Leading Filipino

Composers
(1880-1900)
 Francisco Buencamino Sr.
• Born in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan
• His father was an organist and
symphonic band leader.
• He studied at the Liceo de Manila
• He put up a publishing company and
Buencamino Music Academy
• His compositional output ranges from
small-scale piano and kundiman.
 Francisco Buencamino Sr.
• He incorporated Philippine folk melodies
to Western musical tradition.
• His famous works are “Mayon”,
“Harana”, “Damdamin”, and “Ang
Larawan”
 Dr. Francisco Santiago
• He was born in Santa Maria, Bulacan.
• His uncle taught him solfeggio and violin.
• He taught piano at the University of the
Philippines Conservatory of Music.
• He studied at the American Conservatory
of Music and Chicago Musical School
(master’s and doctorate degrees in
music)
 Dr. Francisco Santiago
• He utilized Filipino folk songs in most of
his works.
• Among his popular works are “Anak
Dalita”, “Ano Kaya ang Kapalaran?”,
“Pakiusap”, “Madaling Araw”, and “Ave
Maria”
 Nicanor Aberlado
• He was born in San Miguel de Mayumo,
Bulacan.
• His father taught him the solfeggio and
banduria at the age of 5.
• He made his first composition at the age
of 8 (“Unang Buko”)
• He played piano background music for
silent movies.
 Nicanor Aberlado
• He studied at UP Conservatory of Music
and Chicago Musical College.
• He incorporated folk songs to his music.
• He was one of the composers who
elevated kundiman into an art song.
• His famous vocal works are “Nasaan ka
Irog?”, “Kundiman ng Luha”, “Mutya ng
Pasig”
 Antonio Molina
• He was born in Quiapo, Manila.
• He was the son of Juan Molina, a
renowned government official and
founder of Molina Orchestra.
• He studied at Colegio de San Juan de
Letran in 1909.
• His first musical composition is “Matina”
in 1912.
 Antonio Molina
• He taught at the UP Conservatory of
Music.
• He became the dean of Centro Escolar
Conservatory Music.
• He was one of the finest composers in the
Philippines.
• He was often compared to the well-known
French composers, Claude Debussy
because of his application in music.
 Antonio Molina
• His famous musical composition is
“Hatinggabi”, a serenade for solo violin
and piano accompaniment.
Important Filipino
Composers Born in
1901 - 1930
Col. Antonio Buenaventura
• National Artist for Music
• He is a soldier and conductor of military
band
• He used folk materials in His compositions
Col. Antonio Buenaventura
• Francisca Reyes-Aquino – Filipino folk
songs and dances

• Mindanao Sketches, Echoes of the Past,

Triumphal March, and Ode to Freedom
Lucio San Pedro
• Known for conducting and composing music for
symphonic band.
• He was born in Angono, Rizal
• He studied at UP Conservatory of Music and
Julliard School of Music.
• Advocate of Folk Songs
• Lahing Kayumanggi at sa Ugoy ng Duyan
Jose Maceda
• Born in Manila in 1917
• He is known for his experimental music
technique.
• He graduated from the Academy of Music f
Manila and studied in France.
• He became the first ethnomusicologist.
Jose Maceda
• Research on Filipino indigenous music (Main
Contribution)
• He incorporated rituals, electronic devices,
cassette tapes, and indigenous instruments.
• “Udlot-udlot”, “Agungan”, “Ugma-ugma”
Lucresia Kasilag
• Born in San Fernando, La Union
• First Filipino Female Composer
• Studied at St. Scholastica College, Philippine
Women University
• “Neoclassiscist”
• Philippine Scenes
Prominent Filipino
Composers
Ernani Cuenco
• Levi Celerio – Writes most of the lyrics of
Ernani’s composition; Uses mostly bamboo
leaves

Josefino “Chino” Toledo

• He played with Pangkat Kawayan, a folk
Bamboo ensemble founded by his father.
Jonas Baes
• He is a composer of interdisciplinary works.
• An ethnomusicologist

Raymundo Cipriano Pujante

Cayabyab
• His mother was an opera singer.
• Musical works: Paraiso, Kay Ganda ng ating musika,
and Kumukuti-kutitap
Photography, Film,
Art and Animation
 Photography is an art. It is a vehicle to
capture a moment in time.

