The document discusses various musical traditions and instruments of the Cordillera region, particularly highlighting the Ifugao community's oral epic 'hudhud' and its cultural significance. It details different types of songs and instruments used in rituals, celebrations, and daily life, as well as the roles of specific chanters and musicians. Key instruments include the gangsa, bunkaka, and kolitong, each with distinct ways of playing and cultural contexts.

1. LESSON 1: MUSIC OF
CORDILLERA

2. • 1. Apayao: Apayao/ Isneg
• 2. Kalinga: Kalinga
• 3. Mountain Province: Bontoc
• 4. Abra: Tinguian/ Itneg
• 5. Benguet: Ibaloy
• 6. Ifugao: Ifugao

3. • Hudhud- is an oral epic chanted by the Ifugao community,
which tells about wealth, bravery and beauty of women.
-is made of more than 200 stories with more than 40
episodes
-is a narrative of the feats of mythical heroes and
heroines who represents the best Ifugao character.
-the compelete narration could take up to 3-4 days to
finish
-is traditionally performed during rice-sowing season, at
harvest, and at funeral wakes with the ritual cleansing of
the bones of the dead.
-it manifests the simple living of Cordilleranss and the
heroism of Aliguyon, a brave warrior
• Munhaw-e – the lead chanter of the hudhud
- often an elderly woman who should be familiar

4. •1. BEAUTY AND WEALTH
•2. CLOSE FAMILY
RELATIONSHIPS
•3. VALOR
•4. INFLUENTIAL
REPUTATION

5. •SALIDUMAY
- A song famous in the
cordilleras
- Was introduced during World
War II
-It is usually sung by groups
and for the use in

6. •BAD-IW
-Is an Ibaloy death ritual song.
-It uses a leader- chorus type
of singing.
-The ritual usually gives hope
of gaining favors for the living
from the spirit relatives

7. •OG-GAYAM
-Is an Itneg song
-Performed during festivals,
weddings peace agreements,
harvest time or welcoming
guests.

8. •GANGSA
-It is a flat gong without boss and
considered as the most treasured
instrument among the kalinga
-are played during festivities like
peace agreements, burial rites or
head hunting ceremonies

10. • GANGSA- TOPAYYA
• -It is a set of six graduated gongs tied to the
belts of six men who kneel down and lay their
gongs on their lap.
• -The player strikes and slides the gong to make
a ringing sound by using the left hand and
producing a dampened sound as they slide the
right hand forward on the surface of the gong.
• Accompanied by a dancing couple in a formal
gathering

12. • GANGSA- PALOOK
•-It requires 6 or more
striking the inner side of the
gong with stick allowing
them to vibrate

15. • BUNKAKA OR BALINGBING
-it is a bamboo tube with an opening
or split at one end.
-The way of playing it is by striking
the split ends against the palm of the
hand to produce a buzzing sound
-It is used by women to comfort them
before they do their everyday routine

17. •PATANGGUK
-it is made of one internode
of long slender variety of
bamboo
-It is struck against a
bamboo tube or piece of
hard wood

19. •PATATAG OR PATETEG
-it is a set of bamboo
blades in graduated
sizes.
- It is played in an
ensemble of 6 members
by one or two sticks

21. •TONGGATONG
-These are stamping tubes
consisting of 6 bamboo tubes of
different lengths with a node base
but open at the upper ends.
- It is played by women in groups
of 6 for healing rites

23. •ULIBAW
-It is a bamboo instrument made
of a thin, narrow strip of bamboo
brass.
-It is played through plucking or
striking the tip of the instrument to
produce a vibrating sound
-It is used for courtship and
entertainment

25. •KOLITONG OR KULITONG
-It is a stringed instrument
made of a single bamboo
piece around 3-4 inches in
diameter with a node at
each end.

27. •SAGGEYPO
-It is a set of 5 or 6 bamboo
pipes with different sizes played
in 3 or more ensembles.
-it is played by both men and
women during relaxation periods
and when they socialize with
other tribes

29. •DIWDIW-AS
-It is a row of 5 or more slim
bamboo tubes of varying
lengths tied to each other
-It is played by both men and
women during leisure hours

31. •TONGALI
-It is a nose flute instrument
-it is played solo by men to woo
women for general entertainement
Other names:
Kaleleng & Kankanai- Bontoc
Baliing- Isneg

33. •SULIBAW
-It is a drum with a skin
head played with a
padded stick or by
tapping using open
hands

35. •PALDONG
-It is a traditional lip-
valley flute
-it is played by men for
serenading, courting
women or passing by
leisure time

37. • Aerophone- sounds produced by air
• Chordophone- sounds produced by
strings
• Idiophone- sounds produced by way
of the instrument itself vibrating
without the use of strings
• Membranophone- sounds produced
by a skin attached on the instrument