CARMEN ACADEMY

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MAPEH-MUSIC
MODULE 3 -QUARTER 1

7
CRISZEL JOY C. HILARIO L.P.T
TEACHER
 Music
Quarter 1 – Module 3:
Music of Lowlands of Luzon
(Analyzing Musical
Elements
of Some LowlandVocal and
Instrumental
Music Selections)

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The module is about the lesson on:

 Music of Lowlands of Luzon (Analyzing Musical Elements of Some LowlandVocal

and Instrumental Music Selections)

After going through this module, you are expected to:

 • Analyze the musical elements of some lowlands vocal and instrumental
music selectio

What I Know

A. Direction: Sing the song and analyze the music elements of the musical piece.
Match column A with column B. Write the letter of your answer on the
space provided.

Column A Column B
____1. Meter a.3/4
____2. Key Signature b. moderate
____3. Time Signature c. playful and humurous
____4. Tempo d. la
____5. Texture e. triple
____6. Mood f.
____7. High pitch/note g. C Major
____8. Lowest pitch/note h. 3
____9. Beat in the measure i. monophonic
____10. Rhythmic Pattern j. do
Imagine you are listening to the music performed by the Rondalla group with the
musical piece “Paraluman” as shown on the next page.

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*(First page only of “Paraluman” rondalla piece as your guide)

Directions: In imagining/listening to the instrumental music performed by Rondalla

group, analyze the musical elements present in the musical piece. Match column A
with column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.

Column A Column B
___1. Texture a. polyphonic
___2. Meter b.3/4
___3. Dynamics c. triple
___4. Time signature d. loud
___5. Tempo e. lively
 Lesson 3; Analyzing Musical Elements of Some Lowlands of Luzon-Vocal and
Instrumental Music

PRE-TEST
Direction: Group the following musical characteristics into Liturgy and Devotional Music and
Secular Music. Choose your answer below. Write it in the box.
 A song with a dramatic theme
 A serenade traditionally sung by a man
 A book with stanzas of five lines of 8 syllables
 An offering
 In triple meter with themes of love and courtship
 Conveys a selfless and spirited attitude with love ones or motherland
 Re-enactment on the meeting of the Risen Christ with His mother on the
dawn of Easter Sunday.
 Sang with emotion and usually accompanied by a guitar
 A Sagalas and escort-parade in the streets of the community
 Melody is smooth, flowing and gentle
 It refers to any music that is not religious in nature.
 A child dressed as an angel singing “Regina Coeli Laetare”
 The whole text is chanted
 All lyrics are written in Filipino
 Flowers of May “Alay”

Characteristics of Music Selection of

Lowlands of Luzon

Liturgy and Devotional Music Secular Music

What’s New
Music can be analyzed by considering a variety of its elements or parts (aspects,
characteristics, features), individually or together. The commonly used list of the main
elements includes pitch, timbre, texture, volume, duration and form. The elements of
music may be compared to the elements of art or design.
Try This!

Forte sad duple joyful rondo strophic decrescendo tempo

rhythm 3/4
largo pianississim angry 2/4 ternary medium soft fortissimo
crescendo medium loud

What is It
In analyzing the musical elements of Nvocal/instrumental music, first you have to
know and
understand the basic elements of music like Rhythm, Melody, Tempo, Form, Timbre,
Dynamics, Texture and Harmony. But take note that there are some elements NOT found
in a certain musical
piece/arrangement when performed. Below are meanings, descriptions and examples
that will further deepen your knowledge and understanding about the lesson.

Elements of Music
1. Rhythm - a regular repeated pattern of sounds on movement
Descriptions:
- with meters of 2’s, 3’s, 4’s – duple, triple, quadruple
-with time signature -2/4 3/4,4/4 , , etc.
-uses rhythmic pattern like:
Example of Rhythmic/Melodic pattern

2. Melody - a pleasing horizontal succession of musical notes that form the main
part of a song on a piece of music
Descriptions:
- with so-fa syllables like do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do
- with pitch names – CDEFGABC
- with key signatures – major/minor, ex. C major, a minor
-Pitch refers to the highness or lowness of sounds
Example:
3. Tempo - the speed at which a musical piece is played or sung
Descriptions:
- speed of sound as: slow, moderate, fast. largo, presto, allegro, allegro
moderato, etc.
- mood – sad, joyful, angry, lively, etc

4. Form – structure of a musical composition

Descriptions:
- Unitary (1section)
Strophic form also called verse repeating form, chorus form AAA song
structure in which are verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same musical
tune
-Binary or AB (2 sections), Tertiary or ABA-ABC (3sections), Rondo or ABACA (5 or
more sections)

5. Timbre – quality of the sound made by a particular voice or musical instrument

Descriptions:
Types of voices
Soprano – highest voice for female
Tenor – highest voice for male
Alto – lowest voice for female
Bass – lowest voice for male

For Rondalla instruments

Soprano part will represent for Banduria Instrument
Alto part will represent for Octavina Instrument
Tenor part will represent for Laud Instrument
Bass part will represent for Bajo de Arco Instrument

6. Dynamics – refers to the loudness or softness of a sound

Examples of musical symbols for dynamics
mf- mezzo forte – medium loud
f -forte – loud
ff - fortissimo – very loud
fff- fortississimo – very, very loud
mp- mezzo piano – medium soft
p- piano – soft
pp- pianissimo – very soft
ppp- pianississimo – very, very soft
- gradually decreasing in volume/loudness
- gradually increasing in volume/loudness
7. Texture – the overall quality of the sound in a musical piece
Types – monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic
8. Harmony – the combination of simultaneous musical notes in a chord
Descriptions:

Kinds of Music in Lowlands of Luzon

1. Vocal Music - is a type of music performed by one or more singers, either with
instrumental accompaniment, or without instrumental accompaniment (a
cappella), in which singing provides the main focus of the piece.
Example:

2. Instrumental Music - music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical

instrument
“Let’s dig deep and get to know more about some vocal and instrumental music
selections from lowlands of Luzon through analyzing the music elements.”

ASSESSMENT!

 What is the difference between Vocal music and Instruments music?

 Give at least 3 example of vocal music and instruments music.
 Which music do you prefer, a vocal music or an instrumental music? Why?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Direction: Analyze the images to complete the puzzle.

1. It is the music that uses and emphasizes the human voice. Sometimes
instruments are used but the voice is the most important part.

Answer: ___________

2. This music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments.

Answer: ___________

Bear in mind:

In analyzing the musical elements of

vocal/instrumental music, first you have to know
and understand the basic elements of music like:
_______________, ______________, _____________,
_______________, _______________, ________________,
_____________________ and ________________. But
take note that there are some elements NOT
found in a certain musical piece/arrangement
when performed.

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