KADAYAWAN MUSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Interviewer: What are the musical instruments commonly used in the Kadayawan Festival?
Interviewee: The musical instruments that are used in Kadayawan Festival are...
1. Gong- it is a percussion instruments formed from a circular disc it is played with mallets.
2. Kulintang- a melodic instrument consist of eight knobbed bronze gongs that are graduated in pitch.
3. Tabala- a pair of twin drums.

Interviewer: What is the importance of music and festivals like Kadayawan Festival?
Interviewee: Kadayawan is a Davao festival celebrated every August that serves as a thanksgiving event for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture and bounties of harvest and serenity of living.

Interviewer: What is the tempo and rhythm of Kadayawan festival?
Interviewee: The tempo and rhythm of Kadayawan are vivacissimo and regular rhythm.

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