INTRODUCTIO

N OF MUSIC
 OBJECTIVES OF MUSIC
EDUCATION
• Gain skills through observation, exploration, discovery, cooperation,
participation, and understanding of analysis and composition of music in the
style of the Common-Practice Period.
• Gain creative potentialities through singing, listening, playing, moving, reading,
and creating.
• Gain musicianship skills in both aural and visual perception for aesthetic and
intellectual value judgement.
• Utilize music as a means of personal expression.
• Advanced knowledge in theory, repertoire, literature, music technology or other
electives.
• Develop an understanding and knowledge of universal communication and
fellowship.
• Gain skills and learn representative repertoire in a specific musical performance
medium.
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What is M
usic?
To the scientist:
- It is a system of vibrations which must be
regular and systematic because without
organization, music becomes mere noise.
To the musicians:
- It is the relationship between the ear and the
instrument or voice. It is the organization of
sounds towards beauty.
Other definitions:
- It is the manipulation of 3 individuals:
the composer, instrument maker and
interpretative musicians.
- It is also the ideal communicative
medium for the artist.
- Is it the union of pitch, force, quality,
and duration arranged according to the
laws of melody and harmony.
WHAT IS MUSIC?
• Music, artful arrangement of sounds across time.
• Music, the art concerned with combining vocal or
instrumental sounds for beauty of form or
emotional expression, usually according to
cultural standards of rhythm, melody and
harmony.
• Music is the language of soul.
• Music is sound arrange into pleasing or
interesting patterns.
WHAT IS MUSIC?
• Music has a tremendous power to
communicate.
• Music is a performing art.
• Music also plays a major role in other arts.
• Music is one of the oldest art.
• Music is the combination of sounds or
tones produced by the human voice or by
various musical instruments.
IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC
Music plays an important part in all cultures:
• In ceremonies. Nearly all people use music in their
religious services. This also include sports events,
graduation ceremonies, circuses, parades, and the
crowning of kings and queens.
• In work. Laborers sang songs to help make their work
seem easier. Many offices and factories provide
background music for their workers.
• In personal and social activities. Many people
perform music for their own satisfaction. Music provides
people with a way to express their feelings.
FUNCTIONS OF MUSIC
• Emotional Expression. The venting of emotions and the expression of ideas.
• Communication. Music has specific rules like language.
• Symbolic Representation. Some is found in the text of songs, cultural meaning
of the sounds, and in deep meaning related to human experience.
• Enforcing Conformity to Social Norms. Many music provides instructions or
warnings.
• Validation of Social Institutions and Religious Rituals. Many cultures of
institution have a song that embodies part of their individual culture – fight
song.
• Contributes to the Continuity and Stability of Culture.
• Contribution to the Integration of Society.
• Aesthetic Enjoyment. Providing the type of experiences.
• Entertainment.
• Physical Response.
TYPES OF MUSIC
Orchestral Music Incidental Music Chamber
Music
Opera Folk Music Jazz
Music
Rock Music Asian Music Western Music
Chinese Music Japanese Music
Indian Music
Indonesian Music African Music Program
Music
Absolute Music Church Music Blues
1. It is the usual grand collection of many musicians,
grouped according to their instrument, guided by
their sheet music, years of training and practice,
and the conductor.
a. Incidental Music
b. Orchestral Music
c. Jazz Music
d. Folk Music
e. None of the above
Orchestral Music
The usual grand collection of many
musicians (more than eighty), grouped
according to their instrument, guided by
their sheet music, years of training and
practice, and the conductor.
2. Which of the following is not a part of Orchestral
Music?
a. Symphony
b. Suite
c. Folk
d. Overture
e. Ballet
Symphony
It is consist of four movements (sometimes three).
They usually differ from each other through the kind
of emotion they are designed to invoke.
1st Movement – Fast and Lively
2nd Movement - Slow and expressive
3rd Movement – A dance-like movement often minuet
4th Movement – Fast and energetic bringing the
symphony to a
Suite close

An arrangement of short movement, either

self-composed or taken from some else’s
Overture
A piece of composition that acts as the
curtain-raiser to the opera.

