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Music
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Music of Lowlands of Luzon
Folk Songs from the Lowlands
Music – Grade 7
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Quarter 1 – Module 1: Music of Lowlands of Luzon (Folk Songs from the Lowlands)
First Edition, 2020

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 Lesson
Music of Lowlands of Luzon
1 (Folk Songs from the Lowlands)

Learning Competencies
The learner:
1. identifies the musical characteristics of representative music selections from
the lowlands of luzon after listening. MU7LU-Ia-1
2. analyzes the musical elements of some lowland vocal music selections
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3. sings folksongs from the lowlands of Luzon MU7LU-Ia-h7

What I Need to Know

Before we explore the music of the Luzon Lowlands, let us first recall the
different musical elements that you have learned in your previous music lessons.

The first element is Rhythm. Rhythm is the regular repeated pattern of

sounds. It serves as the pulse of the musical composition. This element has three
components: beat, tempo and meter. Do you think you can identify these
components in a certain music while listening to it? Have you experienced nodding
your head or tapping your foot every time you hear music? If so, you are actually
feeling the beat of the music. In singing your favorite videoke tune, you are actually
singing the rhythm because of the different note durations of the lyrics of the song.

Tempo is the speed of the beat. Every music has its own speed which depends
on the mood of the whole music. Most happy tunes are fast while sad music is
relatively slow.

The meter, which composes of time signature is the combination of strong

beats (accent) and weak beats.

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For example (four four) time signature is like counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4,
4
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1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. This type of meter is commonly used in pop songs. In time
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signature, you just count 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 and so on. This meter is commonly
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used in waltz music. For the time signature (two four), you just count 1, 2, 1, 2, 1,
4
2 and so on. Marches, polkas use this kind of meter.

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 The second element is about the softness and loudness of the music - the
Dynamics. This can be gradual (crescendo and decrescendo) or sudden / abrupt.
Dynamics in music suggests the emotional aspect of the composition. Soft music
suggests themes such as love while loud or strong music suggests bravery or war.

The next element is the most obvious among all musical elements – the
Melody. It is the organized sequence (horizontal) of single notes.

Melody

In other words, it is the main tune of the musical piece. It is what you hear
and what retains in your head. It has two types, the conjunct and the disjunct.

conjunct disjunct

Based on the diagram, which of the two do you think you can easily learn to
sing? Why?

The more singable or playable type is the conjunct. The melody is easy to sing
because the notes have no skips or leaps. Try to sing a Filipino folk song and try to
analyze the movement of the melody. Does the tune tend to move far from the other
or are the notes just next to one another?

The vertical arrangement of sound in a musical piece is called Harmony. It is

the simultaneous sounding of two or more notes.

harmony

This element can refer to the chords produced, the accompaniment styles, and
the countermelodies. Harmony has two types, the consonance and the dissonance.
Consonant intervals in music are more pleasant and seems like “everything is ok”.
Dissonant intervals on the other hand produce a more “creepy” sound. It shows
tension and needs to be resolved.

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 Texture is all about the thickness of the sound. In the three diagrams below,
the lines represent the melodic movement of a musical piece. For example, in the
monophonic texture, only single line can be seen which means there is only one
melody or tune playing. It is like you are singing alone in the bathroom. In
homophonic texture, a single melody is present with an accompaniment of an
instrument or several instruments. It is like you are singing with a videoke machine.
In polyphonic texture , two or more melodic contours or lines are playing
simultaneously. It is like you are singing with others in a choir contest.

monophonic Polyphonic

homophonic

The timbre is the quality of sound heard. If you and your friend sing “Bahay
Kubo” in unison, you can easily distinguish each other’s voice based on the quality
of the sound of your voices.

Now that you have reconstructed your previous knowledge about the different
musical elements, you are now ready to explore one of our cultural identities, the
Luzon Lowland Folksongs.

Can you recall what song your parents used to sing to you when you were just
a child? Or your grandparents‟ type of music which you used to hear? What can you
say about its tune? Is it easy to remember? How about the tempo, is it hard to follow?
What other musical elements are present in their kind of music?

Luzon’s lowland music is made up of simple vocal and instrumental

music, primarily a product of daily experiences from folks like farmers, fishermen,
artisans, vendors, and other common people. Family or community members learned
this music orally which they sang in their native tongue. Mostly, the persons who
originally made this music were unknown.

