The document summarizes the rich musical traditions of Mindanao island in the Philippines. It describes the vocal and instrumental music of different tribes in Mindanao, such as chants, lullabies, and instruments like gongs. It also highlights some specific tribal instruments and their uses, such as the palabunibunyan ensemble of loud instruments used for merrymaking by the Maguindanaon people. The document conveys that Mindanao has a diverse array of indigenous musical traditions that are still practiced today as part of local cultures and ceremonies.

1. MUSIC OF MINDANAO

2. MINDANAO IS RICH IN THE BEAUTY OF
NATURE, THE COLOR DRESSES , THE
MOUNTAINS , HILLS , FALLS, AND CAVES.
THE CULTURE AND TRADITIONS HAVE
BEEN KEPT ALIVE ALL THESE YEARS.

3. ALSO, MINDANAO HAS A RICH VOCAL AND
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TRADITION.. MANY
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS OF THE DIFFERENT
TRIBES ARE STILL SUSTAINED IN DIFFERENT
FUNCTIONS. ONE OF WHICH IS THE VOCAL MUSIC
LIKE CHANTS AND LULLABIES.
IN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, ONE OF THE DOMINANT
INSTRUMENTS USED IS THE GONG. IT REFLECTS
THE SPIRITUAL AND NATURAL LIFE OF THE
FILIPINO MUSLIM. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY
RITUALS AND PRACTICES, AS PART OF THEIR
EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES. THESE ARE MADE MORE
FERVENT AND VIBRANT BY THE MUSIC THAT
ACCOMPANIES THEM.

4. MAGUINDANAO
The northern and southern
Mindanao are presented in
the vocal and instrumental
type of music.The vocal
music is performed either in
solo or in the call-response
manner.

5. THE MUSIC IS A MEANS OF
ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPITALITY,
BEING USED IN WEDDINGS, FESTIVALS ,
TO ENTERTAIN VISITING DIGNITARIES
AND TO SEND OFF THOSE HEADING
AND COMING BACK FROM
PILGRIMAGES.

6. THE MOST WIDELY PERFORMED INSTRUMENTS OF
THE MAGUINDANAON ARE THOSE THAT
COMPRISE AN ENSEMBLE OF LOUD INSTRUMENTS
CALLED PALABUNIBUNYAN.
ALL THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE ENSEMBLE, WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF THE AGUNG THAT IS PLAYED
EXCLUSIVELY BY MEN, ARE PLAYED BY EITHER
MEN OR WOMEN.
THE PALABUNIBUNYAN IS FOR MERRYMAKING
AND IS THEREFORE NOT PLAYED DURING
OCCURENCES OF DEATH, CALAMITIES AND THE
FASTING MONTH OF RAMADAN.

13. IT HAS FRETS IN A BOAT-LIKE
SHAPED BODY. ITS NAMES VARIES
FROM PLACE TO PLACE.

19. SAHUNAY
•It is a pipe instrument
with six finger holes. It
has a bell made from
bamboo leaf. It is used by
the Tausugs, similar to the
patottot of Kalinga.

27. LUNTANG
• It is one of the Magauindanaon
xylophones. It has five horizontal logs
hugs in ascending order arranged by pitch
and are stuck vertically.
• Some use it for self-entertainment while
others use it to keep farmers awake while
scaring the birds away from the fields. It is
normally used for long distance
communication and for social interactions
between sexes as well.

30. GANDANG
• It is a doubke-headed cylindrical drum. Both
ends are covered with animal skin. It is plyed
either by tapping the ends of the instruments
using the player’s hand or by striking using
wooden sticks.