 Camera is the chief tool used in the art

of photography.
 The practice of photography was
influenced by Western photographers
(Spaniards/Europeans. )
Felix Laureano  He was the first Filipino
photographer.
 He published in
Barcelona (1985) a book
of photographs about the
Philippines entitled
Recuerdos de Filipinas
(Memories of the
Philippines)
 His pictorial compositions such as En el
bano (In the Bathroom) and Cuadrilleros
(Laborers) focused on human forms and
the everyday life of the Filipinos.
 Photography is often used in research,
documentation, propaganda,
advertisement, portraiture.
Famous Filipino
Photographers
George Tapan o He is a world-renowned
photographer and travel
photography.
o “Into the Green Zone”,
was chosen as the first
place winner in the Places
Category initiated by the
National Geographic.
o It was taken from the island of Onuk,
Palawan where he captured a rainbow after
a rainstorm.

o “A good travel photograph is what your eyes

see as traveler. You should not make your
photo artificially beautiful using post-editing
because that is not what the eyes see.”
John Chua o He is a commercial
photographer and experienced
in aerial, car, product, food,
special effects, and model
photography.
o He is best known for his
technical excellence and
mastery of notoriously
challenging photo shoots.
He founded AdPhoto in 1978.
Renie Saliba
o He is a Filipino
photographer based
in New York.

o He is a photographer
to the world’s high-
profile models.
Film
Jose Nepomuceno
o Father of Philippine Cinema
o His works marked the beginning of
cinema as an art form in the
Philippines.
o His first film was based on a highly
acclaimed musical play, Dalagang
Bukid.
Old Films Modern Films
Color
Silent movies Various Genres:
Sound films adventures,
Black and white superhero, flicks,
Comedies & Dramas documentary,
travelogue films, CGI
• Film has become the most popular of all
the art forms.
• 1950s (Golden Years of Philippine Cinema)
• Cinematic techniques were improved.
• 21st century- birth of Independent
filmmaking or indie film through the use of
digital technology.
 Indie Film
o It is produced with a low budget.

o Critically acclaimed and shown in

international film festival
Brillante Ma. Mendoza
Film: Kinatay (2009)

She won as the “Best

Director” in the 62nd
Cannes Film Festival in
France
Maryo J. Delos Reyes
Film: Magnifico(2004)

It won the Crystal Bear

for the Best Feature
Film during the Berlin
International Film
Festival.
Laurice Guillen
Film: Salome(2011)

It was shown at the Toronto

International Film Festival.
“the kind of cinematic
discovery that single-
handedly justifies the
festival’s existence.
Animation
• Animation in the Philippines
began in 1980s.
• Asian animation & Fil-Cartoons
were export-oriented and
provided service to foreign
animators.
• Philippine Animation Studio, Inc.
(PASI), is an animation studio in
the Philippines established in
1991.
 Dayo: Sa Mundo ng
Elementalia
- It was the first all-digital full
length animated feature film.
- Tradigital animation
techniques is a mix of
traditional animation and 3D
animation. (2D- characters &
3D- background)
 Urduja
• The first full-length animated feature
film created by an all-Filipino group
of animators.

• It was made using the traditional or

hand-drawn animation process.

• It featured an all-Filipino cast of

voice actors led by Regine Velasquez.
• Philippines is considered as one of the top choices of
Western countries to outsource their work with its
cheaper labor and abundant creative talent.

