Answer:
a) What do you think is the message of the music?
- I think the message of the music is to bring life to the traditional culture of Maguindanao by also representing their traditional instruments. I presume that it is a sign of ritual that they used to represent their traditional music by applying it to their song. It is showing some significant to their tradition that their music is one of their life part.
b) What is the function of the music?
- Allows fellow Maguindanao to communicate with each other, allowing them to send messages or warnings via long distances.
c) How were the varied musical elements (timbre, dynamics, rhythm, pitch, form) used in bringing about the message of the music?
- By beating or playing with their different strategies and techniques in performing it. Some are singing while playing the instrument while other are focusing on playing the instrument. Musical instruments used in bringing about the message by the melody they produce.
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