8. The Music of the Cordillera The highlands of Luzon dubbed as the
“Watershed Cradle of North Luzon” as it hosts major rivers that
provide continuous water irrigation and energy. According to
ethnomusicologists, these are musicians who study cultural and
social aspects of the people making music.
The indigenous peoples of Cordillera preserves and transmitted
their musical cultures and traditions from generation to generation
through oral traditions.
THE MUSIC OF
CORDILLERA
9. CHARACTERISTICS OF MUSIC OF
CORDILLERA
1.Music is verymuchpartof lifeandliving
2.Havearichvarietyofsongsandmusicperformedoninstruments
3.Often performed in groups, all members of the community are welcome and
encouragedtojointhesinging,dancingandplayingofinstruments
4.Their music is communalandparticipatory
5. Songs areusuallyinunisonof pentatonic melodie
6.Musicandothercomponentsoftheirculturearetransferredfromgenerationto
generationthroughoraltradition.
10. IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES WHERE MUSIC IS
UTILIZED
1.Peacepacts
2.Healing rituals
3.Invocationof thegods
4.Rites of passage
5.Weddings andfestivals
6.Otherlifecycleeventssuchas birth,comingofage,work,
marriageanddeath
12. LIFE CYCLE MUSIC BIRTHTO
CHILDHOOD
•Owiwi- lullabyeofKalingathat
relate achild’s life
• Dagdagay-song ofKalinga
that foretells thebaby’s
future.
• Oppiya-kalingasong,sung while
cradling
