The document discusses the key musical elements that will be referenced in exploring folk songs from the Lowlands of Luzon. It defines rhythm, dynamics, melody, harmony, texture, and timbre. For rhythm, it identifies the three components of rhythm - beat, tempo, and meter. Dynamics refer to the loudness and softness of music. Melody is the main tune of a musical piece. Harmony involves the vertical arrangement of notes. Texture describes the thickness of the sound with three types - monophonic, polyphonic, and homophonic. Timbre is the quality of sound produced.

1. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
of
Music
ELEMENTS

2. Before we explore the music of the
Lowlands Luzon, let us first recall the
different musical elements that you
have learned in your previous musical
lessons.
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)

3. It is the regular repeated pattern
of sounds. It serves as the pulse of
the musical composition.
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Rhythm

4. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
THREE COMPONENTS OF
Rhythm

5. It is the basic unit of time. It is the
rhythmic measure of a unit but not
share the exact definition of a
rhythm.
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)

6. It refers to the speed of the beat. Every
music has its own speed which depends on
the mood of the whole music. Most happy
tunes are fast while sad music is relatively
slow.
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)

7. Composed of time signature and is defined as
the combination of strong beats (accent) and
weak beats.
Example:
4 3 2
4 4 4
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)

8. It is the softness and loudness of the music.
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Dynamics
This can be gradual (crescendo and decrescendo) or
sudden/abrupt.
In music, it suggests the emotional aspect of the
composition.

9. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
SOFT MUSIC = LOVE
LOUD/STRONG MUSIC =
BRAVERY or WAR

10. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Melody
It is the most obvious among all
musical elements. It is the organized
sequence (horizontal) of single notes.

11. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Melody
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Melody

12. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
In other words, is the
main tune of the musical piece. It is
what you hear and what retains in
your head.

13. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)

14. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)

15. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
The more singable and playable
type is the . The
melody is easy to sing because the
notes have no skips or leaps.

16. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Harmony
It is the vertical arrangement of sound
in a musical piece. It is the
simultaneous sounding or two or more
notes.

17. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Harmony

18. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
TWO TYPES OF
Harmony

19. More pleasant and seems
like .
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)

20. It produces more
sound. It shows tension and
needs to be resolved.
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)

21. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Texture
It is all about the thickness
of the sound.

22. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
THREE TYPES OF
Texture

23. Only one melody or tune playing.
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)

24. Two or more melodic contours or lines are playing
simultaneously.
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)

25. Single melody is present with an accompaniment of an
instrument or several instruments.
Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)

26. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
Timbre
It is the quality of sound heard. If you and
your friend sing “Bahay Kubo” in unison,
you can easily distinguish each other’s
voice based on the quality of the sound of
your voices.

27. Music of Lowlands of
Luzon
(FOLK SONGS FROM THE LOWLANDS)
of Music
ELEMENTS
Rhythm
Dynamics
Melody
HarmonyTexture
Timbre