2. MUSIC
Music is an arrangement of sounds, combining vocal or
instrumental sounds, to create a continuous and unified
composition for emotional expression.
3. ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
• Melody
• Rhythm
• Harmony
• Texture
• Dynamics
• Timbre
• Form
• Tonality
4. ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
• Melody is the overarching tune
created by playing a succession
or series of pitches.
5. ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
Rhythm is the pattern or
placement of sounds in time
and beats in music. Basically,
rhythm is the particular
arrangement of note lengths –
how long or short a sound is. It
has three qualities:
Tempo - describes how fast or
slow the music is
Meter - refers to the unit of
time that is made up of beats or
pulses
Rhythmic pattern – is the
combination of notes and rest
6. ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
• Harmony is a combination of
different tones or pitches played
using the instruments that
support the melody.
7. ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
• Texture is the layer of the sound
that describes how sparse or
dense the music is. This is the
relationship of melodic and
harmonic lines in music.
8. ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
• Dynamics is the degree of
softness and loudness of music.
9. ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
• Timbre is the unique sound
quality of an instrument or
sound generated by the voice.
10. ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
• Form is the order or
arrangement of the parts of the
music. This is how the elements
of music are organized.
11. ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
• Tonality is the overall sound of
the music whether it is pleasant
or unpleasant.
12. FORMS AND TYPES OF PHILIPPINE
MUSIC
• Ethnic Traditional Music
• European-influenced Religious and Secular Music
• American-inspired Music
13. ETHNIC TRADITIONAL MUSIC
Ballad is a narrative folksong
that tells all kinds of stories
about events happening in a
community. It includes histories,
legends, fairy tales, animal
fables, tales of outlaws and even
star-crossed lovers.
Chant is a song with an
unaccompanied melody and
variable rhythm.
Song Debate is sung by male
and female singers who try to
beat each other about a certain
topic.
14. EUROPEAN-INFLUENCED
RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR
MUSIC
Art Song is a vocal music
composition characterized by one
voice with piano accompaniment,
merging the voice part, lyrics, and
accompaniment together to
achieve an artistic musical whole.
Habanera/Danza is a social dance
in duple time.
Liturgical Music is a vocal and
instrumental composition that is
used in official rites of the Christian
churches.
Kumintang is a love dance
accompanied by a guitar and a
string bass, characterized by
graceful hand and wrist
movements popularly known as
“kunday”.
Pasyon is the chanting of a
narrative poem about the life,
death, and resurrection of Jesus
Christ in various styles.
15. AMERICAN-INSPIRED MUSIC
Classical Music refers to musical
traditions of the West that were
founded on the refinement of
Western folk music or popular
music traditions.
Semi-classical music refers to a
musical composition between
classical and popular music. It
includes band and rondalla music,
hymns and marches, sarswela
music, and stylized folk songs.
Popular Music includes original
music composed by Filipinos,
which utilizes Western and local
musical flavors.
