Subject: CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS

Topic: CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FORMS

Prepared by: CHRISTY YCONG Grade: 12
Semester: 1 Semester
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Week: 3

QUEST

Identifies various contemporary art forms and their practices from the various regions.
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a. Recognize the different contemporary music forms;

b. Write a reaction paper about a Filipino song; and
c. Express appreciation to contemporary arts in the Philippines through a song
composition.

EQUIP

JUMBLED LETTERS: Arrange the correct order of the letters to form the needed
answer.Write your answer on the blank provided.

C S U I M

It is defined as the manipulation of sound and silence.

ANSWER: ________________

MUSIC

 Filipinos’ love to sing. Every celebration is not complete without karaoke or video
machine. Contemporary music in the Philippines is the product of indigenous
traditions and cultural influences.
 Before the arrival of Spaniards, the type of music found in the country is
traditional and vocal. Musical sounds were created by musical instruments such
as flutes, shell trumpets, drums and gongs.
 During the Spanish colonization, the Spaniards promote religious music. The
different religious orders believed in the power of music to convert the natives
that is why the friars received musical training in Spain before travelling to the
country.
 The Americans, through the public school system, taught children simple hymns
and Filipino songs rendered in a western style or beat.

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FORMS

 Kundiman and Harana

--Kundiman is a musical form that is a product of Spanish colonization. Kundiman
is an art song that signifies love and affection for someone. It is described as
highly emotional and sentimental because it expresses personal sorrow. It can
be about love or patriotism. The melody is often smooth, flowing and gentle
rhythm.

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 --The kundiman is often mistaken for the harana, which is another Spanish-
influenced musical form. The harana is a traditional courtship in the Philippines
wherein a suitor serenades his object of affection. Almost any songs can be sung
during the harana, including the kundiman songs.
--The harana is almost always performed by a man while the kundiman can be
performed by both genders. Example: Nasaan ka Irog?- Nicanor Abelardo
 Ballad
--Ballad is a traditional song that narrates an event in a community. Popular
example would be Yoyoy Villame’s ‘Magellan”. In modern times, the term ballad
has been applied to describe love songs and a balladeer is an artist whose songs
is primarily composed of romantic songs.
--Some Ballad Composers: Jose Mari Chan
--Some of the popular and successful Filipino contemporary balladeers: Regine
Velasques-Alcasid, Sarah Geronimo, Jed Madela and many more.
 Chamber Music
--Chamber music is a form of instrumental music composed of small ensembles
wherein each part is played by one player, as opposed to an orchestra where a
part is performed by group of musicians. Chamber music is usually performed by
a group of three to eight musicians.
--Chamber music was pioneered by Dr. Francisco Santiago and Nicanor S.
Abelardo, who received training abroad and later on shared with younger
generation of composers.
 Choral Music
--Choral music is a musical composition intended to be performed by a group of
singers called a choir. The choir is arranged according to voice categories such
as soprano, alto, tenor and bass. The early choirs in the Philippines performed in
churches, singing religious hymns during mass.
--Perhaps the most well-known school choir is the choral group of the University
of the Philippines, the Philippine Madrigal singers or the “Madz.”The Madz is the
most awarded choral groups in the Philippines and in the whole world. They have
been taught and trained by some of the country’s best musical composers and
arrangers such as Eudencie Palaruan, Robert Delgado, and Fidel Calalang.
 Liturgical Music
--Liturgical music are songs intended for Christian church services. Its early form
was inspired by Jewish chants during their religious rituals.
--Artist: Ryan Cayabyab with his work Misa, prais and gospel songs of Gary
Valenciano, Francisco F. Feliciano his work Mass of Saint.
 Opera
--Opera is a combination of both music and theater. It is a sung drama that
entails collaborative efforts of singers, dancers, composers, choreographers, etc.
One type song found in an opera is the aria, which is a song sung in solo that
portrays the character’s emotional state. The opera was introduced in the
Philippines in the middle of the 1800s.
--Felipe Padilla’s Noli Me Tangere, the first full-length Filipino opera, Reynaldo T.
Paguio and Fides Asensio’s Mayo Bisperas ng Liwanag, which was based on a
short story by Nick Joaquin

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 --Notable Filipino opera singers include Jovita Fuentes the first Filipina to be
recognized as a National Artist for Music, and the female soprano Rachelle
Gerodias.
 Pop Music
--Popular music or pop music is used to described music that is readily available
to the broad populace. It is an umbrella term that encompasses a multitude of
different genres of music such as RnB, Rap, Rock, Hiphop, Dance and etc.
--Many critics look down on this type of music because some songs gain
recognition due to their popularity and rarely for their quality. A songs popularity
can be manipulated through the amount of radio play, marketing type, and
gimmicks of recording companies, which often overshadow a song’s creative
merits.
 Protest Songs

--Protest songs are songs that bring to light injustices and inequality in society.
This seek to inspire nationalism and heroism from the listeners. ”Bayan Ko” is
one of the most popular and recognizable example of protest songs. Some
protest songs tackle about environmental issues such as the band Asin’s protest
song “Masdan ang Kapaligiran’ and Gloc-9’s “Nag-iisang Mundo.”

