Folk songs of Luzon

2. Lesson 1: Music of
Lowlands of Luzon
FOLK SONGS OF THE
LOWLANDS

3. Learning
Objectives
Cite the musical
characteristics of
representative music
selections from the lowlands
of Luzon after listening;
Determine the musical
elements, themes, and
moods present in vocal and
instrumental music of
lowland of Luzon; and
Appreciate the simplicity of
Luzon’s lowland folk songs.

4. Let’s have a Recall
!!

7. What I
know
(page 4)
Directions: Write APPROVED if the
statement is True and if not, write
DISAPPROVED and Identify the word that
made the statement False. Accomplish
this task in a 1 whole sheet of pad paper.
Modified True or
False

8. What’s New
(page 5)
Try to find 16 popular
folk songs in the
puzzle. List down the
titles of the song you
are familiar with. Tell
whether it is

9. FOLK SONGS
OF
LUZON LOWLANDS

10. FOL
K
SON
A folk song is defined as a song
of the people of a culture or region
that reflects their outlook and life.
Usually, this refers to a song with no
known composer or lyricist and one
that exists in multiple versions
developed as it spread, rather than a
single, standard, copyrighted edition.
Folk songs exist in many cultures
around the world.
www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-folk-song.htm

11. CHARACTERISTIC
S OF A FOLK
SONG
tradition to family or
community members, hence,
learned by mere
memorization.
•Unknown composers and
lyricists
•Simple key signature of the
song
•Duple, Triple, or Quadruple
are common meters used

12. YOUR
SONG
SOUNDS
FAMILIAR
1. What can you say about the
lyrics of the folk songs?
2. What are the dialects used in
folk songs that you just heard?
3. What can you say about the
translation of the dialects in
other languages?
4. Why do folk songs not change
the key signatures?
5. How do people become familiar
with the folk songs in the
community?
6. Based from the folk songs that

18. What’s
More
(page 13)
DIALECT (Tagalog,
Ilocano, etc.)
MELODY (Major,
Minor Scale),
DYNAMICS (Soft or
Loud), TEMPO
(Slow, Medium,
Fast), TEXTURE
(High or Low),

23. What I have
learned
Write your
reflection about the
lesson today! Put it

24. ASSESSMENT
(page 14)
Directions: Write
APPROVED if the
statement is True and if
not, write DISAPPROVED
and Identify the word
that made the statement

25. What I can do
Perform a folk song
that is different from
your native tongue.
Record your
performances using
your cellphone or

26. Rubrics
CRITERIA 4 3 2 1
MUSICAL
ELEMENT
S
3 Musical
elements
of the folk
song were
performed
2 Musical
elements
of the folk
song were
performed
Only 1
Musical
element of
the folk
song were
performed
The song
was sung
on its
original
form.
CREATIVIT
Y
The song
was sung
with a live
accompani
ment
The song
was either
sung with
canned
accompani
The song
was sung
with
canned
accompani
The song
was plainly
sung in
acapella.