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MUSIC
Quarter 4 – Module 4b
Traditional Asian Theater Music

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 Music – Grade 8
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 – Module 4b: Traditional Asian Theater Music
Second Edition, 2022

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 Theater is a combination of music, visual arts, and drama. You have learned in
the previous module the different methods and techniques on how to style drama,
combining music, song, dance, and acrobatics in Japan and China.

Asian theater is exciting and colorful. From drama to the use of puppetry
accompanied with music. In this module, you will learn about the famous puppet-
shadow play from Indonesia which is known as the Wayang Kulit. You will be able to
explore the wonderful and beautiful form of Indonesian Theater and learn not just its
technicalities but the culture itself.

What I Know
Multiple Choice: Read and answer each question. Write the letter of your answers
in your Music Notebook.

1. It is a traditional form of puppet-shadow play of Indonesia.

A. Kabuki C. Peking Opera
B. Nang D. Wayang Kulit
2. The puppeteer of Java,Indonesia is called _________.
A. Blecong C. Gawang
B. Dalang D. Kothak
3. The performances of shadow puppet theaters are accompanied by the music
of __________ .
A. Gamelan C. Piano
B. Guitar D. Rondalla
4. One of the instruments in Indonesia that has a horizontal drum beat with the
fingers on both ends.
A. Gabang C. Kendang
B. Gong D. Suling
5. It is a set of bronze bowls in the Gamelan.
A. Bonang C. Gong
B. Gabang D. Suling

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 What’s In

Matching Type: Match the descriptions in Column A with the terms in Column B.
Write only the letter of your choice. Write your answers in your Music Notebook.
A B
1. Indonesian term for tempo a) Peloq
2. Five (5) equidistant tones in octave b) Slendro
3. Most popular ensemble in Indonesia c) Javanese Gamelan
4. Ensemble used for court music d) Irama
5. Term for every kind of gamelan music in Java e) Gamelan
f) Karawitan

What’s New

Directions: Say something about the pictures below. Write your comments in your
MAPEH notebook.

(Dalang, 2009)

https://donshewey.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/3-17-two-screens-r.jpg

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 What is It

Indonesian Theater
Wayang kulit shadow puppets,
prevalent in Java and Bali in Indonesia,
and Kelantan and Terengganu in Malaysia
are without a doubt the best known of the
Indonesian wayang. Kulit means skin and
refers to the leather construction of the
puppets that are carefully chiseled with
very fine tools and supported with carefully
shaped buffalo horn handles and control
rods.

(Shadow Puppets, 2022)

https://www.indoindians.com/history-of-wayang-indonesia/

Wayang is an Indonesian and Malay word for theater. When the term is used
to refer to kinds of puppet theater, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as
wayang. "Bayang", the Javanese word for shadow or imagination, also connotes
"spirit." Performances of shadow puppet theater are accompanied by gamelan in
Java, and by "gender wayang" in Bali.

Dalang is a source of recreation, of humor and of popular philosophy (essential

communication between the artist and the audience). Shadow play is an invention of
man which reflects his experience of nature and of his thought. Puppets are projected
by the lamp on a white screen.

Non-jointed puppets were manipulated by the chief performer, the dalang, who
told a story to the accompaniment of several instruments, including some that are part
of the present-day gamelan ensemble.

Wayang kulit was performed in royal court and widely performed in public on
religious occasions so that knowledge of wayang became widespread among all
classes in Java.

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Vocal and Instrumental Features

tjelempung
saron -
– a zither
xylophone
of thirteen
of heavy
double
bronze
strings (NMM, 2014)
(NMM, 2014)

gender -
bronze
.
xylophone
gambang
with
– wooden
resonance
xylophone
chambers (“Gender”, 2021)
beneath (NMM, 2014)

bonang - rebab –
set of two-
bronze stringed
bowls fiddle
(“Bonang”, 2014) (“Rebab”, 2021)

gong and
kempul – suling –
hanging flute
gongs
(“Suling”, 2009)
(“Kempul”, 2005)

kendang
kenong –
and ketuk horizontal
- single drum beat
inverted with the
bronze fingers on
bowl both ends
(“Kempyang and Ketuk”, 2021) (“Kendang, 2005)

The preponderance of bronze instruments gives gamelan music a bright,

lingering sound, ranging from the slow, majestic melodies of the Javanese gamelan
to the clangorous vibrancy of the Balinese gamelan. Fiddle and flute add a delicate
counterpoint to a four-square pattern of percussive melody.

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 In addition to setting the mood or atmosphere of a play, music has two major
dramatic functions in the theatre. It accompanies the singing/chanting and it
accompanies stage actions including dance. The importance of each function varies
from area to area and from theater form to theater form.

If you have a smartphone, check out the link below to hear an example of
musical instruments of Indonesia.

• Track 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgJpRf4uZX0

The Dalang sings the mood songs (suluk) at regular intervals during
performance; in a nine-hour wayangkulit, he may sing fifty or sixty. Nevertheless they
are considered relatively unimportant except as mood pieces. The same generalized
lyrics may be used in play after play. Suluk are never accompanied by the full gamelan
ensemble. Often a single instrument accompanies the singer, never more than three
or four. The major dramatic function of gamelan music is to accompany stage action.
Entrances, exits, and fight scenes are executed in time to gamelan music.

