is one of the prominent forms of music accompaniment. It is the set of instrumental music performed by a brass band or native- string band.
Rondalla
is the tiniest instrument in the string family.
Piccolo
is a pear-shaped instrument, with round sound hole at the center.banduria
banduria
plays the second voice.
Laud
is like a small guitar with a shorter neck.
octavina
has six strings with a long fretted neck.
guitar
is the largest rondalla instrument.
Bajo de unas
is either brass or marching band. It is composed of two sections, namely the brass wind, and the percussion.
band
is a group of musicians who play different musical instruments made mostly from bamboos.
musikong bumbong
is a bamboo instrument originated from Indonesia.
Angklung Ensemble.
is a bamboo orchestra popularly known as the “Singing Bamboos of the Philippines”
Himig Pangkat Kawayan
Songs written by the folk and are sung to accompany daily activities such as farming, fishing, and putting the baby to sleep.
folk songs
Pamulinawen Ti Ayat Ti Maysanga Ubing Manang Biday
Ilocano songs
Atin Cu PungSingsing Doredo Mariang Malagu
kapampangan songs
Sarung Banggi
Bicolano songs
Magtanim ay di biro Bahay Kubo Leron leron Sinta
Tagalog songs
is an old Visayan folk song. It was originally an indigenous song and dance debate between a man and a woman.
Balitaw
is a Christmas song performed in Samar. It is about the story of the shepherd who visited the baby Jesus in the manger.
Pastores
is a presentation through singing the worship in a happy mood expressing the people to celebrate as the Savior was born.
Daygon
is an instrument made from coconut shells with four strings.
buktot
is a metal gong similar to the gangsa of the Ifugao. It is an idiophone instrument and it can be played together with drums.
agung
is a bamboo flute with six finger holes. This instrument is usually used during Holyweek, particularly on Good Friday.
Tulali
is a dance song. The performers walk before the altar with the accompaniment of indigenous musical instruments.
Miminsad
are the most widely performed instruments of the Maguindanao’s and those are comprised an ensemble of a loud instrument. It is also for merrymaking and therefore not played during occurrences of death, calamities, and the fasting month of Ramadan.
Palabunibunyan
palabunibunyan instruments
Kulintang, Dabakan, Babandil, Agung, Gandingan
is made up of eight gongs of graduated sizes placed in a row. It is played by striking the bosses or knot of the gongs with two wooden sticks.
Kulintang
is a goblet shaped wooden drum covered with animal skin.
Dabakan
is a small suspended gong which plays on its rim.
Babandil
is a two large kettle shaped gong.
Agung
is four suspended gongs with narrow rims.
Gandingan