This document discusses elements of music and folk songs from the lowlands of Luzon, Philippines. It defines elements like rhythm, melody, tempo, and texture. It describes characteristics of folk songs including oral tradition, dialect, structure, and themes relating to nature and work. The document provides examples of folk songs from different regions, including Ilocano, Kapampangan, Tagalog, and Bicolano songs. It includes activities for listening to and analyzing representative folk songs and composing a new song based on community livelihood.

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Identify the following musical symbol.
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3. GUESSING GAME
1. MANANG BIDAY
2. LERON-LERON SINTA
3. MAGTANIM AY DI BIRO

4. LERON-LERON SINTA
SINGING ACTIVITY
1. How did you find the tempo? Was it fast, slow, or moderate? Why?
2. How did you find the pitch? Was it high, low, or just the right pitch
for you? Explain.
3.What do you think is the message of the song? Explain.
4.What kind of song is “Leron, Leron Sinta?”

5. GUESING GAME

6. LERON-LERON SINTA
SINGING ACTIVITY
1. How did you find the tempo? Was it fast, slow, or moderate? Why?
2. How did you find the pitch? Was it high, low, or just the right pitch
for you? Explain.
3.What do you think is the message of the song? Explain.
4.What kind of song is “Leron, Leron Sinta?”

7. Elements of
Music
and
Folk Songs

8. RHYTHM – is the basic element of music, the only
one which can existindependently of the others. It
means the placement of sounds in time and beats
of music.
• MELODY – refers to the tune of a song or a piece
of music.
• TEMPO – the Italian word at the beginning of a
musical piece that indicates how slow or fast the
piece or music.
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

9. • TIMBRE – is also known as tone color. It refers to
the quality of sound of one voice or instrument.
• TEXTURE – refers to the number of layers as well
as the type of layers used in a composition and how
these layers are related. It may be:
1. monophonic – single melodic line
2. polyphonic – two or more melodic lines
3. homophonic – a main melody accompanied
by chords
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

10. • DYNAMICS– refers to the degree of loudness or
softness of a piece of music. It also indicates
whether there is a change in volume.
• HARMONY – refers to the combination of notes
played together and the relationship between a
series.
• PITCH – is the relative lowness and highness of
the sound.
ELEMENTS OF MUSIC

11. Music of Lowland of Luzon

12. The music of the lowlands of Luzon is composed
of Vocal and Instrumental music, which varies in every
province of Luzon.
The lowland folks are composed mostly of farmers,
fishermen, artisans, vendors, and traders, and common
people. They have a deep faith in God, whom they serve with
faith and devotion. His/her key celebrations are fiestas or
festivals for thanksgiving of good harvest, and to honor Jesus
Christ, Santo Niño, Virgin Mary, and patron saints in the
Roman Catholic Church.

13. Folk Song
Folk songs are songs written by the folk and are sung to
accompany daily activities such as farming, fishing, and
putting the baby to sleep. These are traditionally passed
on orally. Most Philippine folk songs have Spanish and
other Western influences.

14. Characteristics of Folk Song
▪ originally passed down orally to the family, and to the other
members of the community
▪ learned through rote
▪ sung in his/her own dialect
▪ begins in one key and ends in the same key
▪ composers and lyricists are usually unknown
▪ mood can be sentimental, playful, and humorous
▪ concepts are based on nature or people’s work, tradition,
culture
▪ short and simple
▪ either in duple meter 2, triple meter 3, or quadruple meter 4/4

15. 1. Ilocano (Pamulinawen)
an Ilocano folk song about
Ilocano woman, named Pamulinawen
to whom the man is singing.
Folksong in the Lowland of Luzon

16. 2.Kapangpangan( Atin Cu Pung
Singsing)
- the song is about a missing
heirloom piece, a ring with a single gem, it
expresses the great sentimental value
placed by Filipinos on inherited objects
from parents.
Folksong in the Lowland
of Luzon

17. 3.Tagalog( Bahay Kubo)
a traditional Filipino folk song, tells of a
small hut with a variety of vegetables
surrounding it .
Folksong in the Lowland
of Luzon

18. 4.Bicolano (Sarong Bangi)
a popular Bicolano song written
by Potenciano B. Gregorio Sr. that is
about a young man who met a lovely
provincial young woman one
enchanted night.
Folksong in the Lowland
of Luzon

19. In this activity, you will listen to some of the representative
folk songs of the Lowlands Luzon. You will watch and listen
attentively and analyze the characteristics and elements of
the song. After analyzing the representative folk songs,
answer the questions below.
Activity: OUR SONG
SOUNDS FAMILIAR!

20. 1. What can you say about the lyrics of the folksongs?
2. What can you say about the translation of the dialects
in other languages?
3. How do people become familiar with the folksongs in
the community?
4. Based from the folksongs that you heard, how do
folksongs depict the community’s tradition, culture, and
livelihood?
5. Why do you think the composers of these folk songs

21. 1. ATIN CU PUNG SINGSING
2. BAHAY KUBO
3. BANNATIRAN
4. LERON LERON SINTA
5. SARONG BANGGI
6. PAMULINAWEN

22. SONG WRITING ACTIVITY
The concepts of folk songs are based on the livelihood of
the community like fishing and farming.
Compose a song atleast 2 stanzas (4 to 5 lines in each
stanza) base of their experience in life.

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