Ballet
An orchestral music that is based on dance
movement. This type was created and
nurtured during the Romantic Era.
Concerto
It is essentially made of three movements that are
created solely for the purpose of letting the soloist
instrument shine out. This is unlike a symphony,
where all instruments perform in unison.
1st Movement – Fast (Allegro)
2nd Movement – Slow (Adagio)
3rd Movement – Fast (Presto)
3. This type of music is directly related to stage
music. It provides the motion to an act. The
sections are short and often repetitive.
a. Incidental Music
b. Orchestral Music
c. Jazz Music
d. Folk Music
e. None of the above
Incidental Music
It is directly related to stage
music; it provides the motion to an
act. The section are short and
often repetitive.
4. This musical work composed specifically for a
smaller instrumental arrangement. It is smaller that
an orchestra.
a. Opera
b. Rock Music
c. Folk Music
d. Chamber Music
e. None of the above
Chamber Music
This is musical work composed
specifically for a smaller instrumental
arrangement (smaller than an
orchestra).
5. This type of music is the most popular type of
classical music to come out of the Baroque Period.
a. Opera
b. Musicals
c. Folk Music
d. Chamber Music
e. None of the above
Opera
The most popular type of classical
music to come out of the baroque
Era was the opera. It is an orchestra
set to an entire play. The
composition can be created to
accompany an act or display the
emotions of a character on a
colorfully constructed background.
Western Music
It is music of people of European
ancestry. It is the major form of
music in Europe, North America,
South America and Australia.
8. What are the two main types of Western Music?
a. Folk and Rock Music
b. Incidental and Chamber Music
c. Chinese and Japanese Music
d. Jazz and Opera
e. None of the Above
Classical Music
It is composed according to certain
rules and performed by musicians
from written music. It includes
symphonies and music for opera and
ballet.
Subgenres:
• Baroque
• Classical (period)
• Romantic
Popular Music
It includes many kinds of music,
such as folk music, country music,
jazz, rock music and music from
musical comedies and films.
9. This type of music consists the traditional songs
of people. Most of their music begin in rural
communities.
a. Opera
b. Rock Music
c. Folk Music
d. Chamber Music
e. None of the above
10. This type of music combines the complex
rhythms of African music and the harmony of
Western music. Most of this music are improvised.
a. Incidental Music
b. Orchestral Music
c. Jazz Music
d. Folk Music
e. None of the above
Jazz Music
First become popular about 19000
among blacks of the South Unites
States. It combines the complex rhythm
of African Music and the harmony of
Western music.
Folk Music
It is consists of traditional songs of
the people. Most folk songs begin
in rural communities. One person
makes up a song and the other
people hear it and learn to sing it.
11. This type of music is a mixture of blues, country
music, jazz, American and British entertainment
music.
a. Opera
b. Rock Music
c. Folk Music
d. Chamber Music
e. None of the above
Rock Music
It is easier to understand than
classical music or Jazz styles of
Rock music frequently change, but
such music always has a strong
beat and a simple melody and
rhythm.
12. This type of music is different from Western
Music because the scales, instruments and
composing techniques used are different.
a. Asian Music
b. Japanese Music
c. Chinese Music
d. Indonesian Music
e. Indian Music
Asian Music
Asian Music sounds different from
western music because the scales,
instruments, and composing
technique used are different. For
example, a scale has 17 notes to
an octave and the Indian scale has
22 notes.
13. This type of music began more than 2000 years
ago. The principal musical elements are the jin and
the pipa.
a. Asian Music
b. Japanese Music
c. Chinese Music
d. Indonesian Music
e. Indian Music
Chinese Music
Orchestra with hundreds of musician
performed at Chinese religious
ceremonies and court festivals.
14. This type of music was influenced by the court
music of China. Their music has no harmony but
makes use of microtones and free rhythm.
a. Asian Music
b. Japanese Music
c. Chinese Music
d. Indonesian Music
e. Indian Music
Japanese Music
Music is an essential part of
Japanese theater. It has no harmony
but makes use of microtones and
free rhythm.
Indian Music
It is one of the few kinds of non-Western
music that have become internationally
popular. It first flourished in Hindu temples
and courts of the Maharajahs (Great King) of
India.
Indonesian Music
It is noted for
Orchestra called
Gamelans. These
orchestra consist of
drum, Gongs, and
Xylophones and are
used to accompany
Puppet Play. Gamelan
music has a kind of
harmony because the
instruments play
15. This type of music attempts to musically render
an extra-musical narrative.
a. Asian Music
b. Japanese Music
c. Absolute Music
d. Indonesian Music
e. Program Music
Program Music
A type of art music that attempts to musically
render an extra-musical narrative. The
narrative itself might be offered to the
audience in the from of program notes,
involving , inviting imaginative correlation with
the music.

