This document provides information about music and architecture in Luzon, Philippines. It discusses the Rondalla, a string band ensemble composed of 5 instruments including the banduria, laud, octavina, guitar, and bajo de unas. It also describes prominent architectural sites in Luzon such as churches in Paete, Abucay, and Zambales, as well as the Spanish Gate in Olongapo City. Additionally, it outlines traditional arts and crafts from specific areas of Luzon, including bakwat belts from Nueva Vizcaya, vakul headdresses from Batanes, and Kalinga tattooing.

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Good Day!

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MUSIC
MODULE 1: LESSON 2
a. Luzon Lowlands’ Music:
Rondalla

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QUICK REVIEW:
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Sarung Banggi
Atin Cu Pung Singsing
Pamulinawen
Sarung Banggi
3. Which is a Folk Song of the Bicolanos?
Magtanim ay ‘di biro
Sarung Banggi

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RONDALLA
 An ensemble of stringed instruments here in the
Philippines and sometimes called “The Filipino
Stringed Band”
 These group is composed of musicians who are
capable of playing an instrument without formal
music lesson.

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RONDALLA
 According to Dr. Antonio Molina – a National Artist
of Music.
 The Rondalla started as a very informal group of
music loving Filipino.
 “Rondalla” – Making music while doing rounds

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5 Instruments in the Rondalla
BANDURIA
-It is an instrument with the
highest pitch range.
-Usually plays the melody.

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5 Instruments in the Rondalla
SPANISH BANDURIA
-12 Strings
FILIPINO BANDURIA
-14 Strings

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5 Instruments in the Rondalla
The specific notes of the strings are F#, B , E, A, D,
G, Fa#, Ti, Mi, La, Re, Sol

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LAUD AND OCTAVINA
-play the contra-puntal (counterpoint )
-tuned like the banduria strings
-have 14 strings
5 Instruments in the
Rondalla
LAUD OCTAVIN
A

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GUITAR
-A popular instrument with 6 strings.
- Typically played by strumming or by
plucking the strings.
5 Instruments in the
Rondalla

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BAJO DE UNAS
-Largest instrument in the Rondalla.
-It has 4 thick strings, but there are rare
bass instruments that have 6 strings.
-Play the bass part of the musical piece.
-notes of the strings are E,A,D,G or Mi, La,
Re, Sol
5 Instruments in the
Rondalla

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= ELEMENTS OF MUSIC=
TEMPO
Slow
Moderate
Fast
MELODY
Was it played in the:
Higher Register
Lower Register
Meter
Duple
Triple
Quadruple

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= ELEMENTS OF MUSIC=
TIMBER
What kind of sound was produced?
Dark, Light or Brilliant
Tremolo, Legato
TEXTURE
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
DYNAMICS
Duple
Triple
Quadruple
MOOD
Happy
Sad
Lazy

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ARTS
MODULE 1: LESSON 2
a. The Majestic Architecture
and Sculpture of Luzon

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PAOAY
CHURCH RIZAL
MONUMENT
MANILA
CATHEDRAL

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PAETE, LAGUNA
-The “Woodcarving Capital of
the Philippines”
-Popular for its centuries-old
woodcarving tradition of saints
and other religious images, and
its decorative carvings of floral
patterns and geometric designs.

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ABUCAY, BATAAN
-Saint Dominic De Guzman Parish Church of Abucay
Church in Abucay, Bataan also known as Abucay
Church
-Abucay Church is a 17th Baroque church located in
Brgy. Laon Abucay, Bataan.
-It was built in 1587 and was administered in 1588 by
the Dominicans.

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ABUCAY, BATAAN
-It is an example of Renaissance
architecture, as especially seen its
five-layer be; tower that is defined
by its decorative balusters and
ornamented with semicircular
arched windows.
-It has single or coupied doric columns, two saint
niches in the main portal and one in the center.

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ZAMBALES
THE SPANISH GATE IN OLONGAPO CITY
-It was built in 1885 and served as the entrance to the
original Spanish naval station that provided
repair,ammunition,supply, and medical support for
ships.
-has high walls made from locally quarried stone that
are connected to the south gate that face the
waterfront.

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ZAMBALES
-It was used as a jail during the Spanish and American
occupation.

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ZAMBALES
SAN ANDRES APOSTOL PARISH CHURCH
The San Andres Apostol Parish Church, popularly
known as Masinloc Church, is a 19th- Century Baroque
church located at Brgy. South Poblacion, Masinloc,
Zambales.
The church structure is a standout among Spanish-era
churches in the Central Luzon region for having been
built with coral stone instead of adobe stone.

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ZAMBALES
SAN ANDRES APOSTOL PARISH CHURCH
It has saints’ niches, vertical
windows, carved niche of the
town’s patron saint, and has
carving of geometric shapes and
medallions on the pediment. Its
belfry is designed like a circular
template with lantern and cross.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF ARTS AND CRAFTS IN SPECIFIC
AREAS OF LUZON
BAKWAT
- a belt use for giving birth.
- Made by gadding weavers of
Nueva Vizcaya
Characteristics:
designed with white beads and
patterns of rivers and mountains
with beadworks on the cloth center
portion.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF ARTS AND CRAFTS IN SPECIFIC
AREAS OF LUZON
VAKUL
- A headdress that is the
headgear of the Ivatan women
of Batanes that protects them
from the heat of the sun and the
rain.
Characteristics:
made from the leaves of Vuyayuy,
a tree endemic to Batanes.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF ARTS AND CRAFTS IN
SPECIFIC AREAS OF LUZON
KALINGA TATTOOING OR
BATOK
-a form of art that usually covers
the chest and arms.
-a thousand year that uses
indigenous materials.
Characteristics:
considered as part of their
clothing or thought of as body
decorations.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF ARTS AND CRAFTS IN
SPECIFIC AREAS OF LUZON
KALINGA TATTOOING OR
BATOK
Element of Art : Lines
Principle of Art: Patterns

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