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Learning Objectives
In this module, you will be able to:
A. cite the musical characteristics of representative music selections from
the lowlands of Luzon after listening;
B. determine the musical elements, themes, and moods present in vocal
and instrumental music of lowland of Luzon; and
C. appreciate the simplicity of Luzon’s lowland folksongs.

What I Know

Modified TRUE or FALSE

Directions: Write APPROVED if the statement is true and if not, write DISAPPROVED
and identify the word that made the statement false. Accomplish this task in your
activity notebook.

1. Luzon lowland folksongs have a very distinctive Spanish influence.

2. Folksongs are generally taught in schools.
3. Sitsiritsit is a Tagalog folksong.
4. An example of a Kapampangan folk song is Sarung Banggi.
5. The composers and lyricists of folk songs are usually unknown.
6. Naraniag a Bulan is an example of an Ilocano folk song.
7. Folk songs are mostly short and complicated.
8. Key signatures in folk songs do not change.
9. Folk songs are based on the community‟s livelihood, tradition and culture.
10. Atin Cu Pung Singsing is an example of a Bicolano folk song.
11. Sarung Banggi is a folk song from Batangas.
12. Pamulinawen is a folksong with a triple meter.
13. Folksongs are usually sung in the dialect of the people of its place of origin.
14. Pamulinawen and Manang Biday are both Tagalog folksongs.
15. All folksongs have the same story to tell.

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 What’s New

Try to find 16 popular folk songs in the puzzle. List down the titles of the song
you are familiar with. Tell whether it is a TAGALOG, ILOCANO, KAPAMPANGAN, and
BIKOLANO. Write the title on the table below the puzzle.

P A T A G A B U N D O C V U L C E K L

A G P A M U L I N A W E N F B M P G F

D E S P A C I T O T T I M A A M I T M

T Q A E R S D T G I S V E N H W E T A

L E R O N L E R O N S I N T A T G Y G

L B U Z C A C A O C A C A P Y T I M T

O H N O I T R E S U B G T E K C V A N

F R G B I H Y K U P A D G K U E P R I

V E B C I R T G A U S D R I B O P I M

B D A U T Y V N B N Z S F E O I H A A

A O N A R A N I A G A B U L A N G N Y

N R G B G E S I T S I R I T S I T G D

N E G T Y H G U Y I H J U W E S F M I

A D I W A S R D F N T Y H I K J O A B

T O C V M A N A N G B I D A Y V S L I

I X E R T Y U I O S A S D T G H K A R

R E T I S E P C B I Q R V I O A Z G O

A P A R U P A R U N G B U K I D A U S

N G J E D U D U N G W E N K A N T O D

1. Are you familiar with the given songs in this activity?

2. How did they become familiar to you?
3. Have you tried singing those songs before? How was it?
4. Do you like listening to those type of songs? Why or why not?

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 Dialect_______ Dialect_______ Dialect_______ Dialect_______
Magtanim ay ‘di Pamulinawen Atin Cu Pung Sarung Banggi
Biro Singsing
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https://youtu.be/ F_hCrbe3sbc https://youtu.be/ SaRJCG4MWjY
f8TgQ0aagls gVZgJGC8u2k
Bahay Kubo Naraniag A Bulan Doredo
https://youtu.be/
4EY4Gc0poMw https://youtu.be/ https://youtu.be/
pD Zno9pqPAc 2Hv5UjWP5yE
Leron Leron Sinta Manang Biday Caca O Caca
https://youtu.be/
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Sitsiritsit Dudungwen Y Mariang Malagu
Kanto
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Paru-parong Bannatiran Patag a Bundoc
Bukid
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Examine the table you have just accomplished.

What helped you find the songs in the puzzle?

This time try doing this activity after listening to the folk songs.
1. What can you say with the different time signatures (meter) of the songs.
2. Analyze the emotions communicated by each song (love, anger, happiness,
suffering, etc.; and
3. Observe the speed of each song. Do they have the same tempos?
4. Why do you think the composers of these p a r t i c u l a r folk songs made it
that way?

In this activity, you should be able to understand that because folk songs
were transferred orally from the family or community members, only the songs
you find yourself connected with (dialect, culture, tradition, community) will only
retain in your mind, thus they became familiar to you. There are some songs you
do not understand but you remember its tunes because a family member /
community who stayed in that place where love songs originated used to sing
them or a visitor from that locality tried to teach you those songs.

