Grade 7 Unit 3 Exploring Folk Music and Arts: Philippines and Southeast Asia PDF

Grade 7 Unit 3 Exploring Folk Music and Arts: Philippines and Southeast Asia 1 Central Question How do the folk music and arts of the Philippines connect with those of selected Southeast Asian countries? 2 Lesson 1...

Grade 7 Unit 3 Exploring Folk Music and Arts: Philippines and Southeast Asia 1 Central Question How do the folk music and arts of the Philippines connect with those of selected Southeast Asian countries? 2 Lesson 1 Harmonizing Cultures: Folk Music Artistry Across Southeast Asia 3 Recharge Borobudur, a Buddhist temple in Central Java Indonesia 4  Enlighten Instructions 1. This is a group activity. 2. The class will be divided into four groups: Group 1: Philippines Group 2: Indonesia Group 3: Cambodia Group 4: Thailand 1. Using online resources, books, or audio recordings, find a traditional folk song from the assigned country. Learn about the song's history, cultural importance, and any interesting stories associated with it. 5  Enlighten Instructions 4. Together, as a group, practice singing or playing the assigned folk song. Your group can use available instruments or your voices to do this. 5. After research, create a brief presentation about the assigned folk song to your group. Include details about its historical and cultural significance. Share information about the traditional instruments used, and highlight any unique aspects of the music. 6  Enlighten Instructions 6. Practice performing the folk song as a group. Focus on capturing the essence and style of the music. Make sure everyone is comfortable with their roles. 7. Each group will take turns presenting their chosen folk song to the class. Be prepared to explain its significance and perform it for everyone. 7 Indochinese Peninsula Insular Southeast or Mainland Asia Cambodia Malaysia East Timor Thailand Singapore Myanmar Brunei Vietnam Archipelagos of Indonesia Philippines Laos 8 The region experiences a tropical climate—hot, and humid in some areas. This weather provides the region with a rich variety of spices and exotic goods. Some of these goods are rice, rubber, and petroleum. This is why plenty of traders and explorers wanted to establish trade with these countries. 9  Portuguese and Dutch India established trade and went beyond commerce in trade; converted Southeast Asia parts of the region new art forms, ideas, into their colonies and traditions such as Hinduism, had very little to Buddhism, and no cultural Islam influence 10 Britain and France colonized parts of the region trading 11 General Characteristics of Music in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia made instruments out of natural material to the region, such as bamboo, wood, and various metals. believed in animism; written chants and songs in the worship of nature and the spirits. They wrote songs centered on agriculture—the backbone of their economy—including rice-planting songs and songs for the harvest time. Some of these songs were pleas to spirits or prayers for a bountiful harvest.use of bamboo and wood materials known for the metal gongs. They are used to communicate with spirits and often accompany rituals and processions or aid in meditation and healing. 12 Instrumental Music Indonesia’s Gamelan Ensemble Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world. known for their bronze gong ensembles, called the Gamelan ensemble. 13 Instrumental Music Indonesia’s Gamelan Ensemble consist of bronze or iron idiophones, otherwise known as metallophones. gong ageng, bonang, saron barung and gambang Rebab and kendang 14 Instrumental Music Indonesia’s Gamelan Ensemble Gamelan instruments are sacred and believed to have supernatural powers. They are treated with utmost respect; musicians bow before playing, and cannot step over any of the instruments. 15 Slendro Pelog a tuning system that divides an seven-tone tuning octave into five equidistant tones 16 Instrumental Music Thailand’s Piphat Ensemble the country’s most well- known ensemble theater performances, rituals, funerals, and court 17 Instrumental Music Thailand’s Piphat Ensemble pieces played: continuous, busy, and non-directional composed of double-reed aerophones and tuned idiophones, and is dominated by a wooden- keyed xylophone called the ranat ek 18 Instrumental Music Thailand’s Piphat Ensemble set of tuned gongs laid in a circle, called the khawng wong yai (plays basic melodies) higher-pitched counterpart of this is called the khawng wong lek (plays faster and more ornate melodic lines) 19 Instrumental Music Thailand’s Piphat Ensemble the music of this ensemble is played in duple meter ching, a cup-shaped instrument, plays this accent 20 Instrumental Music Cambodia’s Pinpeat Ensemble Cambodian music mainly accompanied court occasions such as rites, festivals, and performances main and oldest court ensemble 21 Instrumental Music Cambodia’s Pinpeat Ensemble composed of eight to ten instruments classified as “gong-chime” music similar instruments with Thailand’s Piphat Ensemble but differ in names 22 Vocal Music in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia has a rich vocal music tradition use of oral tradition songs, traditions, and stories are not written down but are orally taught, and learned through listening and constant practice 23  Reexplore Kulintang 24