San Pedro College

Davao City

Art & Music Appreciation

Cyril Cliffredson C. Mamocod, Ph.D
 Man is the center of everything in the
whole mass of creation; the child and
core of the universe
 Destined to create
 To build

 To make things grow

  Why Study the Humanities?

-Learn more about the myths and stories of Western

Civilization.
-Studying facts of the past helps to understand
literature of the past.
-Art reflect the cultures of the past, and shows how
we achieve what we have today.
-The Comprehensive study of the humanities can be
used to understand the world, and to
communicate fairly and intelligently with others
in the world.
 The Word HUMANITIES id derived from the Latin
word “humanus”, which mean human, cultured,
refined.
 It is based on the philosophical view of humanism
which stresses the dictum of Protagoras, a Greek
philosopher, that “man is the measure of all things,”.
Implying that the humanities emphasizes the dignity
and worthiness of man recognizes creative expressions.
 Humanism believes that man should be
humanized, socialized and educated to
respond positively to rapid changes. It is
in the humanities course where
appreciation of the arts can be
strengthened because the artists convey
their thoughts, beliefs, values, and
feelings through the visual arts, literary
arts, dance and music.
 What Art Is
 Art derived from the Latin word “ars”, meaning ability or
skill.
 Art applies to such activities that express aesthetic ideas
by the use of skill and imagination in the creation of
objects, environment and experiences which can be
shared with others.
 We can also say that we are involved in art when we
composed a melody, sing a songs beautifully, and dance
gracefully. All these imply that anything accomplished
withy great skill is art.
 What is a Work of Art
 A work of art is an activity that involves
both imagination and skills in
accomplishing it. It creates aesthetic
feelings or experiences which delight and
satisfy our desire for beautiful things.
 Like for example a work of art is presented
in beautiful language, interesting to read
and arouses emotional response and has
rich imagery.
 According to Bogart, “A Work of art is a record of a
particular artist view.”
 A work of art is the product of the artist’s unique
personality influenced consciously and unconsciously
by factors such as his environment, traditions, national
traits, religious beliefs, economic conditions, his ideals,
or even climate and geography.

 An Artist
 Is a person who exhibits exceptional skills in design,
drawing, painting etc. or one who works in one of the
performing arts.
 2 kinds of artist
 Creator and performer
 The musician is an artist who is also called by other
names such as composer, performer, instrumentalist,
symphonist, organist, pianist, violinist, flutist, Harper,
trumpeter, bugler and drummer.

 Singer is a songster, an opera singer, prima donna or a

diva.
 Choreographer is an artist who composes or teaches
choreography, or the art of representing stage dancing
by signs or music
 Dancers is an artist who moves his body artistically. He
also makes gestures beautifully with the music that
accompanies his movement.
 Similarities and Differences of Work of Art

Words are used in the verbal arts like poetry, prose and
drama, while musical notes are use in musical
composition
The visual arts like painting, sculpture and architecture
use lines, colors and tones or canvass. Operas and
novels on the other hand, tell stories and so do music
and dances
 The art that we perceived through our eyes is called
“visual arts”

 Visual arts involves not only painting & sculpture but

include such things as clothes, household appliances,
and the furnishing of our homes, schools, churches
and other buildings.

 Another form of more important arts is music. This is

the art of combining and regulating sounds of varying
pitch to produce compositions, expressive of various
ideas and emotions.
 The primary goal of music is to entertain.
 Like other arts, music deals with emotions. It is known
as the “pure art” enables it to convey emotions with
great intensity and can affect people directly.

 Dance, is another form of art that is common to man

even during the earliest times. It is the most direct for,
of the arts for it makes use of the human body as its
medium.