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MUSIC
LEARNER’S ACTIVITY SHEET
Quarter 3 – Week 1:
Listens perceptively to music of
South Asia and the Middle East
Music – Grade 8
Learner's Activity Sheet
Quarter 3 – Week 1: Listens perceptively to music of South Asia and the
Middle East
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Learning Competency

listens perceptively to music of South Asia and the Middle East; U8WS-IIIa-h-2

Objectives:
1. Identify the songs from Central, South, and West Asian Countries.

Explore

TASKS: “Where in the world is ….”

Materials
• Any coloring materials
Directions
• Listen to the different music samples listed below. You may find them
on the internet.
• Match the music with Asian region it came from
• Color each region with: Central Asia- VIOLET,South Asia – RED
West Asia -GREEN

Carnatic Music

Hindustani Music

Punjabi Music Arabic Music

 Learn

Unlocking of difficulties:

HAZAN (The leader of prayer)

MATRA (Refers to the beat in Indian music)
SANGEET (An Indian term referring to music Hindu scriptures)
PASYON (Commonly sung during Holy week.it is a verse narrative about the life suffering of
Jesus Christ)
MELISMATIC (The singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different
notes in succession)
SYNAGOGUE (The jewish house of prayer)
SABBATH (A jewish Holiday of rest,occurring once a week.)
SANSKRIT (Term saman which means melody and veda which means knowledge)

The South, Central, and West Asian Music

India
➢ Is the largest country in South Asia. Its music is a vast as its geographic location and as
large its demographic population. The music of India reflects different aspects of Asian
culture through its timbre, rhythm, melody, texture, form, and style. In general, Indian
music remains fundamental to the lives of the people of India as a source of spiritual
inspiration, cultural expression, and entertainment.

Vocal music
➢ India’s classical music tradition includes Carnatic and Hindustani music which have
developed over many centuries. One aspect of vocal music uses melismatic singing with
nasal vocal quality, when compared with the Philippine music uses melismatic singing is
only used in chanting epics and the pasyon.

Characteristics of traditional music of India

1. Carnatic music
• Refers to music from South India
• Directed to a Hindu God, which is why it is called “temple music”
• Unlike Hindustani music, Carnatic music is unified where schools are
based on the same ragas, the same solo instrument and the same
rhythm instrument
• Music pieces are mainly set for the voice and with lyrics
• Composition called krti are devotional song

2. Hindustani Music
• Further developed in the 13th and 14th centuries AD with Persian
influences and from existing religious and folk music
• Predominantly found in the northern and central regions
• Nasal singing is observed in their vocal music

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 Pakistan

➢ Central Asian music encompasses numerous different musical styles originating from a
large number of sources. Though Pakistan is part of South Asia, its western part is
considered as an extension of Central Asia

Vocal Music of Pakistan

1. Ghazal
• Traditional expressions of love, separation, and loneliness.it tells about both
the pain of loss of the lover and the beauty of love in spite of that pain.
• Its structural requirements are more strict than those of most poetic form
traditionally written in English.
• Is considered by many to be one of the principal poetic forms in the Persian
civilization.
• Can be sung by both men and women

2. Qawwali
• The devotional music of the Chishti order
• A vibrant musical tradition that stretches back more than 700 years
• Originally performed mainly at Sufi shrines throughout the subcontinent and
gained mainstream popularity.

Israel
➢ The music of west Asia is modal. Harmony is not emphasized but rather includes salient
features such as melodic complexity and ornamentation, including ¼ tones and rigorous
rhythmic development. West Asian music is commonly used during:
• Communal workshop (in mosque, synagogue, and church)
• Mystic rituals
• Life passage events (weddings, bar mitzvas, bat mitzvas, anniversaries
• Entertainment (belly dancing, folk dancing)

Vocal Music of Israel

1. Devotional
• Almost entirely vocal
• Featured during Sabbath and other holy days
• The art of Hazan has always been evident in the culture
• Shofar is a special call to prayer and repentance: it is sounded on the High
Holidays (the Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement)

2. Secular
• Instruments and voice are used
• Played during life passage events
• Context lies outside the religious domain
• Very rhythmic and have popular and romantic texts
•

Practice Exercises/ Activities

Directions: Countries are written on the diagram below. share your ideas about their
vocal music. Write your answer to the corresponding diagram.
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 INDIA PAKISTAN ISRAEL

Engage

Directions: Compare and contrast the vocal and instrumental music of Pakistan from the
music of India. Write your answer on the diagram below.

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 Apply

Directions: Sing the simple Israeli folk song. Listen and follow the musical
score of the song “ Zum Gali Gali”. answer the question that follows.

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Questions

1. What is the tempo of the song? _____________________

2. What is the time measure of the song? _______________________
3. What is the song all about? _____________________________

Additional Activities

Watch and listen to a Pakistani ghazal (Payam e Mashriq’s Ghazal,Urdu and

English translation) on www.youtube.com. Look for and English or filipino composition
with synonymous structure and style. And fill in the information below.

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 Post Test

Directions: Identify the ideas being described by choosing the correct answer from the box.
Write your answers on the blank provided after each questions.

Hazan Matra Sangeet

Pasyon melismatic synagogue
Sabbath sanskrit

1. Term saman which means melody and veda which means knowledge.__________________
2. The jewish house of prayer._________________________
3. An Indian term referring to music Hindu scriptures.__________________________________
4. The singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in
succession._____________________
5. Refers to the beat in Indian music.________________________
6. A jewish Holiday of rest,occurring once a week._________________________
7. Commonly sung during Holy week.it is a verse narrative about the life suffiring of Jesus
Christ._________________________
8. The leader of prayer._________________

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 Answers Key

Activity 1 : Explore

Activity 4 : Post Test

1. Sanskrit
2. Synagogue
3. Sangeet
4. Melismatic
5. Matra
6. Sabbath
7. Pasyon
8. Hazan