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 What is It

Folk songs in general have the following characteristics

A. The lyrics are according to the native tongue.

Because songs are based on the daily experiences of the people in a particular
place and the message of the songs needs to be understood easily to be appreciated,
the lyrics of the songs are written or sung in their own dialects. For example, the
Tagalog folk songs came from the people who speak Tagalog. (Bahay Kubo, Leron,
Leron Sinta, Magtanim ay „Di Biro). The Ilocanos have their own (Manang Biday and
Pamulinawen). The Kapampangan’s Atin Cu Pung Singsing, and the Bicolano’s
Sarung Banggi are just a few among the folk songs of Luzon that are sung in their
own dialects. Why do you think it is important for a folk song to be sung or written
in their native tongue?

B. Passed down through oral tradition to family or community members, hence,

learned by mere memorization
Singing is a form of social bonding among early Filipino families. Because they
did not have access to internet, T.V. and radio during that time, singing folksongs
became their favorite pastime.

C. Unknown composers and lyricists

Most composers of Filipino folk songs are unknown because songs are just
based on daily experiences and are passed down orally.

D. Simple key signature of the song

Do you know how to play a guitar? If you can play this instrument, you can
try to play a simple folk song. While playing, you will notice that it starts with a
particular key (key of G for example) and ends in that same key. That only shows the
simplicity of the Luzon folk songs.

E. Duple, triple, or, quadruple are common meters used

These meters were very common during that time. The dances and common
songs are based on these meters. The composers of the folk songs adopted these
rhythmic patterns to their compositions.
What folk songs do you know? Can you identify the meters used based on the
discussion in the review section of this module?

F. Primarily based on the community’s culture, tradition and livelihood

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G. Short and simple
Aside from Tagalog, several other dialects are used by unkown composers from
Luzon in composing their own lowland folk songs such as Ilocano, Kapampangan,
Pangasinense, and Bicolano. Spanish and other western influences are very evident
in the construction of the songs such as the meter used, and the minor and the major
modes.
In the next activity “YOUR SONG SOUNDS FAMILIAR”, you will listen to some
samples of Luzon lowland folksongs. Using the YouTube links given in the first
activity, try to browse for the sample songs for your reference then answer the
questions on the next page. Open the YouTube link and listen to the given music
1. What can you say about the lyrics of the folksongs?
2. What are the dialects used in folksongs you just heard?
3. What can you say about the translation of the dialects in other languages?
4. Why do folk songs not change the key signatures?
5. How do people become familiar with the folksongs in the community?
6. Based from the folksongs that you have heard, how do folksongs depict the
community’s tradition, culture, and livelihood?

YOUR SONG SOUNDS FAMILIAR

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 ATIN CU PUNG SINGSING
https://youtu.be/gVZgJGC8u2k

Kapampangan Folk Song

ENGLISH TAGALOG
KAPAMPANGAN
TRANSLATION TRANSLATION
Atin cu pung singsing I had a ring Ako ay may singsing
Metung yang timpucan With a beautiful gem May batong kay-inam
Amana que iti I inherited it Binigay sa akin
Queng indung ibatan From my mother Ng mahal kong nanay
Sangcan queng sininup I kept it very well Sa tapt ng dibdib
Queng metung a ca ban In a chest Iningat-ingatan
Mewala ya iti But it just disappeared Kung san nawaglit
Ecu ca malayan. Without my noticing. Di ko na nalaman.

The heartache within me Nawala ang singsing,

Is as high as the sky ‘di ko na nakita Abot
My crossed hands Are hanggang langit Ang
upon the table Whoever taglay kong dusa
can find That ring I Sino mang binata
inherited My poor heart Ang makakukuha Ang
Shall forever worship. abang puso ko Ay
magiging kanya.

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 PAMULINAWEN
https://youtu.be/F_hCrbe3sbc

Tagalog Folk Song

ENGLISH TAGALOG
ILOCANO
TRANSLATION TRANSLATION
Pamulinawen Please do not be upset Huwag kang magtampo
Pusoc indengamman That was just a joke Iyon ay biro lamang Di na
Toy umasasug It won’t happen again, mauulit Manalig ka
Agrayota sa diam. Have faith my darling. hirang.

Panunutemman If you are still angry Kung galit ka pa

Di ka pagintultulngan Ay Punish me completely Parusahang lubusan At
toy agayat Agrayota sa And you will expect That ‘yong asahang Hindi
diam I won’t feel bad magdaramdam.

