ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
Music educators who are purposeful and strategic with integrating it to engage students and to teach different aspects of creating and producing music can elevate their teaching. Allowing students to play musical instruments create appreciation to Music which leads to an improved performance. Thus, utilizing teacher-made musical instruments is the main goal of this research to address the low performance in Music. Utilizing the quasi-experimental research design employing the pre-test and post-test performances of the Grade 7 students from the researcher-made paper and pencil test and performance tasks like to play the teacher-made musical instrument, this study found out that there is a significant difference in the pre-test and post-test performances of the Grade 7 students before and after the intervention. The participation of the students in learning the concepts in Music and the experience of playing the teacher-made musical instruments contribute in improving the performance of the Grade 7 students in Music. Thus, teacher-made musical instrument is effective in improving the performance of Grade 7 students in Music and helped them appreciate the aesthetic of Filipino music and comprehend cultural identity and diversity.