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MUSIC 7

LESSON 1: MUSIC OF LOWLANDS OF LUZON

Learning Competencies:
 Identifies the musical instruments and other sound sources from the lowland of Luzon.
 Analyze the musical elements of some lowland instrumental music selection

PRE-ASSESSMENT

Directions: Identify the following musical symbols. Write the answer on the space provided.

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vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony,
and expression of emotion.

Music of Lowlands of Luzon

This module was designed and written to help you understand the Music of
Luzon-Lowlands particularly their folksongs. Each folksong was given emphasis in
able to understand the meaning of the songs and how it affects people’s daily lives.
Through this module you will discover how the people in Cordillera express their
feelings towards each other and even their environment, beliefs and history.

Forms of Music
Vocal Music

It is a type of music performed by one or more singers with or without instrumental accompaniment in
which the singer provides the main focus of the piece

Acapella

Music without any Non-vocal Instrumental accompaniment acapella

Song

a short piece of vocal music with lyrics is broadly termed

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Folksongs of the Luzon (LOWLANDS)

Folksongs are songs written by folk and are sung to accompany daily activities such
as farming, fishing and putting the baby to sleep. It is traditionally passed on orally and most

Philippine folksongs have Spanish and other Western influences.

The people created melodic chants and indigenous instruments based on the
materials available where they live.

The folksongs of Luzon lowlands are performed in their native language such as
Ilocano, Pangasinense, Kapampangan, Tagalog, Bicolano and others.

Characteristic of Folk song

 Sung in their own dialect

 Begins in one key and ends in the same key
 Composers and lyrics are usually unknown
 Short and simple

Below are some examples of Luzon lowland folksongs and their meanings

PAMULINAWEN

Which means “Hardened Heart”, is the most popular Ilocano love song

which equates the heart of a girl, likened to a hardened flint, because she does not heed the pleadings of a
lover. The song Pamulinawen is regarded as the “national anthem” of the Ilocano nation arising from its
unique and insightful.

ATIN CU PUNG SINGSING

Traditional Filipino folk song from Central Luzon, Kapampangan

folksong sung by adults and children. The woman in the song was looking for a missing ring given by her
mother and offers her love as a prize for the man who could find it.

BAHAY KUBO

Traditional Tagalog Filipino folk song credited to have been written by 1997

National Artist for Music Felipe Padilla de Leon that has been passed down through
generations. The song is about a Bahay Kubo, a house made of bamboo with a roof
of nipa leaves, surrounded by different kind of vegetables, which was usually sang by
Filipino school children. It is well known by Filipinos of all ages.

SARUNG BANGGI

means “one evening” A folk song from the St. Domingo, Albay. For
Bicolanos, this is not only a song but also a festival that showcases a variety of cultural and religious
activities that is held every 18th to 25th day of May and performed at night, composer, Potenciano V.
Gregorio S

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ASSESSMENT #1
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Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Music without any non-vocal instrument accompaniment is referred to as______

A. Folk song B. Lyrics C. Acapella D. Vocal music

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. Palimulinawen C. Sarung banggi D. Folk song

3. It is a popular Bicolano song written by Potenciano B. Gregorio sr. In Albay more than hundred year ago.

A. Atin cu pung singsing B. Palimulinawen C. Sarung banggi D. Folk song

4. It is an ilocano folk song about an ilocano woman to whom the man is singing.

A. Atin cu pung singsing B. Palimulinawen C. Sarung banggi D. Folk song

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

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