• Filipino animators were behind some of the world’s

best loved cartoons and animated films such as Coco,
Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry, Finding Nemo, and The
Incredibles
 It serves as the primary overseer and coordinator for
Filipino animators.
Its main goal is to promote the animation industry locally
and globally, making the Philippines center of excellence
for animation and content-creative services.
LOCAL PRINT AND
DIGITAL MEDIA
Print Media
◦ Print media is a medium by which printed matter is
disseminated to the audience.
◦ It is the oldest form of advertising methods.
◦ It remains as the most popular form of advertising.
◦ It has informative and entertaining content.
Print Media
◦ Its primary use is to spread information about daily
events and news.
◦ It provides entertainment to the readers and is also
widely used in advertisements.
TYPES OF PRINT
MEDIA
Newspapers
◦ News papers are collection of printed pages folded
together.
◦ These are the most popular form of print media and the
most inexpensive wat to reach a wide readership.
◦ It contains various section such as national, and local
news, current events, sports, food, entertainment, fashion,
business, and politics, informative articles, classified ads,
advertisements, and etc.
Magazines
◦ Magazines are collections of printed pages bounded
together.
◦ It contains both information and entertainment.
◦ Advertising in magazine is quite expensive but it is a
great way to target some market segments.
◦ Advertisements are eye-catching, yet simple and
elegant.
Banners and Posters
◦ Banners and Posters are often used for advertising
brands in exhibition, giving out more information
about the products, to show slogans logos, or some
messages.
◦ It is made attractive to easily catch the attention of
passerby.
Brochures and Flyers
◦ They are often used in advertisements.
◦ These are often distributed by hand or found on
display racks in public places.
◦ It is very necessary that the brochures contain all
the required details of the product or the service.
Comic Book
◦ Comic book is also called comic magazine or simply
comics.
◦ This is a print media in a form of sequential panels that
represent individual scenes.
◦ Each panel is often accompanied by a dialog placed in
world balloons.
◦ It is sometimes humorous in tone and feature stories in
all genres.
DIGITAL MEDIA
Website
◦ A website is the collection of webpages owned and
updated by an individual, group of people, company,
government agency, and other institutions.

Webpage
◦ A webpage is a document which includes text,
graphics, audio, and video.
Webpage Designing
◦ Uses creative instincts for color, text, images, and style
to create useful and attractive webpages.
◦ A good webpage designer knows how to put together
the elements and principles of design to create a website
that will look great and persuade the viewer.
 INNOVATIONS IN
PRODUCTS AND
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Impressive Designs
◦ Well-planned
◦ Not copied from other local or foreign products and
compliments and harmonizes with the material used.
◦ Goal: To improve the aesthetic design and
functionality of a product.
FILIPINO DESIGNERS
Kenneth Cobonpue
◦ Multi-awarded industrial designer
◦ Born in Cebu
◦ Signature design – natural fibers and materials like
Rattan, Buri, Bamboo, and Abaca.
◦ Makes and designs furniture using indigenous materials.
Monique Lhuillier
◦ Known for making bridal wear and red carpet gowns.

Josie Natori
◦ CEO of the Natori Company who produces lingerie, sleep wear,
and loungewear.
◦ She was awarded the Order of Lakandula in March 2007 which
is the highest civilian awards in the Philippines
Lulu Tan-Gan
◦ “Queen of Knitwear”

Aze Ong
◦ Filipino designer who is known for her bold and
impressive crochet art.
◦ She incorporates crochet art in her designs.
HIP-HOP
Hip-hop Dance
◦ Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles
primarily performed to hip-hop music or that have
evolved as part of hip-hop culture. It includes a wide
range of styles primarily breaking, locking, and
popping which were created in the 1970s and made
popular by dance crews in the United States.
IMPORTANT TERMS
IN HIP-HOP
Battle
◦ Battle is a showdown between two or more hip-hop
dancers or rappers.

Cypher
◦ It is an informal gathering of rappers, beat boxers, and break-
dancers in a circle or in order to jam and dance together.
Freestyle
◦ It is a type of hip-hop dance which includes non-choreographed
steps and movements based solely on the rhythm of the hip-hop.
ELEMENTS OF
HIPHOP
Rapping or Mcing
◦ A spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics.
◦ Its components are content, flow, and delivery.

