GOOD MORNING

LESSON 1
MUSIC IN THE LOWLANDS of LUZON
FOLK SONGS
These are the traditional songs that appeal to the heart of the listeners
mainly because of their usual simplicity. Folk songs have the following
features.
1. Folk songs reveal the culture of a society.
2. They are learned through imitation and memorization, and not
through printed notation.
3. They have no original text
4. They are performed during various events.
FOLK SONGS
ORIGIN FOLK SONG
Bicol Sarong Banggi
Ilocano Pamulinawen
Tagalog Bahay Kubo
Pampanga Atin Cu Ping Singsing
SACRED MUSIC
This is music used in religious setting or music that is influenced
by religion. The following are considered kinds of sacred music.
1. Liturgical music- music for prayer and praise offered to
God.
2. Non-liturgical music- based on religious subjects.
3. Devotional music – worship to God, celebrations and ritual.

Awit ng mga Kaluluwa in Batangas

SECULAR MUSIC
Secular means “not overtly or specifically religious”. Even with the
flourishing of secular music containing Western elements, traditional
secular music is still performed in the region.
1. Harana- (or serenade) is a vocal or instrumental music
traditionally performed by a man courting a woman.
Ikaw Ala-ala Kita sa Aking Pagtulog
Silayan
Sapagkat Mahal Kita
Dungawin Mo, Hirang
SECULAR MUSIC
2. Polka- The Spaniards brought polka to the Philippines.
(Ballroom dance), it is mostly performed during fiestas.

Quezon-Polka
Bataan- Polka Tagala
Ilocos Norte – Sileledaang
Batangas – Polka sa Nayon
Pangasinan – Maliket-a-polka
SECULAR MUSIC
3. Kumintang – Style in singing originated in Batangas,
formerly a war song but became a song of love in the 19th
Century. It is also narrative of hatred, bitterness, social
commentary.
Comintan Usado en los Awit La Tagala
Comintang de la Conquista Pagdilidili
Auras del terruno Mutya ng Pasig
ART MUSIC
Kundiman, which contraction of “Kung hindi man” is an art
song. “Expressive love song is an artistic blend of poetry and
music written in triple meter. It has a beautiful melody that
may express regret for unrequited loved, request for pity,
farewell after being forsaken, or a promise of true and sincere
love. It can be also love in a nation, “Bayan Ko”.
ART MUSIC
TITLE COMPOSER
Huling Awit Resureccion Bunyi
Ikaw Lamang Juan Silos Jr.
Nassan Ka Irog Nicanor Abelardo
Madaling Araw Francisco Santiago
Malungkot ang Maya Jose Estella
Akoy Isang Ibong Sawi Juan Buencamino
ACTIVITY #1 venn diagram
Watch and Listen to the ff. music on Youtube.
1. Leron-Leron Sinta
2. Traditional Pangaluluwa
3. Kundiman Art Song Bituing Marikit
Use triple Venn diagram to contrast and compare these three music on a short
bond paper.