The document provides information about the music of the Luzon lowlands in the Philippines. It discusses folk songs, vocal music, and the different folk songs from regions like Ilocos, Pampanga, Tagalog, and Bicol. It also covers sacred music like liturgical music, devotional music, and the different traditions associated with the Catholic mass. The document explains secular music such as harana, kumintang, pandanggo, polka, and balitaw. It concludes by discussing the rondalla ensemble and some of the main musical instruments used like the banduria, laud, octavina, and bajo de uñas.

1. MUSIC OF LUZON
LOWLANDS
Prepared by:
Roselle Mae N. Lopez

2. MOTIVATION SONG
Paa, tuhod, balikat, ulo
Paa, tuhod, balikat, ulo
Paa, tuhod, balikat, ulo
Igalaw ang bewang at tayo’y magsayawan

4. What is the genre
of the music that
was being sung?

5. FOLK
SONGS

6. FOLK SONGS
•Are quite literally songs of the people.
•They are often lively and fast and its
lyrics tells about aspects of daily life.
•Sang during fiestas and gatherings.

7. MUSIC OF LUZON
LOWLANDS

8. VOCA
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9. VOCAL MUSIC
Genre performed by one or more
singers with or without
instrumental accompaniment
where singing provides the main
focus.

10. LOWLANDGROUPS INLUZON
•Ilocos
•Pangasinan
•Pampanga
•CALABARZON
•MIMAROPA
•Bicol

11. BICOLANO
Sarung Banggi

12. – a popular Bicolano song written by
Potenciano B. Gregorio Sr.
in Albay more than a hundred years
ago.

14. ILOCANO
Pamulinawen

16. ILOCANO
Manang Biday

18. KAPAMPANGAN
Atin Cu Pung
Singsing

20. KAPAMPANGAN
Kapampangan Ku

22. TAGALOG
Bahay Kubo

24. Sitsiritsit
TAGALOG

26. Magtanim ay Di Biro
TAGALOG

28. Ang Pipit
TAGALOG

30. O Ilaw
TAGALOG

32. PANGASINAN
Adios

34. PANGASINAN
Malinak Lay
Labi

36. ACTIVITY
MUSIC OF
FORTUNE

37. CATEGORY #1
SONG TANONG!
( Title of the Song)

38. O ILAW

39. CATEGORY #2
Sing It!

41. CATEGORY #3
SONG TANONG!
( Title of the Song)

42. PARU- PARONG
BUKID

43. CATEGORY #4
SONG TANONG!
( Title of the Song)

44. ATIN CU
PUNG
SINGSING

45. CATEGORY #5
Sing It!

47. CATEGORY #6
SONG TANONG!
( Title of the Song)

48. MEKENI,
TUKI KA

49. CATEGORY #7

51. CONGRATULATIONS!

53. YourTask!

54. KANTA MO, ISAYAWMO!
Group 1 – Paru- parong Bukid
Group 2 – Magtanim ay Di Biro
Group 3 – Atin Cu Pung Singsing

56. What have you
learned today?

57. Let’s
Check!

58. DIRECTIONS: Read
carefully each question
and write the LETTER
of the CORRECT
ANSWER on your
notebooks.

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c. Harana
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60. 2. Genre performed
by one or more
singers with or
without instrumental
accompaniment
where singing
provides the main
focus.
a. Folk Song
b. Instrumental
Music
c. Secular Music
d. Vocal Music

61. 3. An Ilocano folk
song about
Ilocano woman, to
whom the man is
singing.
a. Atin Cu Pung
Singsing
b. Bahay Kubo
c. Pamulinawen
d. Sarung Banggi

62. 4. Tells of a
small hut with
a variety of
vegetables
surrounding it.
a. Atin Cu Pung
Singsing
b. Bahay Kubo
c. Pamulinawen
d. Sarung Banggi

63. 5. A popular
Bicolano song
written by
Potenciano B.
Gregorio Sr. in
Albay more than a
hundred years
ago.
a. Atin Cu Pung
Singsing
b. Bahay Kubo
c. Pamulinawen
d. Sarung Banggi

64. 6. A popular
Kapampangan
song about a
missing heirloom
piece, a ring
with a single
gem.
a. Atin Cu Pung
Singsing
b. Bahay Kubo
c. Leron Leron
Sinta
d. Sarung Banggi

65. FOR ITEMS 7-10:
IDENTIFY WHICH
LUZON LOWLAND AREA
THE GIVEN FOLK SONG
BELONGS.

66. 7. ATIN CU PUNG SINGSING
a. Bicolano
b. Ilocano
c. Kapampangan
d. Tagalog

67. 8. BAHAY KUBO
a. Bicolano
b. Ilocano
c. Kapampangan
d. Tagalog

68. 9. PAMULINAWEN
a. Bicolano
b. Ilocano
c. Kapampangan
d. Tagalog

69. 10. MANANG BIDAY
a. Bicolano
b. Ilocano
c. Kapampangan
d. Tagalog

70. FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY
1.What is Secular music?
2.What are the types of Secular Music in the
lowlands of Luzon?
3.Give at least 5 examples of each type of
Secular music.

