Chants - a lyrical rendition if different improvised text
Sa-il/Lunsey is an example of a chant
Sa-il/Lunsey - an important chant to be sung by the wife to be during the ceremony that talks about married life
Lullaby - a chant-style used in rocking a baby to sleep
Ya-ya - song of the Yakans to put the baby to sleep
Reading the Qu'ran is the most prestigious local form of vocal expression
Kulintang Ensemble - gong-based ensembe
Mostly used for celebration and rituals distinctive among the Ethnic groups in Mindanao
Kulintang - signifies high social status
Gabbang - played by direct striking using a mallet
Seronggagandi - a guitar like made of bamboo, cut before nod and after next
Suling - made mainly of tamiang bamboo, a long thin-walled bamboo tube
Lumad - a collective term for groups of indigenous people from Mindanao which means "native"
Tu Man - an example of a T'boli folk song
B'laan is an ethnolinguistic group thay inhabit some parts of Cotabato and Davao del Sur.
Ikat - process of dyeing the fabric (B'laan)
Bagobos - group of people that live in Davao
T'nalak - woven from deep brown abaca treated in the ikaw process to obtain intricate design
T'boli - who live in and around Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, are famous for their complicated beadwork
Lang Dulay - most famous T'boli dream weaver
Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan - the award received by the most famous T'boli dream weaver
Maranao - means "People of the Lake" refrerring to people who occupy the lands surrounding lake Lanao
Malong - a traditional Filipino tube skirt that's made of hand-woven or machine-made, multi-colored cotton cloth, bearing a variety of geometric or floral designs
Basilan is the home of Yakans
Badjulapi - a tight blouse with long sleeves and is ornamented with gold, silver, or bronze buttons
Sarimanok - a legendary bird of the Maranao
Touch step has the step pattern point, close
Close step has the step pattern step, close
Hop step has the step pattern step, hop
Change step has the step pattern step, close, step
Kuradang has the dance pattern
Step, close, step, cross/ step, close, step, point
The correct counting of Kuradang Step is "1 and 2, 3, 1 and 2, 3"
In arms and lateral positions...
When one arm in half circle in front, and the other arm is raised overhead, that shows the 4th position
In arms and lateral positions...
When one arm is raised sideward and the other arm is overhead, that shows the 3rd position
In arms and lateral positions...
When both arms are raised sideward with a graceful curve, the position of the arms executed is the 2nd position
Heel on one foot close to the in-step of the other foot is the 3rd position of the feet
Heels together toe apart with an angle of 45 degrees is the 1st position of the feet
Left hand is raised first in performing the fundamental dance positionq
Right foot is first stepped when doing the fundamental dance position