This document discusses the musical group Pangkat Kawayan from the lowlands of Luzon, Philippines. Pangkat Kawayan is an orchestra that uses various traditional bamboo instruments, including angklung bamboo-rattle tubes, bumbong bamboo tubes, kalatok bamboo knockers, and talunggating bamboo marimba. The document describes each bamboo instrument, how it is constructed, and how it is played. It provides examples of the different instrument types, including wind, percussion, and melodic instruments, that make up the unique sound of Pangkat Kawayan's traditional music from Luzon.

1. MUSIC OF LUZON
(lowlands)
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
PANGKAT KAWAYAN

2. PANGKAT KAWAYAN
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

3. The learner…
demonstrates understanding of the musical
characteristics of representative music from the
lowlands of Luzon
CONTENT STANDARDS

4. The learner…
performs music of the lowlands with appropriate
pitch, rhythm, expression and style
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

5. Learning Objectives
1. identifies the musical characteristics of representative
music selections from the lowlands of Luzon after
listening;
2. analyzes the musical elements of some Lowland vocal
and instrumental music selections;
3. performs songs with accompaniment (instruments) from
Luzon lowlands

6. Learning Objectives
MU7LU-Ia-1
1. identifies the musical characteristics of representative music
selections from the lowlands of Luzon after listening
MU7LU-Ib-3
2. explains the distinguishing characteristics of representative
Philippine music selections from Luzon in relation to its culture and
geography and;
MU7LU-Ic-h10
3. evaluates music applying knowledge of musical elements and
styles.

7. Music of Luzon ( Lowlands)
Geographical and Cultural Background
Instrumental Music
PANGKAT KAWAYAN
CONTENT

9. PANGKAT KAWAYAN
• It is popularly known as the “Singing
Bamboos of the Philippines”.
• It is an orchestra that plays music using non-
traditional bamboo instruments.
• Founded in 1966, It is always composed of
young students who are selected from Quezon
City and Manila Schools.

10. ANGKLUNG INSTRUMENTS

11. Bamboo-rattle tubes attached to a bamboo
frame
Tubes are carved to have a resonant pitch
when struck, each ANGKLUNG represents a
note and is tuned to octaves
Plays the counterpoints to the melody
It is played by shaking the lower part with one
hand while the upper end holding it either the
other hand steady.

12. BUMBONG (Bamboo Tube)

13. It is made of hollow pieces of bamboo that
has been put together and seve as the
orchestra’s wind section
It is divided into bass (lower) and horn
(higher) sections.
Each BUMBONG represents one note; to
produce the sound it has to be blown trough a
mouthpiece

14. KALATOK (Bamboo Knocker)

15. a percussion instruments made of
pieces of bamboos that are strung
together with pieces of bamboo
with varying tones when struck
by a rubber mallet.

16. TALUNGGATING (Bamboo Marimba)

17. Made from bamboo that follows the
musical scale and style of the typical
xylophone.
It plays the melody
Mallets made out of rattan and
rubber are used to play the
instrument.

18. KALAGONG

19. Wind instrument that produces a
hollow gong-like sound
Played by tapping the top wholes
of the bamboos by two flat and
flexible surface tapper
It serves as bass of the group

20. PAN PIPES

21. small pieces of bamboo in graduated small
tubes that has been put together by a string
the sound and styling of the wind
instruments found in Northern Philippines
each pipe represents a note and is blown
to produce the sound.

22. TULALI (Bamboo Flute)

23. made of baga (one of the smallest bamboo
varieties)
a bamboo opening encircled by a banana
leafing to a pentatonic scale played on four
holes, one found below and three on top of
the bamboo tube.

24. KISKIS

25. a bamboo piece with ridges and serves as
a percussion instrument
KISKIS a Filipino word which means “ to
scratch” or “to rub” against something
It is played by rubbing a rattan stick on its
ridges.

26. THANK YOU
FOR
LISTENING!!!!