3. One way is called “toppaya” and the other is called “pattung.” In “toppaya” style, the musicians play the surface of the gangsa with their hand while in a sitting position, with a single gangsa resting on the lap of each musician.
4. Tongali
5. North Luzon (Cordillera)
6. Mindoro
7. Palawan
8. Kutiyapi or Kudyapi
9. The kutiyapi, or kudyapi, is a Philippine two-stringed, fretted boat-lute. ... Common to all kudyapi instruments, a constant drone is played with one string while the other, an octave above the drone, plays the melody with a kabit or rattan pluck (commonly made from plastic nowadays).
10. Octavina
11. Visayas
12. Marinduque
13. Kalutang
14. Kalinga,
province of the Philippines
15. A tongatong is a percasions instrument made of various lengths of bamboo, which is found in the Kalinga province of the Philippines. It is played by hitting it against the earth. Traditionally, tongatongs are used by the people of Kalinga to communicate with spirits, particularly as part of healing rituals.
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1. Bandurria
2. Cordillera
3. One way is called “toppaya” and the other is called “pattung.” In “toppaya” style, the musicians play the surface of the gangsa with their hand while in a sitting position, with a single gangsa resting on the lap of each musician.
4. Tongali
5. North Luzon (Cordillera)
6. Mindoro
7. Palawan
8. Kutiyapi or Kudyapi
9. The kutiyapi, or kudyapi, is a Philippine two-stringed, fretted boat-lute. ... Common to all kudyapi instruments, a constant drone is played with one string while the other, an octave above the drone, plays the melody with a kabit or rattan pluck (commonly made from plastic nowadays).
10. Octavina
11. Visayas
12. Marinduque
13. Kalutang
14. Kalinga,
province of the Philippines
15. A tongatong is a percasions instrument made of various lengths of bamboo, which is found in the Kalinga province of the Philippines. It is played by hitting it against the earth. Traditionally, tongatongs are used by the people of Kalinga to communicate with spirits, particularly as part of healing rituals.