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LUZON
GEOGRAPHICA
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VOCAL
MUSIC AND
FOLK
SONG
FOLK
◇Songs written by the folk
SONG
and are sung to
accompany daily activities
such as farming, fishing
and putting the baby to
sleep.

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VOCAL MUSIC

◇ Genre performed by one or

more singers with or without
instrumental accompaniment
where singing provides the
main focus.

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PAMULINAWEN
ILOCANO

◇An Ilocano folk song

about Ilocano woman,
named Pamulinawen to
whom the man is
singing.

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ATIN CU PUNG SING SING
Kapampangan

◇ a popular Kapampangan folk

song
◇ 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
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BAHAY KUBO
TAGALOG

– a traditional Filipino folk

song - tells of a small hut with
a variety of vegetables
surrounding it.

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BSARUNG BANGGI
BICOLANO

◇ a popular Bicolano song

written by Potenciano B.
Gregorio Sr. in Albay more
than a hundred years ago

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ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
1. Melody/pitch organization - is a succession of
sounds (pitches) and silences moving through
time; horizontal structure of music (aspects,
directions, range)
2. Rhythm - refers to all durations of sounds;
and silences in time. (beat, rhythmic pattern,
meter)
3. Texture - is the thinness and thickness of
musical sounds of single or more than one
melodic lines sounding simultaneously.
(monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic,
heterophonic)
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4. Harmony - is the simultaneous of two or more pitches;
the vertical structure of music moving through time and
supporting the melody. (some music does not have the
element of harmony) Harmony can also be under the
element of texture.
●Expressive Qualities are those qualities (dynamic, tempo,
timbre) that combined with other musical elements
(melody, rhythm texture, timbre) that combined with
other musical elements (melody, rhythm, texture and
form) give a composition its unique musical identity.
5. Dynamics – loudness and softness of music
6. Tempo – speed of the musical sounds and silences
7. Timbre – tone quality of sound – producing instruments
object or voice.

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SEAT WORK
1. is a succession of sounds (pitches) and silences
moving through time
2. speed of the musical sounds and silences
3. a traditional Filipino folk song - tells of a small
hut with a variety of vegetables surrounding
it.
4. An Ilocano folk song about Ilocano woman,
named Pamulinawen to whom the man is
singing.
5. Songs written by the folk and are sung to
accompany daily activities such as farming,
fishing and putting the baby to sleep.
Liturgical Music
◇ Liturgical music originated as a part of
religious ceremony, and includes a
number of traditions, both ancient
and modern
◇ Liturgical music is well known as a
part of Catholic Mass.
MASS
◇ "Mass" is one of the names by which
the sacrament of the Eucharist is
commonly called in the Roman
Catholic Church.
◇ The term "Mass" is derived from the
Late Latin word missa (dismissal), a
word used in the concluding formula
of Mass in Latin
DEVOTIONAL
MUSIC
◇ A devotional song is a hymn which
accompanies religious observances
and rituals.
◇ In Eastern and Near-Eastern religions,
devotionals can function as
communion prayer and meditation.
VOCAL MUSIC
FUNCTIONS
1. Pastores Christmas seasons of Song and
Dance *about the Shepherd who visited Child
Jesus in a manger *happy songs that tells the
people to rejoice because the saviour was born
2. Moro moro/Komedya *Clash between the
Muslims and the Christians where the
forbidden love of a Prince and Princess will
settled if the Muslims will be converted to
Christianity or death.
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 4am
to lift the veil of the grieving Virgin Mary
*confetti” are thrown in the air *songs of
joy are sung to celebrate the Risen Christ
6. Flores De Mayo/Santacruzan
Monthlong catholic event/ parade to honor
Virgin Mary *Flores means Flower “
beautiful
1. happy songs that tells the people to rejoice
because the saviour was born
2. Monthlong catholic event/ parade to honor
Virgin Mary
3. is one of the names by which the sacrament of
the Eucharist is commonly called in the Roman
Catholic Church.
4. originated as a part of religious ceremony, and
includes a number of traditions, both ancient
and modern
5. is a hymn which accompanies religious
observances and rituals.