Famous Indigenous Musical
Instrument in the Philippines
Aerophones = it refers to any
musical instrument which
produce sounds without the use
of strings or membranes.
Baliing - Nose flutes of the Apayao
Bansik – Bamboo flute of the Negreto
Kaleleng – a long bamboo tube of Bontoc
Bulungudyong – vertical and long flute of the B’laan
Kalaleng – Bamboo flute of the Tinggian
Lantoy – Nose flute of the mangyan
Palandog – Lip valley flute of bagobo
Palandog and tongali – Lip valley flute of kalinga
Pulalo – Lip valley flute of the Mansaka
Sahunoy – pipe with reed of the tausog
Chordophones – it refers to any
instrument which make sounds by
way of trembling strings stretched
between two points.
Faglong – Two stringed, lute like instrument of the
B’laan
Kolitong – Bamboo guitar of the kalingga
Kudlong – Two stringed boat lute of the Bagobo
Kudyapi – Two stringed boat of the Maranao
Kulit en – Guitar of the tinggian
Pas-ing – Guitar of igurot
Serongagandi – a decorated bamboo tube of the
Maranao
Saludoy – Bamboo Guitar of the T’boli
Idiophones – it refers to any
instrument which produce sounds
primarily by way of the
instrument’s vibrating without the
use of strings or membranes
Afiw – Jaw harp of the bontoc
Agung – Bossed gong of the Maranao
Balingbing – Bamboo buzzer of the kalingga
Bangibang – Percussion bar of the ifugao
Gabbang – Bamboo xylophone of the tausog
Kinaban – jaw harp of the Hanunoo
Kubing – Jaw harp of the Ata and Maranao
Kulintong – Metal xylophone of the Maranao
Palipal – Bamboo clapper of the ifugao
Tagutok – Decorated Bamboo scraper of the Maranao
Tanggunggu – Gong chime of the
Kalagan,B’laan,Manuvu and Bagobo
Tongkaling – Pellet bells or crotal bells of the B’laan
Membranophone – it refers to any
musical instrument which produce
sounds way of a vibrating stretched
mebrane.
Dabakan – Glass shaped drum of the Maranao
Gandang – double headed cylindrical of the Maranao
Libbit – conical drum of the ifugao
Sutibao – conical drum of the ibaloy
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