Kulintang - is a set of eight knobbed gongs in graduated sizes from largest to smallest

mounted in a wooden frame, about a meter long. Muslim carvings decorated the frame. The
kulintang is played by striking the gongs with two pieces of wood, about 12 inches long while
the player squats on the floor. The instruments is popular in Sulu.

Gabbang - is similar to a xylophone. It is made of wooden box with one end wider than the
other, and with an open top. Across top, wooden bars of different lengths are placed to fit the
shape of the box, about 1 cm from each other. It is played by striking the wooden bars with a
wooden hammer. This instruments is popular in Sulu.

Agung - hangs from horizontal pole or wooden frame. The player stands besides the rim of
the gong where he inserts his left arm through the ropes which suspend the instrument to
position his hand comfortably at the knob. On the right hand, the player hold a mallet
padded with rubber.
Kudyapi - is a guitar with two strings. It is about 1 1/2 m long and made of wood. It has a
stick to support in its lower end and is played in the same position as cello. It is common
among Tirurays of Cotabato.

Sulings are made mainly of "tamiang" bamboo, a long, thin-walled bamboo tube. The
mouthpiece of the suling is circled with a thin band made of rattan near a small hole.

Serongagandi - A Decorated bamboo tube, closed by a node at both ends. Two strings cut
free and lifted by bamboo sticks and connected by a wooden bridge (or 'platform'). The
bridge is situated over a hole which makes the tube a resonator.