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WHAT IS MUSIC

MUSIC
- Comes from the Greek Word - MOUSIKE
MOUSIKE
- The art of Muse.
MUSE
- one of the nine sister goddesses of song and poetry and of the arts and
sciences.
- She is the spirit that gives the poet or composer his ideas and inspiration.
MUSIC [To the scientist]
- a system of vibrations which must be regular and systemaic because, without
organization, music becomes mere noise.
MUSIC [To the musician]
- the relationship between the ear and the instrument or voice.
- It is the organization of sound towards beauty;
- It is the manipulation of three individuals: the composer, the instrument make,
and the interpretative musician.
- It is also the ideal communicative medium for the artist.
Reasons why we study music.
○ Music brings joy and satisfaction to all.
○ Music is the vitalizing factor for the other subjects in the school curriculum.
○ Music supplies man’s potential power and energy for creative growth.
○ It is a stimulant to one’s imagination and strong force to invent.
○ Music enhances and improves human relationships and character
building.
○ Music makes every picture and every sense of life appear significant.
○ Music is the panacea for all woes.

PHILIPPINE MUSIC
PHILIPPINE TRADITIONAL MUSIC
- A product of the blending of musical influences from Asian countries and the
Western Colonizers

3 distinct repertoires that constitutes the Philippine music

● Asiatic oral traditions


● westernized oral traditions
● western-influenced art and popular music, and semiclassical music
● Western-influenced Folk songs

● Native psalms

● Songs of the indigenous people

FOLK SONGS
- The songs about the lives of people in a particular community or region
- tells about the daily activities of the people in the community, heroes, and about
nature
- Songs that have been handed down orally from one generation to another

● Tagalog - bahay kubo


● Ilocano - pamulinawen
● Kalinga - salidommay
● Bicolano - sarong banggi
● Hiligaynon - dandansoy
● Maranao - dayo-dayo Kupita

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF WESTERN-INFLUENCED SONGS

- Filipino folk songs have simple melodies


- The lines of each verse are written and organized according to a particular
number of syllables
- Folk songs are written either on a major or minor key
- Most melodies are based on a diatonic scale or the seven-tone scale
- They have a simple form or structure
- They have a simple harmony and are often accompanied by a guitar
- The meter or grouping of the notes of the song is mostly in duple or in triple
meter

NATIVE PSALM
- Native psalms are long and descriptive
- They are difficult to sing
- Singers who perform this vocal music must be well-trained and well-rehearsed
- Free meter, a melismatic style of singing, long phrases, and narrow melodic
ranges

INDIGENOUS VOCAL MUSIC


- The vocal music observed among the indigenous communities or groups in the
Philippines
- They have been kept untouched and well-preserved from western influences
- Has more resemblance with Oriental music than with Western music
- Recurring beat patterns are felt throughout the music

VOCAL MUSIC OF THE ETHNIC TRADITION BASED ON:

- Epics
- Spiritual chants
- Love songs
- Ballads

THEMES USED IN FILIPINO VOCAL MUSIC


● Songs about NATURE
● Songs about LOVE, COURTSHIP, and MARRIAGE
● CHILDREN’S songs
● LULLABY
● Songs about FRIENDSHIP
● OCCUPATIONAL or WORK SONGS
● Songs about DEATH

Examples:

SULIRANIN - A folk song sung by pilgrims when the weather is hot

OYAYI - A kind of cradle song sung to quiet down and put the baby to sleep
TAGUMPAY - the victory song to commemorate a battle won

SAMBILAN - a funeral song performed by the relatives of the dead

TALINDAW - nuptial songs


TIGPASIN - Rowing songs

INDULANIN - street songs

LOVE DITTIES

- a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)


● Kumintang- originally a war song developed into a love song
● Kundiman- a tagalog love song in ¾
● Balitaw- a visayang folk song/ a dance and a song

SERENADE SONGS [HARANA]


- One kind of folk song that is used to win a woman’s heart or a folk song about
love and courtship

SEASONAL SONGS
- The songs used to accompany the different celebrations of the Filipinos
● PANUNULUYAN - Advent song
● PASYON - A narrative song about the passion and death of Christ performed
during Lenten season

PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS MUSIC (Santos,2002)


- can be vocal or instrumental
- Music can be performed solo or in small groups without many movements.
- There are different styles in performing music, depending on the region, but
usually the music is in free rhythm.
- Most of the musical forms are performed in connection with rites of passage and
life cycle events as well as occupational activities.

CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS MUSIC


- homogenous grouping of instruments
- Interlocking techniques concerning melodies

WHERE IS PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS MUSIC PRACTICED?


- Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
- Other parts of Northern Luzon
- In the upland areas of Palawan, Mindoro,
- Islamic Communities of Western Mindanao and Sulu

INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS - Related to the instruments used in the southest asia

● bamboo aerophones
● Drums
● Zithers
● Bamboo xylophones
● Gong chimes
● Wooden and metallic idiophones

DEVELOPMENT OF PHILIPPINE MUSIC [PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD]

- Almost every region had distinct musical airs exemplifying their tribal customs
and family traditions/ religious and social life
- More of recitative/ gongs and drums to accompany the chants
- A combination of Oriental influences from SEA brought by merchants and
travelers

PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
- Filipinos are said to be Musical People.
- In most cases, singing is accompanied by dancing.
- They used Bamboo canes, Palm leaves and bark of trees to write their songs
and a piece of sharp stick or iron for their pen.
- Even their instruments were made of Bamboo and wood which indicated their
primitiveness.

● Functions of their music:


- Religious
- Social life
● Characteristics of their Music:
- Recitative
- Mostly simple two note music
● Origins of their music
Early Filipinos music was influenced by trade relations other races like:
- Malays
- Indonesians
- Arabs
- Chinese
- Indo-Chinese
- Japanese and
- Hindus
❖ Chinese, Japanese and Hindus introduce their five-tone scale
called pentatonic.
❖ The rhythmic effects through the use of gongs, drums and cymbals
were brought by Hindus and Mohammedans.
- Reed type of wind instruments were brought by Japanese and Chinese

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