Djing
◦ Known as the first element of Hip-hop culture.
◦ It can also refer to the playing of Electronic Dance
Music (EDM) at clubs, restaurants, or festivals.
B-boying / Breaking / Breakdancing
◦ It is a style or street dance that originated primarily
among Puerto Rican or African-American Youth.

Graffiti
◦ Graffiti are writing or drawing that have been scribbled,
scratched, or painted illicitly on a wall or other surface,
often within public view.
CATEGORIES OF HIP-
HOP
Early Hip-hop
◦ Original hip-hop dance and music which involves
breaking, popping, and locking movements.

Contemporary Hip-hop
◦ Newer version of hip-hop dance which incorporates
different dancing styles and techniques.
 HI-P-HOP
MOVEMENTS
Top Rock
◦ Simple steps rhythmically executed while on the upright or
standing position as a pre-requisite into a down rock movement.
(e.g. kick step series)

Up rock
◦ Duel of top rock competitive steps between dancers; this is a fight
without contact. (e.g. spins and turns or fancy footwork)

Down rock
◦ Total body movement on the floor which includes the following
steps: freeze, power, moves, and spin.
Contemporar
y Dance
Contemporary Dance is a kind
of dance performance which
was first developed during the
mid-twentieth century in
some parts of Europe and the
U.S.
It is a medley of different
styles of dances such as ballet
dance, modern dance, lyrical
dance, and jazz dance.
 Ballet Dance

It is a dance style that requires

a very strict and disciplined
dance form. It is performed
with classical music.
 Modern Dance
• It is a dance style that allows for an
unrestrained chance for self-
expression.
No specific limitation; it caters to
all kinds of dance routines &
movements and invention of new
steps and movements.
 Lyrical Dance
- It is a combination of ballet and jazz.
- The lyrics of music draw the dancer
to portray deep emotions.
-It incorporates light and fluid
movements in the dance and
translates heavy emotions through
performance.
 Jazz Dance
- It is fast paced and requires high
energy to deliver fast, sporadic
movements.
- Good jazz dancer (scope of
knowledge one has about jazz music)
- popular and often used in television
programs (medium of entertainment
& self-expression)
Contemporary dance focuses
on the combination of
controlled legwork from ballet
dance and torso workout from
modern dance. It showcase
strong and heavy footsteps
and body movements.
GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES:
THE MILLENNIUM
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Global Health Initiatives
◦ Global Health Initiatives are programs designed to
pool financial resources to address specific health
problems worldwide.
◦ It sets an acceptable standard of health for all people
of the world, considering the varied and possibly
extreme environmental, economic, and health.
Millennium Development Goals
◦ Millennium Development Goals are developed in the
year 2000 when different countries under the
leadership of United Nations created a bold plan to
reduce global poverty in various dimensions by 2015.
◦ A series of plans by the United Nations.
 MILLENNIUM
DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
Millennium Development Goals
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education.
3. Promote Gender equality and empower Women.
4. Reduce Child Mortality
5. Improve Maternal Health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and other diseases
7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability
8. A global partnership for development
 GLOBAL HEALTH
INITIATIVE: ALCOHOL
AND TOBACCO
CONTROL
 RA 10586:
Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Acts
of 2013
◦ Individuals who are caught driving under the
influence of alcohol or drugs.
◦ Punishments: confiscation of driver’s license and
fine from 20,000 to 30,000.
 GLOBAL HEALTH
INITIATIVE: MENTAL
HEALTH
Misconceptions
◦ People with Mental health issues who sees a
psychiatrist are weak or crazy.
◦ Mental service creates mores damage to their health.
◦ Mental illness isn’t real and it’s all in your head.
◦ Mental illness is a sign of weakness.
◦ There is no cure for mental illness.
◦ Youth do not suffer from mental illness.
 RA 11036:
Philippine Mental Health Act of 2014
◦ It aims to integrate Mental health services in the
national healthcare program to ensure that poor can
have access to quality mental health services and
medicine.
October 10 is HD World Mental
Health Day.