72. SACRE
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73. LITURGICAL
&
DEVOTIONAL MUSIC

74. ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITHTHIS WORDS?
Kyrie eleison?
Gloria in excelsis Deo?
Credo in unum Deum?
Sanctus dominus Deo sabaoth?
Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi?

75. LITURGICAL MUSIC
•Is originated as a part of Religious Ceremony, and
includes a number of traditions, both ancient and
modern.
•Well known as a part of Catholic Mass.

76. MASS (LITURGY)
• Is one of the names by which the sacrament of the
Eucharist is commonly called in the Roman Catholic
Church.
• Is derived from the Late Latin word missa (dismissal), a
word used in the concluding formula of Mass in Latin.

77. ACTIVITY #1
These terms below are in the Latin language and refer to parts of
the Catholic Mass. Can you find out the Filipino and English
translations for these?
THE MASS
Latin Filipino English
1. Kyrie Panginoon, Maawa Ka
2. Gloria Glory To God
3. Credo Sumasampalataya
4. Sanctus Holy
5. Agnus Dei Kordero ng Diyos

78. Latin
1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Credo
4. Sanctus
5. Agnus Dei
Filipino
1.Panginoon, Maawa
Ka
2. Papuri sa Diyos
3. Sumasampalataya
4. Santo, Santo
5. Kordero ng Diyos
English
1. Lord, have mercy
2. Glory to God
3. Creed
4. Holy
5. Lamb of God

79. DEVOTIONAL MUSIC
•Is a hymn which accompanies religious
observance and rituals.
•In Eastern and Near- Eastern religions,
devotional can function as communion prayer
and meditation.

80. Vocal Music Functions
1. Pastores Christmas seasons of Song and Dance
2. Moro-moro/ Komedya Clash between the Muslim and the Christians
3. Senakulo Lenten play depicting the life, suffering and death of Jesus
4. Pasyon Held in the community chapels to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ
5. Salubong
Does in Easter Sunday at 4 am to lift the veil of the grieving Virgin Mary to meet the
Risen Christ
6. Flores de Mayo
Also known as“FlowersofMay,”it is aCatholic festival held on the month of
May in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7. Santacruzan
A religious-historical event that dramatizes of finding the Holy Cross bythe
Queen Helena and her son, Constantine the Great.

81. PASTORES

82. MORO-MORO / KOMEDYA

83. SENAKULO

84. PASYON

85. SALUBONG

86. FLORES DE MAYO

87. SANTACRUZAN

88. INSTRUMENTA
L MUSIC

89. LAS PIÑAS BAMBOO
ORGAN

90. CULTURAL CONTEXT
•Spanish colonization
•Christianity
•Catholic religion

91. The Mass: What has influenced
us?
The Spanish Period in the
Philippines

92. COMPOSITION
•Songs
•Dances
•Instrumental music

93. SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
•Music for Worship
•Religious festivities

94. Let’s
Check!

95. 1. Originated as
part of religious
rites and includes
both ancient and
modern traditions.
It is also known as
part of the Roman
Catholic Mass.
a. Devotional
Music
b. Liturgical
Music
c. Sacred Music
d. Secular Music

96. a. Devotional
Music
b. Liturgical
Music
c. Sacred Music
d. Secular Music
2. Accompanies
religious
observances and
rituals

97. a. Devotional
Music
b. Liturgical
Music
c. Sacred Music
d. Secular Music
3. Philippine
narrative of
the passion,
death and
resurrection of
Jesus Christ

98. a. Devotional
Music
b. Liturgical
Music
c. Sacred Music
d. Secular Music
4. A religious ritual
that re- enacts the
meeting of the
Risen Christ with
His Mother on the
dawn of Easter
Sunday

99. a. Devotional
Music
b. Liturgical
Music
c. Sacred Music
d. Secular Music
5. Also known
as “Flowers of
May,” it is a
Catholic festival
held on the
month of May

101. SECULA
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102. SECULAR MUSIC
•Non- religious music.
•Means being separate from
religion.

