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    Pre-colonial Philippine music was diverse and varied between regions. It was largely functional music that was integrated with daily life and rituals. Various indigenous groups had their own musical styles and instruments made from natural materials like bamboo and shells. Music served purposes like entertainment, communication, and ceremonies. Some examples of traditional instruments included the kudyapi, kulintang, tongali, and luntang. The kulintang ensemble was especially important for community and cultural events. Overall, pre-colonial Philippine music deeply reflected the customs and connection to nature of the various ethnic groups.

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    Pre-colonial Philippine music was diverse and varied between regions. It was largely functional music that was integrated with daily life and rituals. Various indigenous groups had their own musical styles and instruments made from natural materials like bamboo and shells. Music served purposes like entertainment, communication, and ceremonies. Some examples of traditional instruments included the kudyapi, kulintang, tongali, and luntang. The kulintang ensemble was especially important for community and cultural events. Overall, pre-colonial Philippine music deeply reflected the customs and connection to nature of the various ethnic groups.

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    Pre-colonial Philippine music was diverse and varied between regions. It was largely functional music that was integrated with daily life and rituals. Various indigenous groups had their own musical styles and instruments made from natural materials like bamboo and shells. Music served purposes like entertainment, communication, and ceremonies. Some examples of traditional instruments included the kudyapi, kulintang, tongali, and luntang. The kulintang ensemble was especially important for community and cultural events. Overall, pre-colonial Philippine music deeply reflected the customs and connection to nature of the various ethnic groups.

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    MUSIC DURING

    PRE-COLONIAL
    PERIOD

    IN THE
    PHILIPPINES
    EARLY PHILIPPINE
    MUSIC
    ›Ethnic music - the ›Filipinomusic-is quite
    traditional and typically diverse as the indigenous
    anonymous music that is an people in the Philippines
    expression of the life of spread across hundreds of
    people in a community. islands.
    ● Philippine indigenous music before the colonial era was largely
    functional.

    ● Expressed either instrumentally or vocally or a combination of


    both, music was deeply integrated with the activities of the natives.

    ● The ancient Filipinos had music practically for allocations, for every
    phase of life, from birth to death.
    ● Three regions: Northern Luzon, the Central Philippine islands of Mindoro and Palawan and
    the southern islands of Mindanao and Sulu.
    In Mindanao and Sulu, two musical and cultural traditions may be noted –

    1. the Islamic, consisting of such groups as the Maguindanao, Maranao, Yakan, Tausog and
    Samal

    2. the pre-Islamic which is composed of the Bagobo, Manobo, Bukidnon, Tagakaolo, Bilaan,
    Mansaka, Subanon and Mandaya,among others.

    ● › usical styles vary among regions, as each of the more than a hundred ethnic groups
    M
    scattered in the islands of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao produces its own lyrics and music.
    MUSIC STYLE
    ● O
    › ften the music is Polyphonic & uses highly interlocking repeated
    patterns.

    ● Polyphonic - having two or more voices or parts, each with an


    independent melody, but all harmonizing.

    ● Interlocking repeated patterns- Music played by Filipinoes through


    short melody/rhythm pattern simultaneously to create a complete musical
    phrase.
    ● E
    › thnic music in the Philippines often serves as a musical accompaniment
    for various traditions such as religious ceremonies and rituals.

    ● It functioned as a form of entertainment during occasions such as


    weddings, festivals, inaugurations, as well as funerals.
    ›
    ›
    ›
    ›
    ● N
    › ature has played a great role in shaping up the music
    technology and aesthetics of the various ethnic musical
    traditions.
    ● ›Ethnic musical instruments are primarily objects of
    nature as they consist mainly of bamboo, wood, shell,
    animal skin and metal; just as many of the melodies and
    rhythms of tribal chants imitate some aspects of natures
    sounds and movements.
    ›
    TRADITIONAL
    MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

