ROMULO B.

PARAS II, LPT

Instructor
DO YOU AGREE THAT
FILIPINOS ARE KNOWN
TO BE MUSICALLY
INCLINED?
Intended Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, the students must be able to:
1. understand and appreciate music
2. identify the various purposes & genres in music.
3. learn significant historical period of the
development of music.
4. translate sound or music into new form and in a
new context.
Overview on the Study of Music
 Overview on the Study of Music
Music is a part of art and science.
* In art, “Music is considered the highest form
of performing art” –BEETHOVEN

* In science, in the field of physics, the unit of

measurement of sound called decibels (dz) is musically
related.
 The brief history of music:
Paleolithic flute
40,000 BP
Prehistoric music (previously called primitive music) is
a term in the history of music for all music produced in
preliterate cultures (prehistory), beginning somewhere in
very late geological history. Prehistoric music is followed
by ancient music in different parts of the world, but still
exists in isolated areas. However, it is more common to
refer to the "prehistoric" music which still survives as folk,
indigenous or traditional music. Prehistoric music is
studied alongside other periods within music archaeology.
Music Mythical Origins
Many cultures have their own mythical origins on the
creation of music.
 Music Origins
"from speech (logogenic) and from
emotional expression (pathogenic)", first
proposed by the musicologist Curt Sachs.
Reflecting on the diversity of music around
the world, Sachs noted that some music
Curt Sachs.
confines to either a communicative or
expressionistic form, suggesting that these
aspects developed separately.
The brief history of music:
Purpose of Music
There are 6 major purposes of music:
1. Music for religious purpose
2. Music for entertainment
3. Music for tribal identity
4. Music for socio-cultural occasion
5. Music for political campaign
6. Music for earning prestige
Assignment >>>The Six Major Periods of
the Development Music
 Based on the Eurocentric view, the development of music is characterized
in six periods:
• Medieval (450-1400)
• Renaissance (1400-1600)
• Baroque (1600-1750)
• Classical (1750-1820)
• Romantic (1820-1900), and 20th century and beyond (1900-present