MUSIC

MINDANAO
OF
 OBJECTIVES
·Identify the musical characteristics of representative
music selections from Mindanao after listening.

·Analyze the musical elements of vocal and instrumental

music selections.
 MINDANAo
Mindanao is second largest island of the Philippines at
the southern end of the archipelago Culture.

It is surrounded by four seas, namely:

oSulu Sea to the West,
oPhilippine Sea to the East,
oCelebes Sea to the South, and
oMindanao Sea to the North.
 MINDANAO
This is the region that has the greatest variety of development. It
has the greatest variety of development. It has mountains and
volcanoes that are complex in structure that attracts tourists.

Mindanao consists of People with different languages, tribes, and

races. It also consists of the Moro and the Lumad or the indigenous
groups who resisted the Spanish colonization. Mindanao is known
as the land of promise because of its rich biodiversity and natural
resources.
 WHAT IS CHANTING?
Chanting is making melodic sounds with the voice only. There
are epics in Mindanao transferred from one generation to the
next through their oral tradition, with the use of chanting.
The indigenous Philippine folklore is characterized by sacred
rituals and practices and are made more eager and animated
by the music that accompanies them. The kind of texture that
they are showing is a monophonic texture
 MIMINSAD
-It is a dance song and is also chanted as people walk before
the altar. The wedding feast is another occasion where music
plays a key role. Some Muslim groups play music using small
and large kettledrums as accompaniment to dancing, one of
the highlights of the celebration.
 DARANGEN
The Darangen is an ancient epic song that encompasses a
wealth of knowledge of the Maranao people who live in the
Lake Lanao region of Mindanao. This southernmost island of
the Philippine archipelago is the traditional homeland of the
Maranao, one of the country’s three main Muslim groups.
DARANGEN
 ULAGING
Is the most important type of vocal music. The Ulaging is an
epic cycle among the Talaandig Manobo of Bukidnon,
Mindanao. Like most epics, its aasociate with the sacred as
the deities invoked.

It recalls the adventure of the main hero Agyu and his brother
and sisters. This is sung at nighttime for at least some hours,
in some cases up to several nights.
ULAGING
 MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
OF
MINDANAO
 KULINTANG
Kulintang is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of
music composed on a row of small, horizontally-laid gongs that
function melodically, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs
and drums.
Kulintang music generally could be found as the social
entertainment at a host of different occasions. It is used during
large feasts, festive/harvest gatherings, for entertainment of
visiting friends and relatives, and at parades.
KULINTANG
 GANDINGAN
Gandingan is a set of four large hanging gongs which is played
as part of the kulintang ensemble of Maguindanao.
GANDINGAN
 AGUNG
Agung is one or two suspended gongs.
 DABAKAN
Dabakan is a single-headed Philippine drum that looks like
a goblet used by the Maranaos.
KULINTANG,AGUNG,DABAKAN
 BEBENDIL
Bebendil is a single, narrow-
rimmed Philippine gong used
as the timekeeper of the
Maguindanao Kulintang
ensemble
BEBENDIL
 KUBING
Kubing is a type of Philippine Jew harp from bamboo found
among the Maguindanao and other Muslim and non-Muslim
tribes in the Philippines and Indonesia.
The kubing is traditionally considered an intimate
instrument, usually used as communication between family
or a loved one in close quarters.
 SULING
Suling is the Maguindanao suling is the smallest bamboo
flute of the Maguindanao and the only one classified as a
ring-flute. Air is passed through the suling via a blowing hole
found at the bottom of the instrument and pitch is controlled
via five finger holes on the top and one finger hole located on
the bottom.
 PALENDAG
Palendag is a lip-valley flute and one of the most common
aerophones of the Maguindanaons.
 KAGUL
Kagul is a Maguindanao bamboo scraper gong or slit drum
with a jagged edge on one side.
KAGUL
 NON-ISLAMIC MUSIC
LUMAD is a Bisayan term meaning “native” or “indigenous”.
It refers to the non- Christian and non-Muslim ethnic groups
of Mindanao. The music of Lumad includes a wide repertoire
of sounds performed for various occasions. They also make
use of a general array of musical instruments that includes
the agong.
 SUBANON
- is a tribe indigenous to the Zamboanga peninsula area,
particularly living in the mountainous areas of Zamboanga
del Sur and Misamis Occidental, Mindanao Island,
Philippines.
- is the biggest group of Lumad of Zamboanga del Norte and
Zamboanga del Sur
Chants SUBANON
·Different types of song like:
- Donli – Love song
- Buwa – Lullaby
- Giloy – Funeral

Subanon musical instruments include the agong, kulintang,

and durugan
 MANOBO
Manobo are from Sarangani Island,
Davao region, Agusan Province,
and Bukidnon. Most of the singers
use their armpits to produce
rhythmic sound while they are
singing.
o
T'BOLI
T’boli is the name of one of the
tribes of South Cotabato. They
perform different songs from
different occasions and sentiments,
like weddings and fishing, and when
they are joyful or sad. They reflect
their closeness to nature through
the imitation of natural sounds.
 MANSAKA
Mansaka is the name of one of the tribes from the provinces
of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley. Their musical
forms include the Saliada that is like ballad and bayok on or
songs of love and adventure.
o
T'BOLI
T’boli is the name of one of the
tribes of South Cotabato. They
perform different songs from
different occasions and sentiments,
like weddings and fishing, and when
they are joyful or sad. They reflect
their closeness to nature through
the imitation of natural sounds.
 III. WRITTEN ACTIVITY (10 POINTS)

“ART ATTACT!”
DIRECTIONS: IF YOU WERE GIVEN A CHANCE TO MAKE AN ETHNIC
INSTRUMENT IN MINDANAO, WHAT WOULD BE? (10 POINTS)

AS A STUDENT, WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING THE

MUSIC OF MINDANAO? (10 POINTS)
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