educational purpose

1. TRADITIONAL MUSIC
A poetic expression of the Filipino culture
By: Teacher Enzo

2. Philippine Music History
-The music of Philippines originated as a result of the trade relations with different people
around the world such as the Arabs, Chinese, Indonesians, Japanese, Malaya, Hindus, and the
Indo Chinese.
- Music had an important role in Philippines in regulating and coordinating the religious and
social life of the Filipinos.
- At the time when paper and pen was not yet invented, the Filipinos used palm
leaves, bamboo canes, and barks of trees and pieces of sharp stick to write
the song.
- Plucked instruments such as the guitar, banduria, octavina, laud and the banjo
were also used to create music in the Philippines.

3. CARIÑOSA
Meaning Loving or Affectionate One,
is a dance between two dancers,
one carrying a fan and the other a
handkerchief, dance this romantic
national Philippine dance.
Accompanied with hispanic music
the fan and handkerchief are
supposed to create a romantic
atmosphere as the dancers dance
around each other.
TINIKLING
A Philippine dance which
involves two individual
dancers with bamboo poles
using them to beat, tap, and
slide on the ground in
coordination with other
dancers as they step over and
in between the poles.
Dances of the Philippines

5. -Harana music is a traditional style of courting music. It is very romantic.
-In this act, the most trusted instrument is the guitar. Its sound complemented the Spanish-influenced
songs with the poetry and lyricism of the Tagalog language.
-Even though it was a romantic event, it was not uncommon for the musician to have help from friends and
other musicians when the main musician needed help.
-Some people still practice the traditional style of music.
-The lyrics are very important in maintaining the Harana style.The singer puts himself in
the act of serenading and say things such as “Dungawin mo hirang” (Look out the window my
beloved), “Natutulog ka na ba, sinta?” (Are you asleep, my love?)

6. -Kundiman is a genre of music that is often confused as harana because it is normally played over
harana music.
-More of “lost love” or “Woe is me” and not a style to court people.
-The singer is normally heartbroken and sad about his or her love.
-Kundiman comes from the phrase “Kung hindi man” which translates to “If it is not”.
-Kundiman is written in 3/4 while harana is written in 2/4.
Verse 1 is written in a minor key and then midway through the song switches to a parallel major key. If
the song doesn't follow this formula it's not a Kundiman.

7. Ang Tangi Kong
Pag-ibig
Ang tangi kong pagibig
ay minsan lamang
Ngunit ang
yung akala
ay hindi tunay
Hindi ka lilimutin
Magpakailan pa man
Habang ako
ay narito
at may buhay
Malasin mo’y nagtiis
ng kalungkutan
Ang buhay ko’y
unti-unti
na pumapanaw
Wari ko ba’y sinta
Ako’y mamatay
Kung di kita ang
kapiling
habambuhay
Example of Kundiman

8. -The terms 'awit' and 'corrido' are noth related to music.
-'Awit' is the Tagalog word for song while the Spanish word 'corrido' means “a metrical story,
usually sung to the accompaniment of a guitar, in fandango style (Fansler 1916:204).
-Pardo de Tavera, an imminent Filipino scholar, believes that the word 'corrido' was derived
from the Spanish 'occurido', meaning “events” or “happenings”.
-Korido is the generic name for Philippine romances. In Tagalog literature, an awit is
distinguished from the korido basically by the number of syllables in each line.
The korido refers to metrical romances in octosyllabic (8 syllables) verse
called 'hakira' while the awit is in dodecasyllabic (12 syllables) versed
called 'plosa'.

9. CORRIDO
AWIT
-The corrido is in octosyllabic
verse.
-Usually on legends or stories
from European countries like
France, Spain, Italy, and Greece.
-The corrido refers to narration.
-The awit is in dodecasyllabic
verse.
- Are fabricated stories from the
writer's imagination although the
setting and characters are
European.
-The awit refers to chanting.
Both the corrido and awit
are referred to as narrative
poetry.
Examples of these are Ibong
Adarna and Florante at
Laura.

10. RONDALLA
The rondalla is an ensemble of
stringed instruments played
with the plectrum or pick and
generally known as plectrum
instruments.The tradition was
taken to Spanish America and
the Philippines. The word
rondalla is from the Spanish
ronda, meaning "serenade."
KULINTANG
a modern term for an
ancient instrumental form
of music composed on a
row of small, horizontally
laid gongs that function
melodically, accompanied
by larger, suspended
gongs and drums.
LAUD
A 14-stringed guitar
similar to the Banduria
but slightly larger and
has sound holes like a
violin.
TUMPONG
The tumpong (also inci
among the Maranao) is a
type of Philippine bamboo
flute used by the
Maguindanaon, half the
size of the largest bamboo
flute, the palendag.

11. THANK YOU!