MUSIC OF THE PHILIPPINESThe music of the Philippine non-Christian ethnic groups showed the wealth and beauty of Filipino folk songs and dances before contact with the Western world . Philippine music is rich in folk songs, ethnic songs, and indigenous ,musical instruments. Through the contributions and influences of other countries, the Philippines experienced vast changes in musical development

MUSIC OF THE PHILIPPINESFilipino folk music is characterized by its origin, form, attention and the quality of sound produced. Most traditional folk songs have no standard form and not given much attention With the coming of the Spaniards and Americans, Filipino underwent a transformation with the influx of western influences.

Indigenous Musical Instruments

Indigenous Musical InstrumentsThe indigenous musical

instruments of the Philippines play a very important role in their ceremonies, rituals and celebration.

These instruments are made of gongs, bamboo, wood, and animal skins

Kinds of Philippine indigenous musical instruments

Percussion instrumentsWind instruments Stringed instruments

PAS-ING Bamboo Zither Stringed instrument

Guitar made of bamboo The bamboo is cut before one nod and after the next; two cords are slit loose side by side from the outer skin fibers of the bamboo itself and these are given tension by means of bridges

The strings are picked with the fingers or beaten with a stick

OTHER FORMS OF ZITHERS Stringed instrument

PAGANG

Stringed instrument

Zither of the Tagbanuas in Palawan

KUDYAPI

Stringed instrument

Made of wood which resembles an elongated guitar usually having two strings; played in similar position as cello

Other forms of Lute/ Zithers

Stringed instrument

BANGIBANG

Percussion instrument Played by hitting the “Bangibang” with a wooden mallet

Tugo (Tambol)

Percussion instrument

A drum about 25 centimeters long and about 20 centimeters in diameter

LITGUIT

Stringed instrument Bamboo violin

LUDAG

Percussion instrument A drum about one meter and 20 centimeters long, being about 30 centimeters the diameter of the head

DEBAKAN

Percussion instrument

Musical instrument used in various musical ensemble in Mindanao

TUGO

Percussion instrument A drum about 25 centimeters long and about 20 cm in diameter

GANDINGAN

Percussion instrument Set of suspended gongs used in the Kulintang ensemble

KULINTANGAN

Percussion instrument Consists of eight graduated-sized gongs called kulintang

KULINTANGAN

SULIBAO

☞ Percussion instrument☞ A hollow wooden drum whose head is covered with the skin of an animal; played by striking the palms of the hand against the tight-fitting skin diaphragm

GABBANG

☞ Percussion instrument☞ A native xylophone used in Sulu; constructed with a bamboo keyboard on top; its main body is shaped like a coffin and made out of wood; across its open top are laid wooden sticks of different sizes and placed about one centimeter or less apart from each other; played by hammering the crossing sticks with a wooden hammer.

GANGSA

☞ Percussion instrument☞ A kind of bronze gong played by holding with one hand the cord which holds the gong in position and the other beating it with the palm of the hand or with a padded drumstick.

KUBING/ SUBING

☞ Percussion instrument A Jew’s harp made of bamboo; made of a piece of bamboo, one end of which is cut off so as to leave a projecting tongue which when struck causes the movement of an inside split of the same piece of bamboo, the end of which split causes vibration of the air through the small long opening

BUNKAKA/ BILBIL

☞ Percussion instrument Bamboo instrument about 40 centimeters long; played by striking the splitted end of a bamboo against the left palm

PALAKUPAKAN

☞ Percussion instrument Bamboo clapper from Palawan

TULALI

☞ Wind instrument A flute similar to the European flute, with one hole for the mouth and six for the fingers; about 50 centimeters long and about 3 centimeters in diameter

SAHUNAY

☞ Wind instrument A bamboo flute with six holes for the fingers and one for the mouth; a trumpet made of coconut leaf is attached to the lower end.

BANGSI

☞ Wind instrument A bamboo flute of the Mangyan with an external duct flute, which has a chip glued on to the tube of the flute