    › String,
    wind, and percussion, which are typically made
    of bamboo, wood, or metal.
    › Flutes,pipes, and panpipes are wooden or bamboo-
    finished products, while gongs or gangsa are constructed
    from metal.
    common traditional music instruments used are
    › Most
    kudyapi, kulintang, gimbal, kubing, and tongali.
    ● Kubing-a jaw harp made with bamboo
    -used as a way for our ancestors to communicate
    through song, especially during courtship.
    -played by placing the instrument between the
    lips and the end is plucked to create different notes
    and sound.
    - Meranao & other groups in Southern Mindanao
    called it Kubing
    - Tagalogs(Barmbaw)
    - Kapampangans ( Kulaing)
    - Hanunoo Mangyans ( Kinaban)
    - Ibaloi & Kalinga (Koding)
    - Palawan (Aroding)
    ››
    ● Kulintang-a set of 5 to 9 pieces of gongs that
    vary in size and sound used for courtship or when
    trying to convey a message to one’s family and loved
    ones.,
    ● Aligned horizontally next to each other, usually on
    a rack, and are arranged in order of their pitch.
    -usually played for entertainment during festivals,
    weddings,and healing ceremonies.
    Tongali- Noseflute
    ● A three- or four-holed, is a traditional
    instrument used particularly in the
    mountains of northernLuzon
    ● Played to mimic a mournful human
    voice.
    ● Tongali often played during celebrations,
    special meals, festivals, the planting season,
    and In courtship.
    Gambal-War Drums
    ● used to boost their warrior’s esteem
    and get them ready for battle.
    ● They’re accompanied by other instruments
    , especially gongs. Drums are played by
    hand or by striking a wooden stick on the drumhead
    .
    ›

    ›Buktot-a small, four-stringed guitar-like


    instrument that’s made from a coconut husk.
    -used for personal entertainment.
    Luntang- It’s often used for
    self-entertainment, keeping farmers
    awake while scaring birds off the
    fields.
    -It was also used as a form of long distance
    communication. The Yakan use it in
    ceremonies, especially in courtship rituals.
    .›Kulintang A Tiniok- metallophone that
    contains
    eight tuned knobbed metal plates that
    are placed on top of a wooden rack.
    ›Babandil- This single, narrowed rimmed
    gong is often used as the “timekeeper”
    in the Kulintang ensemble.
    - It has a diameter of about a foot, which
    makes it bigger than the Kulintang gongs.
    › owever, it has a sunken boos which means that it
    H
    has to be struck on the rim or flange to make a sharp,
    distinctive metallic clang. Sticks that are made from
    bamboo or rattan is used. This instrument is often
    considered as a “false gong” and are traditionally
    made with bronze.
    KULINTANG MUSIC
    ● The gong ensemble was used for
    entertainment and for community
    interaction, since all members of the
    community could participate in the playing.

    ● In times past, the gongs were also used


    to send out danger warnings. When the
    Philippines were under military authority,
    the gongs were used to tell people to hide
    when soldiers came to a village, as well as
    helping to "protect" them from bullets.
    KULINTANG MUSIC IN WEDDING
    Tboli music: Utom Udei Kuleng Helef
    ● A traditional Tboli song called Utom
    Udei Kuleng Helef, which translates to
    "call of the cicada". It is played with
    the Hegelung, a native 2 stringed lute
    from Mindanao.
    ● T'boli culture is richly connected with and
    inspired by nature, their dances are a mimick
    from the action of animals such as monkeys and
    birds. The T'boli have a rich musical culture with
    a variety of musical instruments, but the T'boli
    music and songs are not meant for entertainment
    only.
    Kudyapi
    ● The Philippine Kudyapi is a two-
    stringed, fretted boat-lute that
    resembles that of a long-necked
    guitar popular amongst the
    Maguindanaoan, Maranao,
    Maranao music

    The Maranao Traditional dance like its


    music is inspired from the Maranao eic
    Tale “Darangen”. It is important to most
    ceremonies and celebration in Maranao
    festivities, it gratifies the expression of how
    nature and historic events has evolved the
    Maranao custom. This art of dancing is
    unconventiona
    Cordillera music
    Colonization may have greatly
    changed the Filipino's identity, but
    a group still strives to preserve
    what's left of the unique music
    from the Cordillera region,
    Philippines.
    TRIBAL MUSIC
    LET’S PRESERVE
    OUR NATIVE MUSIC
    BEFORE ITS GONE..

    THANK YOU
    talindaw

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