This document discusses forms of music such as vocal music and folk songs from the Luzon region of the Philippines. It provides examples of different folk songs from various ethnic groups in Luzon, including the Ilocano song "Pamulinawen", the Kapampangan song "Atin Cu Pung Singsing", the Tagalog song "Bahay Kubo", and the Bicolano song "Sarung Banggi". It then asks questions to test the reader's understanding of the different types of folk music and songs discussed. The assignment is to listen to two of the folk songs again and compare their musical elements like tempo and melody, and discuss the purpose of each song.

1. MAPEH 7

2. GUESS WHAT??

3. FORMS OF MUSIC
• Vocal Music- it is a type of music performed by
one or more singers, without instrumental
accompaniment in which singing provides the
main focus of the piece.
Music without any non- vocal instrumental
accompaniment is referred to as acapella.
A short piece of vocal music with lyrics is broadly
termed as a song.

4. Leron Leron Sinta

5. FOLK SONGS OF LUZON
(Lowlands)

6. FOLK SONGS OF LUZON
•Songs that are written by the folk and
are sung to accompany daily activities
such as farming, fishing and putting the
baby to sleep.
•Traditionally passed on orally to the
family and to the community.

7. Characteristics of Folk Songs
•Sung in their own dialect
•Begins in one key and ends in the same
key
•Composers and lyricist are usually
unknown
•Short and simple

8. Luzon Geographical Location

9. Ilocano
Folk Song
Pamulinawen
An Ilocano folk
song about an
Ilocano woman
named
Pamulinawen to
whom the man
is singing.

10. Kapampangan
Folk Song
Atin Cu Pung
Singsing
This 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.

11. Tagalog Folk
Song
Bahay Kubo
Tells of a small
hut with a
variety of
vegetables
surrounding it.

12. Bicolano Folk
Song
Sarung Banggi
A popular
Bicolano song
written by
Potenciano B.
Gregorio Sr. in
Albay more than
a hundred years
ago.

13. What have you learned?

14. 1. Music without any non- vocal
instrumental accompaniment
referred to as ________?
a. Folk song
b. Lyrics
c. Acapella
d. Vocal music

15. 2. These are songs written by the folk
and are sung to accompany daily
activities such as farming, fishing and
putting the baby to sleep.
a. Atin Cu Pung Singsing
b. Pamulinawen
c. Sarung Banggi
d. Folk Songs

16. 3. It is a popular Bicolano song
written by Potenciano B. Gregorio Sr.
in Albay more than a hundred years
ago.
a. Atin Cu Pung Singsing
b. Pamulinawen
c. Sarung Banggi
d. Folk Songs

17. 4. It is an Ilocano folk song about an
Ilocano woman to whom the man is
singing.
a. Atin Cu Pung Singsing
b. Pamulinawen
c. Sarung Banggi
d. Folk Songs

18. 5. It tells of a small hut with a variety
of vegetables surrounding it.
a. Bahay Kubo
b. Sarung Banggi
c. Leron Leron Sinta
d. Atin Cu Pung Singsing

19. Correct Answer:
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. A

20. Assignment:
From the folk songs that we have
learned today, select two and listen both
songs again.
Compare and contrast the
characteristics of the 2 songs according
to their musical elements and answer
the following questions on your music
notebook.

21. 1. How did you find the tempo?
Was each song fast, slow or
moderate? Why?
2. How did you find the melody?
Were the songs high, or low, or
just the right pitch for you?
Explain.
3. What do you think is the purpose
of each song? Explain.