MUSIC OF

LOWLANDS OF
LUZON
(Folksongs of1 Luzon)
Grade 7 – Quarter 1 Lesson in Music
Objective:

1.Describes the musical characteristics

of representative music selections of
Lowlands of Luzon after Listening.
PRE-ASSESSMENT:
Identify the following musical symbols.
EIGHT STAFF 7. HALF
1. 4.
NOTE REST
TIME BASS
2. SHARP 5. SIGNATURE 8. CLEFT
TREBLE WHOLE
3. 6. 9. CRESCENDO
CLEFT NOTE
 Try to find different
popular folksongs in the
puzzle. List down the
title of the songs. You
are familiar with. Tell
whether if it is
TAGALOG ,
ILOCANO,
KAPANGPANGAN
and BIKOLANO
Questions:
1. Are you familiar with the given songs in this
activity?
2. How did they become familiar to you?
3. Have you tried singing those songs before? How
was it?
4. Do you like listening to those type of songs? Why
or why not?
What is the
genre of the
music that was
Folksong
just played? s
Folksong – 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 folksongs have Spanish and other
western influences.
It performed in his /her native language
such as Ilocano, Pangasinense, Kapampangan,
Tagalog, Bicolano and Others.
Characteristics of Folk songs:
1.Originally passed down orally to the family,
and to the other members of the community
2. Learned through rote / memorization.
3. Sung in his / her own dialect or according to
their native tongue.
4. Unknown composers and lyricist.
5. Begins in one key and ends in the same key
6. Mood can be sentimental, playful and
humorous.
7. Simple key signature of the song.
8. Primarily based on the community’s culture,
tradition and livelihood.
9. Duple, triple or quadruple are common
meter used.
10. Short and simple.
SOME EXAMPLES OF PHILIPPINE
FOLKSONGS
ILOCANO KAPAMPANGAN TAGALOG BICOLANO
PAMULINAWEN ATIN CU PUNG MAGTANIM AY DI BIRO SARUNG BANGGI
SINGSING
NARANIAG A BULAN DOREDO BAHAY KUBO
MANANG BIDAY CACA, O CACA LERON LERON SINTA
DUNGDUNGWEN KANTO ING BULUNG LARA Y SITSIRITSIT
RIZAL
BANNATIRAN TINANAM KUNG PARU PARONG BUKID
KAMANGTIGUL
TI AYAT TI MAYSA NGA MISAN A CAYALDAWAN
UBING
IGID DIAY BAYBAY PATAG A BUNDOC
DIRO NI AYAT NUNG ACUING
CUCUTNAN
Y MARIANG MALAGU
Evaluation
1. Which of the following is an
example of Ilocano Folksong?
A. Magtanim ay Di Biro
B. Atin Cu Pung Singsing
C. Sarung Banggi
D. Pamulinawen
2. Which of the following is TRUE
about characteristic of Folksong?
A. Long and simple
B. composers and lyricist are
usually unknown.
C. Mood can be sentimental
only
3. These are songs written by the folk and
are sung to accompany daily activities
such as farming, fishing and putting the to
sleep.
A. Folksong
B. HipHop
C. Jazz
D. OPM
4. Which of the following is NOT a
Kapampangan song?
A. Atin Cu Pung Singsing
B. Doredo
C. Manang Biday
D. Caca, O Caca
5. Which of the following are characteristics of
folksongs?
I. short and simple
II. Sung in his /her own dialect
III. Originally passed down orally to
the family.
IV. Composers and lyricists are known
A. I,II,III,IV B. II,III,IV C. III,IV D.
I,II,III
Answer Key
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. D