STACK

Read and answer each question. Write your answers on the space provided after each
number.

1. What contemporary music forms you mostly hear at home?

2. Who is your favorite Filipino singer? Why?

3. What is the importance of music?

MISSION

Read and understand the lyrics of the song and write your reaction of it on a short size
bondpaper.
MAPA (SB19)

1. Latara tara 2. Mama, kumusta na?

Latara tara 'Di na tayo laging nagkikita
Latara tara tara Miss na kita, sobra
Lagi na lang kami ang nauuna
Latara lata
'Di ba pwedeng ikaw muna
Latara tara Akin na'ng pangamba
Latara tara
Latara tara tara
Latara lata

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3. Dahil ikaw ang aking mata
Sa t'wing mundo'y nag-iiba
Ang dahilan ng aking paghinga
4. Kaya 'wag mag-alala 9. Latara tara
Ipikit ang 'yong mata, ta'na Latara tara
Pahinga muna, ako na'ng bahala Latara tara tara
Labis pa sa labis ang 'yong nagawa Latara lata
Mama, pahinga muna Latara tara
Ako na Latara tara
Latara tara tara
5. Latara tara Latara lata, yeah
Latara tara
Latara tara tara 10. 'Di ko na sasayangin pa'ng mga
Latara lata natitirang paghinga
Latara tara Tutungo na kung sa'n naro'n ang
Latara tara mahalaga, woah-oh
Latara tara tara At kahit na kailan pa ma'y 'di mawawala
Latara lata 'Pagkat dala ko ang mapa
Sa'n man mapunta alam kung sa'n
6. Papa, naalala mo pa ba? Yeah nagmula, woah-oh
Nung ako ay bata pa, 'di ba?
Aking puso'y 'yong hinanda sa 11. 'Wag mag-alala
Mga bagay na buhay ang may dala Ipikit ang 'yong mata, ta'na
Dala ko ang 'yong bawat payo Pahinga muna
At hanggang sa dulo, magkalayo man Ako na
tayo 12. 'Wag mag-alala
Ako'y tatayo, pangako, tatay ko Ipikit ang 'yong mata, ta'na
7. Dahil ikaw ang aking paa Pahinga muna, ako na'ng bahala
Sa tuwing ako'y gagapang na Labis pa sa labis ang 'yong nagawa
Ang dahilan ng aking paghinga Ma, Pa, pahinga muna
Ako na
8. Kaya 'wag mag-alala
Ipikit ang 'yong mata, ta'na 13. Latara tara
Pahinga muna, ako na'ng bahala Latara tara
Labis pa sa labis ang 'yong nagawa Latara tara tara
Papa, pahinga muna Latara lata
Ako na Latara tara
Latara tara
Latara tara tara
Latara lata
14. Oh-woah, Ma, Pa
Oh, Ma, Pa
Oh-woah
Ma, Pa, pahinga muna
Ako na

RESOURCES

 Ganzon, C. L. Journey:Contemporary Art of the Philippines

 https://filipino-folk-songs.blogspot.com/2012/01/list-of-kundiman-songs.html
 https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SHS-Core_Contemporary-
Philippine-Arts-from-the-Regions-CG.pdf
 https://www.scribd.com/presentation/420444882/Prelim-ART
 https://www.google.com/search?
q=mapa+sb19+lyrics&source=lmns&bih=657&biw=1366&hl=fil&sa=X&ved=2ahUKE
wipuKqwzuDyAhVsz4sBHZxDA7AQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA

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 CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE REGIONS
ASSESSMENT 1.3

Name:___________________________________ Section: __________________

Test I. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it in the blank provided.

a. Ballad
b. Liturgical music
c. Protest song
d. Kundiman
e. Harana
f. Opera

_____1. This seek to inspire nationalism and heroism from the listeners.
_____2. It is a sung drama that entails collaborative efforts of singers, dancers,
composers, choreographers, etc.
_____3. It is a traditional song that narrates an event in a community.
_____4. Its early form was inspired by Jewish chants during their religious rituals.
_____5. It is described as highly emotional and sentimental because it expresses
personal sorrow.

Test II. TRUE OR FALSE: Write true if the statement is correct and false if not.

_________1. ”Bayan Ko” is one of the most popular and recognizable example of
protest songs.

_________2. Opera is a combination of both music and theater.

_________3. The kundiman is a traditional courtship in the Philippines wherein a suitor

serenades his object of affection.

_________4. Pop music is a musical composition intended to be performed by a

group of singers called a choir.

_________5. Chamber music is usually performed by a group of three to eight

musicians.