Music Flashcards
Do their chanting through solo and counter or group singing.
Yakans
Chants used in reading their Qur’an and other books they use in their Islam religion
Lugu
Songs that they use for serenading
loved ones
Kalangan
A chant to be sung by the wife-to-be during the ceremony that talks about married life
Sa-il / Lunsey
A chant-style or chant formula used for
rocking a baby to sleep
Lullaby
Song of the Yakans to put the baby to sleep, sung in a relax / slow manner, soft and soothing while rocking the baby
Ya-ya
Maranao term for lullaby
Bayok
Gong-based ensemble that have varied functions are mostly used for celebration/ rituals
and are mainly divided into two types.
Kulintang Ensemble
Ensembles of 6 – 8 hanging melody
gongs in a row, hung on ropes in
pyramidal order
Kulintangan / Kwintangan
Ensembles 9-11 gongs, played a melody and drone player in various names according to each tribe ensemble completed with 1 or 2 drums.
Tahunggo, Agung, Salmagi, BlowonSemagi
A large, deep-rimmed gong, vertically
suspended, hanged in wooden frames
Agung
Four large, hanging gongs used by
the Maguindanao as part of their kulintang ensemble.
Gandingan
Single-headed
Philippine drum, primarily used as a supportive instrument in the kulintang ensemble
Dabakan
According to the Philippine legends,
the first man and woman are born
out of bamboo.
Bamboo Ensemble
Native xylophone
in sulu, it’s main body is shaped like a coffin keys are struck with 2 mallets, each with a strip of rubber fastened to its underside
Gabbang