It dem caniac calipatan My love is real Tunay ang aking pag-

Ti na sudiunay anagan And not merely a joke ibig
Lugar sa di no man My heart’s with you At hindi biru-biru lamang
Kencapapanan Have no doubt Ang puso ko’y sa iyo
No malagip ca pusok and if that is still not Huwag kang mag-
Toy mabang aran. enough alinlangan.
I offer you my life
That is proof At kung kulang pa rin
Of my utter love. Ay kunin mo pa yaring
buhay
‘Yan ay tanda
Ng sukdulang
pagmamahal.

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 O NARANIAG A BULAN
https://youtu.be/pDZno9pqPAc

Ilocano Folk Song

ENGLISH TAGALOG
ILOCANO
TRANSLATION TRANSLATION
O naraniag a bulan O moon shining so O maliwanag na buwan
Ununnoy ko indengam brightfill up my longing ‘Di niya nararamdamang
Dayta naslag a silaw mo tonightyour lustrous glow Ako’y nagdaramdam
Di mo kad ipaidam. now on sight ‘Pag hindi ko na matiis
O naraniag a bulan Don’t be selfish about. Isang gabi ako’y aalis
Sang sangit ko O moon glowing so bright Itaga mo ‘yan sa bato
indengam Hear my crying tonight ‘pag ako’y wala na sa iyo
Toy nasipnget a lubong Into this darkened world Tandaan mo ito
ko of mine Ipananalangin ko
Inka kad silawan tapnon Do come visit and shine Na ako’y hanapin mo.
Diak maiyawawan. So I won’t go astray
No inka nanglipaten If you choose to forget
Karim kaniak Your vow to me
nagguibusen ending up short
Samsamitek ni patay Sweet for me
O bulan ket aklunem will I choose death
nang laylayen ni ayat O moon, you will know it
Inka kad palasbangen such
Ununnoy ko darasem My love now has wilted
Nga iked deng much
Please refresh it as you
must
My longing fill it fast
Just do it please.

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 MAGTANIM AY ‘DI BIRO
https://youtu.be/f8TgQ0aagls

Tagalog Folk Song

TAGALOG ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Magtanim ay ‘di biro Planting (rice) is not easy
Maghapong nakayuko One is bent all day long
‘Di man lang makaupo Can’t stand straight
Di man lang makatayo Can’t sit properly

Sa umaga pagkagising In the morning when we wake up

Ay agad iisipin We quickly think
Kung saan may patanim Where help is needed for planting
Masarap ang pagkain. The food is always good.

Bisig ko’y namamanhid Baywang ko’y Come, come friends

nangangawit Binti ko’y namimitig Let’s strech our muscles
Sa pagkababad sa tubig. Let’s renew our strength
For tomorrow.
Halina, halina mga kaliyag Tayo’y
magsipag-unat-unat Magpanibago tayo
ng lakas Para sa araw ng bukas.

SANTA CLARA
https://youtu.be/u8w3ERrBePM

Tagalog Folk Song

TAGALOG ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Santa Clarang pinung-pino Ang
To the very refined, Saint Claire
pangako ko ay ganito Pagdating ko po
This is my promise
sa Ubando
Upon reaching Ubando town
Ay magsasayaw ng pandanggo.
I will dance the pandanggo.
Abaruray abarinding
To the very refined, Saint Claire
Ang pangako ko’y tutuparin
I pray that you grant my request
Abaruray abarinding
To the costs, I won’t complain at all.
Ang pangako ko’y tutuparin.

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 SARUNG BANGGI
https://youtu.be/SaRJCG4MWjY

Bicolano Folk Song

BICOLANO ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Sarung banggi sa higdanan
Nakadangog ako One evening as I lay in bed
Hinuni nin sarung gamgam I heard a sad song of a bird
Sa lubha ko katorongan At first I thought it was a dream
Bako kundi simong boses iyo palan But soon I recognized your voice.
Dagos ako bangon
Si sakuyang matabinuklat Katdong I opened my eyes and arose
kadikloman Akong nangalagkalag And strained in the darkness to see
Si sakong pagheling I looked about and up
Pasering sa itaas na heling ko Then saw your radiant face.
Simong lauog maliwanag.

What’s More

In this activity, you will analyze the given six folk songs by completing the
table. DIALECT (Tagalog, Ilocano, etc.) MELODY (major, minor scale), DYNAMICS
(softness or loudness of sound), TEMPO, TEXTURE, METER (duple, triple,
quadruple), Mood (happy, sad, etc.) THEME (love, religious, work, etc) the youtube
links are provided for your reference of the song samples.

