Provinces Capital Abra Bangued Apayao Kabugao Benguet La Trinidad Ifugao Lagawe Kalinga Tabuk City Mountain Province Bontoc
CORDILLERA It is the country's only land-locked region. It has a mountainous topography and dubbed as the "Watershed Cradle of North Luzon" as it hosts major rivers that provide continuous water for irrigation and energy for Northern Luzon.
Characteristics of Music of Cordillera 1. Music is very much part of life and living 2. Have a rich variety of songs and music performed on instruments 3. Often performed in groups, all members of the community are welcome and encouraged to join the singing, dancing and playing of instruments 4. Their music is communal and Participatory.
5. Songs are usually in unison of pentatonic melodies 6. Music and other components of their culture are transferred from generation to generation through oral tradition. Oral tradition is cultural material and traditions transmitted orally from one generation to another Oral may refer to speech communication as opposed to writing (http://sppcfreshmen20112012.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/traditional-music-culturefrom- north-the-cordillera-administrative-region-car/)
Important Activities Where Music is Utilized 1. Peace pacts 2. Healing rituals 3. Invocation of the gods 4. Rites of passage 5. Weddings and festivals 6. Other life cycle events such as birth, coming of age, work, marriage and death (http://sppcfreshmen20112012.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/traditionalmusic- culture-from-north-the-cordillera-administrative-region-car/)
Music of the Cordillera may be categorized into: 1. VOCAL MUSIC 2. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC 3. VOCAL ENSEMBLE WITH INSTRUMENTAL ACCOMPANIMENT
A. VOCAL MUSIC Life Cycle Music Birth to Childhood • Owiwi - lullabye of Kalinga that relate a child’s life • Dagdagay - song of Kalinga that foretells the baby’s future. • Oppiya - kalinga song, sung while cradling Love, Courtship and Marriage • Chag -ay- an expression of secret love of Bontoc . • Oggayan - greeting and advice to newly weds of Kalinga .
Death Rite Music • Didiyaw - song to a dead child of Bontoc • Sangsangit - a dirge of Isneg . Work or Occupational Song • Sowe-ey - Rice pounding song of Bontoc . • Dakuyon - kalinga song for hunting bats. • Dinaweg - Ilongot song for catching wild boar. • Owayat - song for gathering firewood of Ilongot . • Chey-assa - Bontoc rice pounding song sung in a groups.
Ceremonial Music • Kapya - song of Bontoc for curing ceremonies. • Angba - song of Bontoc for curing ceremonies. • Dawak - song of Ilongot for curing ceremonies. Entertainment Song • Hudhud - epic song of Ifugao , a leader chorus style. • Alim - leader chorus style of music of Ifugao where to groups of singers reply to 2 make leaders. • Dang Dang-ay- Kalinga entertainment song