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Lesson 3: Mindanao Bamboo and Solo Instruments

This document provides descriptions of several traditional bamboo musical instruments from the Philippines, including: - The kubing, a type of jaw harp made from carved bamboo found throughout the Philippines under different regional names. - The gabbang, a xylophone with 17 bamboo keys and a decorated resonating case, sometimes played alongside a local violin. - The suling, a simple bamboo flute with a mouth-hole and surrounding rattan ring. - The bantula, a bamboo instrument pounded to produce loud sounds to call community attention for various purposes.

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Lesson 3: Mindanao Bamboo and Solo Instruments

This document provides descriptions of several traditional bamboo musical instruments from the Philippines, including: - The kubing, a type of jaw harp made from carved bamboo found throughout the Philippines under different regional names. - The gabbang, a xylophone with 17 bamboo keys and a decorated resonating case, sometimes played alongside a local violin. - The suling, a simple bamboo flute with a mouth-hole and surrounding rattan ring. - The bantula, a bamboo instrument pounded to produce loud sounds to call community attention for various purposes.

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Lesson 3

Mindanao bamboo and solo instruments


Kubing
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It is a type of jaw harp made from a hand carved piece
of bamboo. Found all over the Philippines, this
traditional musical instrument is called kubing among
the Mindanao tribes (Maguindanao and Maranao),
kulaing in Cotabato, subing in Visayas, barmbaw
among the Tagalogs, kollibaw among the Negritos,
kinaban among the Hanunoo Mangyans, afiw (made of
metal) among the Bontocs, and coding among the
Ibaloys and Kalingas. The indigenous bamboo
instrument comes in various designs throughout
Southeast Asia.
Gabbang
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Xylophone with 17 keys made of bamboo,
separated by metal nails. The resonating case is
dcorated with floral motives. At the sides are two
mirrors.
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The beaters are made of wood with a piece of
tube rubber
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The Gabbang can be played as a solo
instrument. Sometimes a duo is formed with a
'biula', a local violin.
Suling
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The Suling is a simple bamboo flute. A notch is
cut into the the side of the top end, and this top
end is surrounded by a rattan of bamboo ring,
leaving a small slit where the player will put his
mouth on. Suling is the simplest and cheapest
instrument in the gamelan.
Bantula
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A bamboo instrument that is use to call the
attention of the community. The bantula is
pounded by a solid timber to produce loud
sound. The rhythm of the pounding depends on
the intention of the caller such as calling the
community to gather for a meeting, a warning
that strangers are coming in the community, a
warning for intruders, an emergency warning
during floods or simply as a musical instrument.
Sludoy
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Tube cither made of bamboo; five strings cut
from the tube; the tube is cut open with one full
length crack and held together by bamboo
strips at both ends. In this way the tube forms
the resonating body of the instrument. Usually a
piece of dried leaf is placed in the top end of the
tube of which the fucntion is not clear.
Kudyapi
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Two stringed lute made of wood, one string for
the melody, one for the drone. Eight frets
originally held in place placed on the neck of
the lute by a sticky rubbery substance, propolis,
produced by honey bees to repair damages and
openings in the hive. The lute is decorated with
floral motives; the tail is carved to represent a
stylised crocodile head.

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