List of Philippine musical instruments

Philippine Musical Instruments:

1.Aerophones

• • Bulungudyong – vertical & long flute (B'laan mga pala iyot)
  • Palendag – lip-valley flute
  • Tulali – bilat flute with 6 holes
  • Tumpong – bamboo flute
  • Lantoy - nose flute
  • Bansik - bamboo flute with three holes of the Negrito people in Zambales.

2.Chordophones

• • Bamboo violin – a three-stringed violin of the Aeta people.
  • Butting – a bow with a single hemp 5 string, plucked with a small stick.
  • Faglong – a two-stringed, lute-like instrument of the B'laan.
  • Guitar – introduced by the Spanish in the 17th century, now one of the most popular instruments in lowland (Christian) areas.
  • Budlong - bamboo zither
  • Pas-ing - a two-stringed bamboo with a hole in the middle from Apayao people.
• Lutes
  • Bandurria – part of rondalya ensemble, it has a shorter neck and 14-strings compared to its Spanish ancestor.
  • Buktot – a four-stringed instrument made from coconut shells originating in the Visayas.
  • Kudyapi – a six-stringed boat lute from Mindanao.
  • Laúd – similar to the bandurria, it is ultimately of Spanish origin. Also part of a rondalya ensemble.
  • Octavina – part of a rondalya ensemble, it is of ultimately Spanish origin.
• Tuned gongs
  • Agung – large gong suspended from an ornate frame
  • Gandingan – set of four large hanging knobbed gongs
  • Kubing – jaw's harp (Maranao)
  • Kulintang – set of eight tuned gongs placed horizontally in an ornate frame, tuned pentatonic scale|pentatonically.
• Xylophones
  • Gambang/Gabbang – bamboo blades on a frame (Yakan, Batak, B'laan, Badjao, Taus)
  • Luntang – wooden beams hanging from a frame (Maguindanaon)
• Metallophones
  • Kulintang a tiniok – set of eight, tuned knobbed metal plates strung on a wooden frame (Maguindanaon)
  • Saronay – eight tuned knobbed metal plates strung over a wooden frame (Maranao)

3.Membranophones

• • Agung a tamlang – bamboo (slit drum)
  • Dabakan – goblet drum (Maranao)
  • Gandang – double-headed barrel drum (Maranao)
  • Kagul – scraper
  • Libbit – conical drum (Ifugao)
  • Sulibao – conical drum (Ibaloy)
  • Gambal- drums

4.Idiophones

• • Babandil- small gong
  • Aruding- Jew's harp (Palawan)