music of
cordillera
Highlighting CAR
The Cordillera Administrative Region, commonly referred to as
CAR, is an administrative region situated within the island of
Luzon. It is unique in that it is the only landlocked region
in the Philippines.
CAR encompasses six provinces: Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao,
Kalinga, and Mountain Province. The regional center is the
highly urbanized city of Baguio.
Geographically, CAR covers most of the Cordillera Mountain
Range, a picturesque landscape characterized by rugged
terrain, lush forests, and scenic vistas. It covers an area of
approximately 19,422.03 square kilometers.
Among the languages spoken in CAR are Ilocano, Ibaloi,
Kankanaey, Kalanguya, Kalinga, Ifugao, Itneg, Isneg,
Pangasinan, Filipino, and English.
Music is a part of the lives and everyday living of
the people in Cordillera. They have a rich variety
of songs and music performed using instruments.
They make and share music that relates, belongs,
and involves each member in their community.
Their music is also typically in unison that are
passed on from one generation to another. Their
folk songs addresses social issues, depicts the
peoples way of life, their spiritual life and their
entertainment.
folk songs OF THE
CORDILLERA REGION.
1. SALIDUMAY
An indigenous folk song
associated with the Igorot and
Kalinga natives of the Cordillera
Mountains in the northern part of
the Philippines. It is sung during
weddings, festivities and rituals.
2. HUDHUD HI ALIGUYON
Believed to have existed
before the seventh century
it is made up of more than
200 narrative chants. Each
of the chants is divided
into 40 episodes.
3. dang-DANG-AY SI DONG-ILAY
A traditional tune made popular
by the guerrilla soldiers during
World War II. The words may be
extemporaneous to suit the
occasion. It is usually sung by a
male as a form of entertainment.
4. Oggayam
a kind of song from the people of
Ilocos and Kalinga. It is commonly
sang by leaders to celebrate certain
occasions. The leaders who perform
this song wear their native attire and
use their very own dialect.
5. badiw
A style of singing without prior
preparation or practice in leader
chorus form. It is the music of Ibaloi
Music in the region is
used in peace pacts,
healing rituals, invocation
of the gods, rites of
passage, wedding and
festivities and other life
cycle events.
Activity in MAPEH - Music
Direction: Answer the question in 1–2 paragraphs in
your paper.
Why do you think the people of Cordillera continue
to preserve their music and culture? What can we
learn from them?"
INDEGENOUS MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT
INDEGENOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Classification:
[Link] - These instruments
make sounds from the vibrating
string stretched at points
INDEGENOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Classification:
2. Aerophones - These are wind
instruments whose sounds are produced
by blowing on the instrument. It includes
various types of flutes, panpipes and
reed pipes
INDEGENOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Classification:
3. Membranophones - These are drum-
type instruments that are sounded from
tighlty stretched membranes. The palm
of the hands is used to sound these
instrument.
INDEGENOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Classification:
4. Idiophones - These instruments have
sounds produced from the substance of
the instrument itself. They may be struck,
blown, shaken, scraped or rubbed.
1. PAS-ING
A bamboo
guitar of the
igorots
chordophones
2. Diw-diw-as
A panpipe composed of at
least five slender bamboo
pipes of different lengths
tied together like a raft. This
instrument is popular
among the Tingguians
aerophones
3. kalleleng
A long bamboo nose flute
among the Bontocs
aerophones
4. SULIBAO
A conical drum of the Ibalois
and Bontocs
Membranophones
5. balingbing
A bamboo buzzer from the
Kalingas
idiophones
6. bangibang
Percussion bar of the
Ifugaos
idiophones
6. gangsa
Metal flat gong with a
narrow rim found
among the Ifugaos
and Apayaos
idiophones
7. Kalutang
Considered as
one of the oldest
indigenous
instrument
idiophones
8. Palipal
A bamboo
clapper from
Ifugao
idiophones
A. Draw the following musical instruments
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[Link]-diw-as
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B. Describe briefly the music of the Cordillera
Kindly write your activity on a short bond paper. Thank you!