The songs of:

*Freddie Aguilar
*Moira dela Torre
*KZ Tandingan
16. This type of music is sometimes called as
abstract music. It is a music that is not explicitly
“about anything”.
a. R & B
b. Blues
c. Absolute Music
d. Program Music
e. Electronic Music
Absolute Music
It is a music that is not explicitly
“about” anything; in contrast to
program music, it is non-
representational.

Ex.
Butsikik
17. This type of music is one of the few of non-
Western music that have become internationally
popular. The notes of this music scale are arranged
in various patterns called ragas.
a. Asian Music
b. Ska and Reggae
c. African Music
d. Indonesian Music
e. Indian Music
18. This type of music is noted for orchestras called
gamelans. These orchestras consist of drums,
gongs, and xylophones; used to accompany puppet
plays.
a. Asian Music
b. Ska and Reggae
c. African Music
d. Indonesian Music
e. Indian Music
19. This type of music is the music of black people
who live south of the Sahara. These people believe
that music serves as a link with the spirit world.
a. Asian Music
b. Ska and Reggae
c. African Music
d. Indonesian Music
e. Indian Music
African Music
It is the music of black people who live
south of the Sahara. These people use
music in almost every aspect of their
lives, especially religious ceremonies,
festivals and social rituals.
20. This type of music is the expression of intense
emotions.
a. R & B
b. Ska and Reggae
c. Hip Hop
d. Blues
e. Electronic Music
Blues
The reason why blues become so popular
can only be understood when you loom at
this time of creation. the origin of blues is
so unclear to pinpoint to one artist or year;
for the sake of holistic importance, it’s
believed that the blues music was created
in the late 19th century, by the black slaves.
21. This type of music is sometimes called “black
music” or “race music”.
a. R & B
b. Ska and Reggae
c. Hip Hop
d. Blues
e. Electronic Music
RnB
During 40’s, ay music created by the
African-American populace was termed
“Black Music or Race Music” it sound was
more upbeat.
22. This type of music is intended for performance
as part of services worship.
a. R & B
b. Ska and Reggae
c. Hip Hop
d. Blues
e. None of the above
Church Music
Music intended for performance as part of
services of worship. With few exception,
music is essential to the ritual of every
religion; singing of prayers and portions
Scripture is part of the Judeo-Christian
tradition.
23. This type of music is also called as “Electro-
acoustic music”. This term for compositions that
utilize the capacities of electronic media for creating
and altering sounds.
a. R & B
b. Ska and Reggae
c. Electronic Music
d. Blues
e. Hip Hop
Electronic Music
Term for compositions that utilize the
capacities or electric media for creating
altering sounds.
24. This type of music is marked by a significant
importance to the bass and the beats, with rapping
as the predominant vocal art form.
a. R & B
b. Ska and Reggae
c. Electronic Music
d. Blues
e. Hip Hop
Hip-hop
Music of Hip hop is just a part of the
whole culture, a very big part. The
music is marked by a significant
importance to the bass and the beats,
with rapping as the predominant vocal
art form.
25. This type of music is characterized by a music
genre of Jamaica and was popular with British
mods.
a. R & B
b. Ska
c. Electronic Music
d. Blues
e. Hip Hop
Ska
It is roughly a mixture of calypso and jazz.
It is more percussive than melodic and
very upbeat. It is characterized by a music
genre of Jamaica and was popular with
British mods. Later it became popular with
many skinheads.
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