Music Appreciation

Music
Appreciation
What is Music?
Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both)
combined in such a way as to produce
beauty of form, harmony, and expression of
emotion.
An art of sound in time that expresses ideas
and emotions in significant forms through
the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony,
and color.
The Philippine Music Genre
The Philippines go with the flow to
whatever is popular in the world. Filipinos
imitate a lot of things. Music is one thing
they use to go with the flow. Through the
years, Filipino music develops with the
help of foreign musicians and musical
styles according to whats popular at
the time.
Prehistoric Music
Gong and folk music is present before the Spaniards
arrived.
Tagalog and Visayan jingles were composed.
Songs were short and instruments may include
bamboo sticks and stones from the ground.
Farmers may sing Tagalog jingles while planting rice
to boost their energy at work.
Fishermen whistle attractive sounds to call fishes in
the sea.
Tagalog and Visayan composed songs with gong
bands may entertain datus and sultans or any
royalty.
Spanish Influence
Spanish and Mexican colonizers left their musical
mark on the Philippines, introducing another rich
culture, Christianity and its attendant religious
music.
The guitar and other instruments as well as Zarzuela
(a form of operatta) were popular and soon
became an important part of the customs and
traditional elements of the culture of the Philippines.
Harana
It is a traditional
form of
courtship music
in which a man
woos a woman
by singing
underneath her
window a night.
Kundiman
The 1800s to the 1950s is the Kundiman era.
The Spaniards introduced this kind of musical
genre to the Philippine islands.
It is a genre of melodramatic and
sentimental songs which are fit for the
serenades. The tune is slow and its
instruments include guitar. The voice is
mellow and the lyrics are dramatic and
romantic.
Kundiman
O Ilaw by Ruben Tagalog
Rondalla
It consists of the:
pear-shaped piccolo bandurria,
and la-ud,
and the guitar-shaped octavina and
mandola,
guitara,
and bajo de unas (which has been
supplanted by the double bass)
North American Influence
The United States occupied the Islands
in 1898 until 1935 and introduced
American blues, folk, R&B and rock
and roll and became popular.
Filipino Rock Music/Alternative Bands
Rock is one of the most diverse type of

music genre. Some types of rock are often
misunderstood by the older generations as
noise but in fact rock is a genius
manifestation of the versatility of music.
Rock is often characterized and associated
with rebellious behavior.
1950
Native performers wrote Tagalog lyrics for North
American rock and roll music, resulting in the
beginning of Filipino rock.
1960
The most notable achievement in Filipino rock was
the hit song Killer Joe, which propelled the group
Rocky Fellers.
RJ Jacinto also known as RJ started releasing
instrumentals during the 1960s. his band took its
style from the British band called the Shadows.
1970
Rock music began to be written using local
languages, with bands like the Juan dela Cruz Band
being among the first popular bands in the
Philippines.
Mixing Tagalog and English lyrics were also
popularly used within the same songs like Ang Miss
Universe ng Buhay Ko, by the band Hotdog.
Taglish in popular songs, including Sharon Cunetas
first hit, Mr. DJ, broke the barrier forevermore.
1978 breakthrough success of Freddie Aguilars
Anak is the most commercial successful Filipino
recording in history.
1980
Rock music became the music of Filipino protesters.
Bayan Ko by Aguilar became especially popular
as an anthem during the 1986 EDSA Revolution.
1990
The emergence of superstar pop rock group
Eraserheads, considered many as the greatest
Filipino artist of all time.
Filipino rock starts Yano, Parokya ni Edgar,
Rivermaya, Cocojam, and Grace Nono.
Famous Pinoy Rock bands that rock the nation:
A. The Dawn
One of the most enduring rock bands in the
Philippines that had continued to garner support for
more than 20 years.
On 1995, they disbanded because Jett Pangan,
their vocalist, wanted to walk a different path but
after four years the band was back again together.
The Dawn-Salamat
B. Eraserheads
The bands success is evident when their popularity
out grew from local to international, especially when
they got the Moon Man trophy because they won
the MTV Asias Viewers choice award in 1997.
Eraserheads-Ang Huling El
Bimbo
C. River Maya
Founded in 1993 and regarded as one of the most
influential and one of the most celebrated bands in
Southeast Asia.
Kisapmata by Rivermaya
Today, the Philippines is perhaps Asias most vibrant
music obsessed country, with home spawned
bands such as:
Sponge Cola
Chicosci
Bamboo
Silent sanctuary
Rocksteddy
Kamikazee
Cueshe
Itchyworms
Callalily and among others
Filipino Hip-Hop
1980
The birth of Filipino Hip-Hop (sometimes referred to
as Pinoy Rap or Flip-Hop)
Songs of Dyords Javier ,Na Onseng Delight and
Vincent Daffalong, Nunal.
Soon hit the mainstream with Francis Magalonas
debut album, Yo!, which included the
nationalistic hit Mga Kababayan Ko and the rap
ballad Cold Summer Nights.
Filipino Hip-Hop
1990
Known as the Golden Age of Filipino rap
Beginning of rapid stylistic innovation with Francis
M.s second released in 1992.
Rap artists such as Apokalipsis, Syke, Mistah Blaze,
Stick Figgas, Knife, Francis Magalona and rap
superstar Gloc-9 continue to top music charts.
Francis Magalona-Mga Kababayan
Ko
Vincent Daffalong-Nunal
Reggae
Originated from Jamaica
The influence of this type of music is largely
from the American Rhythm and Blues.
Brown Man Revival and Burning Culture are
just some of the reggae bands that turn
heads and had drawn crowds that swayed
whatever reggae beat they gave.
Brownman Revival
R&B
Rhythm and blues is a genre that also originated
from the fusion of different kinds of music genre.
Usually the vocal is the only one given emphasis in
effect.
Some of the most popular R&B artists in the
Philippines are:
Kyla -R&B Princess
JayR -R&B Prince
Nina -Soul Siren
Luke Mijares -King of R&B
South Border
Kris Lawrence
OPM (Original Pilipino Music)
Originally referred to Filipino pop songs, especially
those in ballad form
Major Filipino Pop Artists like:
o Ryan Cayabyab Lea Salonga

o Kuh Ledesma APO Hiking Society
o Zsa zsa Padilla Janno Gibbs
o Martin Nievera Lani Misalucha
o Gary Vlenciano Jaya
o Rey Valera Ogie Alcasid
o Regine Velasquez
Ballad
Song that tells a story
The theme of the story may be anything but most
commonly it speaks of love, betrayal and even
politics.
Filipino Balladeers:
Martin Nievera
Janno Gibbs---------King of Soul
Ogie Alcasid
Pop Music
Pop music is the genre of popular music that produces
the most hits. A hit is a song that sells many copies, and
the latest hits are listed every week on the charts. To get
on the charts, a song must be released as a single,
although most singles are also released on an album.
Songs that become hits almost always share certain
features that are sometimes called the pop-
music formula.
They have a good rhythm, a catchy melody, and are
easy to remember and sing along to. They usually have
a chorus that's repeated several times and two or
more verses. Most pop songs are between two and five
minutes long, and the lyrics are usually about the joys
and problems of love and relationships.

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