103. WHAT ARE THE
TYPES OF
SECULAR
MUSIC IN THE
LOWLANDS OF
LUZON?

104. TYPES OF SECULAR MUSIC
•Harana
•Kumintang
•Pandanggo
•Polka
•Balitaw
•Kundiman

105. HARANA
• A serenade traditionally sung by a man to express his love
to a lady.
• It is sung with emotion and usually accompanied by a
guitar.
• Such Filipino harana songs by Santiago Suarez are:
* Ang Tangi kong Pag-ibig
* O Ilaw
* Dungawin mo Hirang

107. KUMINTANG
• Originated from Balayan, Batangas
• Nicanor Abelardo composed “Mutya ng Pasig” in
Kumintang tempo.
• This sing expresses her feelings under the light of
the moon.
• She is mourning the loss of her love, which
symbolizes the country’s loss offreedom.

109. PANDANGGO
• a dance form that can be found in the different
islands of Luzon such as Batanes, Ilocos, Tarlac
and parts of Visayas.
• Pandangguhan
• It is a courtship dance but it can also refer to a
type of song to entertain the farmers in the rice
fields.

111. POLKA
• Originated from Bohemian dance that became popular in
Europe and America in the early 19th century.
• The tempo is in quick duple meter while the melody is
supported by the chords/ harmonies in tonic (I), dominant
(V) and subdominant (IV)
• Examples are:
*Pamulinawen
* Magtanim ay di Biro
*Leron Leron Sinta

113. • Is a dialogue or courtship song in triple meter, mostly in 2
and 3 part forms and arranged counter melodies.
• Some of the examples are:
* Libis ng Nayon at Bakya mo Neneng by Santiago
Suarez
* Arimunding Munding by Severino Reyes
BALITAW

115. KUNDIMAN
• “Kung Hindi Man”
• It conveys a selfless and spiritual attitude, intense love, longing,
caring, devotion and oneness.
• Famous Kundiman composers:
* Pilipinas kong Mahal by Francisco Santiago
* Nasaan ka Irog at Huling Awit by NicanorAbelardo
* Jocelynang Baliwag by Bulacan Revolutionary Soldiers
* Sa Sariling Bayan by V. Tolentino
* Iyo Kailan Pa Man by Angel Peña

117. MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS

118. RONDALLA
•an ensemble of plucked
instruments and sometimes
with percussion.

119. 1. Banduria- 14-stringed
pear-shaped lute with a
round sound hole and
played with a plectrum, it
plays the melody in the
rondalla ensemble.

120. 2. Laud- 14-stringed pear-
shaped lute with F-shaped
sound holes and played with a
plectrum, it plays the alto part
or counter melody in the
Rondalla ensemble. It is bigger
than the Banduria.

121. 3. Octavina- 14-stringed
lute which is shaped like
a small guitar and played
with a plectrum, it plays a
counter melody or
harmony fill-in in the
Rondalla ensemble.

122. 4. Bajo de Uñas- a
bass guitar which
looks like a big guitar
and is played by a
plectrum. It plays the
bass part and serves
as a rhythmic support.

123. SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
•Music for festivities and recreation
•Work (planting and farming)
•Courtship
•Social Commentary and Patriotism

124. PERFORMANCE STYLES/TECHNIQUES
THE USE OF PLECTRUM
• a thin flat piece of plastic,
tortoiseshell, or other slightly
flexible material held by or worn on
the fingers and used to pluck the
strings of a musical instrument such
as a guitar.

126. Let’s
Check!

127. 1. Refers to
any music
that is not
religious in
nature.
a.Devotional Music
b.Liturgical Music
c. Sacred Music
d. Secular Music

128. a.Balitaw
b.Harana
c. Kumintang
d. Pandanggo
2. Aserenade
traditionally
sung by a man
to express
affection to a
woman.

129. a.Balitaw
b.Harana
c. Kumintang
d. Pandanggo
3. Song in triple
meter with
themes of love
and courtship;
originated from
Balayan,
Batangas.

130. a.Balitaw
b.Harana
c. Kumintang
d. Pandanggo
4. A courtship
dance but it can
also refer to a
type of song to
entertain the
farmers in the
rice field.

131. 5. Which of
the choices
is NOT a
secular
music?
a.Harana
b.Kumintang
c. Pandanggo
d. Pasyon