If you have a smartphone, check out the link below to hear an example of Wayang
Kulit.

• Track 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFscEel8rcU
• Track 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfydro4X2t0

What’s More

Activity 1. Let us solve this puzzle game from the Theatre of Indonesia.

A. Arrange the scrambled letters beside each picture. Write your answer on the
blank.

1. N S A R O - ____________________

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 2. D L A G N A - ____________________

3. Y G W A A N U K L I T - ___________

4. G S U N L I - _____________________

5. N O B A N G - _______________________

B. What do you think is the unique quality of Indonesia’s Wayang Kulit, Japanese’s
Kabuki, and Chinese’s Peking Opera? (5 points)

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
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 What I Have Learned

You did it! You have finally completed this module in Music 8! But before we
proceed, what are your thoughts about this lesson? Share your insights by completing
the following sentence prompts. Do this neatly and creatively in your Music notebook.

I have learned that ________________ ________________ ______.

I have realized that ________________ _________________ _____.

I will apply _____________ _________________ _______________.

What I Can Do

It’s Wayang Time!

Gather one or two members of your family whom you performed with previously
in Music 8, quarter 1. Your final activity is to entertain your loved ones by putting-up a
mini Wayang Kulit performance in your living room. If you were able to record your
previous performances in your smartphone, go ahead and review these. If not, kindly
review your notes about your previous performances in Music 8 module 1a: Gamelan
Concert at the Sala. Your improvised music will become your accompaniment during
your Wayang Kulit performance using the puppets that you created from your activity
in Arts 8.4b.

Materials Needed:
1. “Gamelan Concert at the Sala” improvised musical instruments (Music 8.1a)
2. White blanket as the screen (to be tied at each end in the room)
3. Flashlights (or any light strong enough to cast a shadow on the white blanket)
4. Wayang Kulit Puppets (Arts 8.4b output)

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Procedure:
For your performance, prepare a dialogue for puppetry. For better sources, use
any Philippine folk tale as basis in your story telling. During performance, your
Gamelan musicians will provide the background music for your shadow play. Your
Gamelan improvised musical intstruments may also be used to produce sound effects
during fight/ action scenes in your Wayang Kulit performance. Talk about preserving
the beautiful art of music theatre with your loved ones.
Rate your performance using the suggested rubric below. Copy and answer
this in your Music Activity Notebook, including your reflections for this activity.

(Note: If you have a smartphone, try to record your performance for future reference)

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 Assessment

Directions: Solve the puzzle using the clues below. Write your answers in your
Music Activity Notebook.

1. 2. 8. 3.
5. 6.

9. 4.

7.

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CLUES:
1. Xylophone of heavy bronze bars
2. Indonesian and Malay word for theatre
3. Bronze xylophone with resonance chambers beneath
4. Skin refers to the leather construction of the puppets
5. Two-stringed fiddle
6. Puppeteer
7. Traditional musical ensemble in Indonesia
8. Percussion instrument used in Gamelan
9. A set of bronze bowls
10. A well-known Indonesian theater

Additional Activities

Share your insight by completing the phrase. Do this in your MAPEH activity notebook.

For me, music of an asian musical theater is ________________________________.

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What I know:
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A
What’s In:
1. D 2. B 3. E 4. C 5. F
What’s New : (Answers may vary)
What’s More:
A.
1. Saron 3. Wayang Kulit 5. Bonang
2. Dalang 4. Suling 6-10. Answers may vary
B. (Answers may vary)
What I Can Do: Students’ Performance
Assessment:
1. Saron 5. Kulit 9. Bonang
2. Wayang 6. Dalang 10. Wayang Kulit
3. Gender 7. Gamelan
4. Rebab 8. Gong
Answer Key
References

Anido, Belinda R. et.Al., Music and Arts of Asia 8 Learner’s Material, FEP Printing
Corporation, Philippines, 2013, retrieved January 10, 2022.
World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts, “Dalang”, https://wepa.unima.org/en/dalang/,
2009, retrieved January 10,2022.
Nu Studio, “Shadow Puppets”,
https://www.pinterest.ph/nuwandiasarchitecture/shadow-puppets/, retrieved
January 10,2022.
National Music Museum, “Saron Barung from the Javanese Gamelan”,
http://collections.nmmusd.org/Gamelan/9903/SaronBarung9903.html, 2014,
retrieved January 10,2022.
“Gender”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender, 2021, retrieved January 10,2022.
“Bonang”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonang, 2014, retrieved January 10,2022.
“Kempul”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempul, 2005, retrieved January 10,2022.
“Kempyang and Ketuk”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempyang_and_ketuk, 2021,
retrieved January 10,2022.
National Music Museum, “Celempung from the Javanese Gamelan”,
http://collections.nmmusd.org/Gamelan/9879/Celempung9879.html, 2014,
retrieved January 10,2022.
National Music Museum, “Gambang from the Javanese Gamelan”,
http://collections.nmmusd.org/Gamelan/9883/Gambang9883.html, 2014,
retrieved January 10,2022.
“Rebab”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempul, 2021, retrieved January 10,2022.
“Suling”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suling, 2009, retrieved January 10,2022.
“Kendang”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendang, 2005, retrieved January 10,2022.

Video Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgJpRf4uZX0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFscEel8rcU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfydro4X2t0

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