Instrumental Music that focuses on different types of Intruments like Aerophone, Chordophones, Membranophones and Idiophones

1. Instrumental Music
in lowland Luzon

2. Instrumental Music
Instrumental music is simply music
that doesn’t contain any words or
vocals. Typically, instrumental
music includes just the sound(s) of
one or more instruments being
played.

3. There are 4 types of Instruments
• Aerophones
• Chordophones
• Membranophones
• Idiophones

4. Aerophones
Aerophone, any of a class of
musical instruments in which
a vibrating mass of air
produces the initial sound

5. Chordophones
Chordophones are any of a class
of musical instruments (such as a
guitar and violin) whose sound is
generated by plucking, bowing,
or striking stretched strings.

6. Membranophones
A membranophone is
any musical instrument which
produces sound primarily by
way of a vibrating stretched
membrane

7. Idiophones
Any of a class of musical
instruments (such as a bell or gong)
whose sound is generated by
striking, rubbing, plucking, or
blowing the material of the
instrument itself not under any
special tension

8. Instrumental Group
In the Philippines

9. 1. Brass Band
An instrumental music that mostly can be found in
fiestas that are celebrated in various provinces of the
Philippines to honor different patron saints This consist
of instruments that belongs to different classification
such as brass, woodwind and percussion instruments.
During the Spanish period, Filipinos took opportunity
to hone their musical talents to avoid recruitment into
labor camps Marching bands, called bandas, were very
popular during the American regime.

10. SAXOPHONES
was intended for
both military
bands and
orchestras Was
known
instruments in
Jazz music

11. FRENCH HORN
Commonly known
as horn circular
shape, with a large
bell at its end
Quality of the
sound may be
controlled through
the adjustment of
lip tension

12. CYMBALS
Consist of 2 thin
cylindrical metal
Normally sound
majestic and used in
climax of the music
Used in orchestra,
jazz, bands, and
marching groups

15. 2. Rondalla
Derived from the Spanish word ronda
which means “serenade”. It is an ensemble of
stringed instruments that are played with a
plectrum or pick originated in Spain but
became most popular in Philippine folk music
Initially use as accompaniment to folk dances
and traditional Filipino songs but evolved its
versatility and capable to play any genres or
music

17. BANDURIA
It has 14 strings that
are made up of steel
Has shorter neck and
fret board Has higher
pitch than the other
Rondalla instruments
Uses pick or plectrum
to play the instruments
usually plays the
melody in Rondalla

18. LAUD
Similar to Banduria
has 14 strings
Longer neck and
fret board Lower
pitch than the
Banduria Has an f
hole as a sound
hole

19. BAJO DE UNAS
Also known as
Double Bass Largest
instruments in
Rondalla Uses the
hand of the musician
to pluck the strings
and create a sound
Has the lowest pitch
in rondalla
instruments

20. 3. BAMBOO ORGAN
The national treasure bamboo organ was
built completely in 1824 under the
supervision of Father Diego Cera who was
from a family of organ-builders It was
designed with pipes made of 902 bamboo and
the remaining pipes are made of 109 metal. It
is housed at St. Joseph Parish Church in Las
Piñas City

21. ANGKLUNG
Originally
instruments
invented in
Indonesia Being
shaken to produce
sound A set of
angklung has
different pitches

22. TALUNGGATING
Bamboo marimba
Usually plays the
melody in Himig
Kawayan Struck by
mallets made from
rattan and rubber at
its end

23. KALAGONG
Is an instrument that
produces a hollow
gong-likesound played
by tapping the top
holes of the bamboo
by any rubber slipper
like material It serves
a bass of the Himig
Kawayan

25. 4. MUSIKONG BUMBONG
Is an original Filipino marching band
that uses bamboo instruments and has a
similar physical structure of brass band
instruments but different sound
production The pitches and melodies
come from the voice of the instrument
player Many of this bands can be found
in Malabon and was said to be the origin

26. 5. HIMIG KAWAYAN
Popularly know as “singing
bamboos” of the Philippines An
ensemble of percussion and woodwind
instruments that plays music using
nontraditional bamboo instruments Most
of the instruments are originally from
Indonesia and was localized, adopted
and developed for Filipino music culture