Manang Biday Paru-parong Sarung Banggi Doredo

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SONGS
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DIALECT Ilocano Tagalog Bicolano Kapampangan
METER
MOOD
MELODY
DYNAMICS
TEMPO
TEXTURE

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 What I Have Learned

My Reflections

Assessment

Hello, Mind, Test – Modified TRUE or FALSE

Directions: Write APPROVED if the statement is true and if not, write DISAPPROVED
and identify the word that made the statement false. Accomplish this task in your
activity notebook.
1. Luzon lowland folksongs have a very distinctive Spanish influence.
2. Folksongs are generally taught in schools.
3. Sitsiritsit is a Tagalog folksong.
4. An example of a Kapampangan folk song is Sarung Banggi.
5. The composers and lyricists of folk songs are usually unknown.
6. Naraniag a Bulan is an example of an Ilocano folk song.
7. Folk songs are mostly short and complicated.
8. Key signatures in folk songs do not change.
9. Folk songs are based on the community‟s livelihood, tradition and culture.
10. Atin Cu Pung Singsing is an example of a Bicolano folk song.
11. Sarung Banggi is a folk song from Batangas.
12. Pamulinawen is a folksong with a triple meter.
13. Folksongs are usually sung in the dialect of the people of its place of origin.
14. Pamulinawen and Manang Biday are both Tagalog folksongs.
15. All folksongs have the same story to tell.

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 What I Can Do

Bring It On
Perform a folk song that is different from your native tongue. Refer to the
rubrics for performance guide.
Record your performances using your cellphone or other media devices and
submit it to your facilitator through messenger, e-mail or other media platforms.

CRITERIA 4 3 2 1
Musical 3 musical 2 elements of the Only one The song was
elements elements of the song were element of the sung in its
folk song were performed based song was original form
performed on the moods performed based
based on the and theme of the on the moods
moods and song and theme of the
theme of the song
song

Creativity The song was The song was The song was The song was
sung with a live sung either with sung with plainly sung in
accompaniment canned canned acapella with no
with simple accompaniment accompaniment embellishments
embellishments or acapella and with no (choreography,
(choreography, with simple embellishments props, costume)
embellishments (choreography,
(choreography, props, costume)
props, costume)

Mastery The song was The lyrics was The lyrics was The lyrics was
flawlessly memorized but memorized but not memorized
performed there are evident there are no (either sung
(memorized mistakes in the choreography without
lyrics and execution of the mistakes but
steps,) choreography with a copy or
without a copy
but mistakes
were evident in
the
performance.)

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 Additional Activities

The Audition
Suppose you are going in an audition about Folk Song singing. One of the
requirements is to sing a folk song of your region or province. Here are the mechanics
for the audition:

1. You are going to sing a folk song from your region or province.
2. The performance can be a capella or with accompaniment (live or minus 1)
3. Record your performance in your gadget (cellphone or computer) if possible.
4. If recording is not possible, a schedule for a live performance will be given to
you.
5. You will be graded based on the following criteria:

Clarity of voice (25 %)

Volume of voice (25 %)
Pitch (25 %)
Expression (25%)

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What I Know/ Assessment
1. APPROVED
2. DISAPPROVED - schools
3. APPROVED
4. DISAPPROVED - Kapampangan
5. APPROVED
6. APPROVED
7. DISAPPROVED - complicated
8. APPROVED
9. APPROVED
10.DISAPPROVED - Bicolano
11.DISAPPROVED - Batangas
12.DISAPPROVED - triple
13.APPROVED
14.DISAPPROVED - Tagalog
15.DISAPPROVED - the sam
Answer Key
References
De Leon, Felipe M. “The Diversity of Philippine Music Cultures.”
filipinaslibrary.org.ph. Filipinas Heritage Library, 2018, 2018. Accessed October 14,
2019 https://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/uncategorized/the-diversity-of-
philippine- music-cultures/.

Leones, Kenny. “Philippine Folk Songs, Deeply Ingrained in the Culture .” Cebu-
philippines.net, 2018. Accessed October 14, 2019 http://www.cebu-
philippines.net/philippine-folk-songs.html

Dunnet, Ben. “Music Theory Academy.” musictheoryacademy.com , 2020.Accessed

October15, 2019 https://www.musictheoryacademy.com/

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