music, performed by the gong ensemble, plays on
important role in the life of the community because it
is performed in rituals such as the tambilaw and the
tinapay.
a. Vocal Music
The natives of Palawan have different kinds of vocal form.
1. Kulial – it is a lyrical poem expressing love. His/her vocal
music is accompanied by Kusyapi (two-stringed lute) and
played by a man and Pagan (bamboo zither) played by a
woman.
2. Tultul – it is a chanted vocal music about epic heroes and
usually chanted at night, ending at daybreak.

IV. Music of Visayas

● The Visayan music is highly Spanish influenced
because they colonized the Philippines for a long time.
They brought his/her culture and religion from
Western practice. Spaniard musicians introduced new
styles of music, which has also Western musical
traditions.
a. Vocal Music
The vocal music of the Visayans has different functions in
his/her lives. The songs include children’s songs, lullabies,
ballad, working songs and serenade.
The musical style of the Visayan is a song-and-dance-
debate between a man and a woman known as Balitaw. The
theme of a musical style is about love and marriage and usually
performed by good singers as well as dancers and actors.

1. Matud Nila – Visayan love song

2. Rosas Pandan – Visayan court song
3. Condansoy – Visayan drinking song
4. Ilo nga Bata – Children’s song
5. Dandansoy – Ilonggo lullabye
6. Ili-ili Tulog Anay – Ilonggo lullabye
7. Ako Kini Si Angi – Visayan work song
8. Si Pelimon – Visayan work song

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 What’s More

Activity 4: Go Deeper!
Listen again to the link below and answer the questions that follow.
“Hudhud ni Aliguyon” – Hudhud chants of the Ifugao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDImhwTKMOk

1. Identify the Hudhud chant according to the elements of music by

answering the table below. Copy the table below and write your
answers in your paper.
2. Draw a star ( )on the space provided that corresponds to your
answer.
TIMBRE TEMPO STYLE OF SINGING

Bright Dark Slow Moderate Fast Melismatic Free

Meter

What I have learned

Activity 5. Understand me!

Directions: Below is an example of Ambahan from the Mangyang Heritage
Center and is already translated in Filipino. Read the poem and answer the
following questions below. Write your answers in your paper.
“Kahit may kaguluhan
May tampuha’t alitan
Di dapat talikuran
Unawain mo naman”

1. What do you think is the message of the poem?

2. What do you think is the function of this poem in the lives of the
Mangyan?

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 3. How can you relate this poem to your life?

What I Can Do

Activity 6. My Turn! Directions: Compose your own simple Ambahan. It

can be about parenting, or courtship. Then give more than 3 reasons why
you made that Ambaham line. Write your Ambaham in your answer sheets.

Rubrics in Writing Ambahan

CRITERIA 4 3 2 1
FORM Creatively Effectively May use Uses
uses uses appropriat inappropriat
appropriat appropriat e poetry e poetry
e poetry e poetry form. form.
form. form. Complied Ambahan
Complied Complied with a 5 line is
with 7 with 6 sylllable incorrect.
sylllable sylllable line.
line. line.
WORD USAGE Student’s Student’s Student’s Student’s
use of use of use of use of
vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary is
is precise, is routine is more very basic.
vivid, and and telling
paints a workable. than

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 strong showing.
clear and
complete
picture in
the
reader’s
mind.
POETRY Effectively Uses Uses some Uses few
TECHNIQUES(ELEMENTS uses poetic poetic poetic poetic
) techniques techniques techniques techniques
such as such as such as such as
figurative figurative figurative figurative
language language language language
and rhyme and rhyme and rhyme and rhyme.
to reinforce to reinforce to reinforce
the theme. the theme. the theme.

Assessment

Activity 7. Let us see!

Direction: Match Column A to Column B. Write the letter that corresponds
to your answer on your paper.
Column A Column B
1. A vocal music of Cordillera that is chanted a. Condansoy
epic poetry which is chante
and recited only during four occasions. b. Hudhud

2. A song in Mindoro that is used to c. Ibaloi Badiw

communicate with spirits in rituals for
healing.
d. Melismatic
3. It is a chanted vocal music about epic heroes
and usually chanted at night, ending at e. Marayaw
daybreak.

4. It is one of the vocal genres considered to be f. Ambahan

the signature from for specific cultures in
Cordillera g. Ilo Nga Bata

5. It is a vocal characteristics of music where in

music is sung against several note passages. h. Tultul

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6. A song in Mindoro which texts were i. Kulial
commonly written on bamboo.
Additional
Activities j. Dandansoy
7. Its vocal music is accompannied by two-
stringed lute and a bamboo zither.
k. Rosas
8. This is the Ilonggo’s farewell song. Pandan

9. This is the Visayan drinking song.

10. This is Visayas’ children’s song.

Activity 8. Watch Me and Explore!

Directions: Watch the following links below as they will help you
understand more the music of the different places and later on describe how
their music were played by answering the following questions.
1. What were the instruments used?
2. Why do they perform?
3. Do you appreciate their way of performing their music? Why?

A) Cordillera – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFhUWV99AxM
B) Palawan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQWbxIdMry0
C) Mindoro – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gZia6qGrgM
D) Visayas – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR39BMj2aCs

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 Answer Key

Activity 1. Where Do I Belong?

Activity 2. Give Me a Try!

Example of Region I songs

Pamulinawen Naraniag a Bulan
Manang Biday Bannatiran
Duay-ya Idid Diay Baybay
Diro ni Ayat

Example of Region III songs

Atin Cu Pung Singsing Misan a Cayaldawan
Doredo Patag a Bundoc
Caca, O Caca Nung acuing Cucutnan
Ing Bulung Lara Y Rizal Tinanam Kung Kamantigui

Example of NCR Songs

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Magtanim ay di Biro Sitsiritsit
Bahay Kubo paruparung Bukid
Leron Leron Sinta
Activity 3. Share Something!
- Answers may vary.

Activity 4. Go Deeper!

Activity 5. Understand Me.

- Answers here may vary.

Activity 6. My Turn!
- Answers here may vary.

Activity 7. Let Us See.

6. F
B 7. I
E 8. J
H 9. A
C 10. G
D

Activity 8. Watch Me and Explore!

- Answers here may vary

References:
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Lourdes R. Siobal et. al. Music and Arts- First edition 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDImhwTKMOk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2uTNhHpS3g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFhUWV99AxM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQWbxIdMry0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gZia6qGrgM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR39BMj2aCs

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