METER: When beats are organized into recurring accent patterns, the

result is a recognizable meter. The most common meters are

diagrammed below:
 Ostinato, (Italian: “obstinate”, )plural Ostinatos, or Ostinati, in
music, short melodic phrase repeated throughout a composition,
sometimes slightly varied or transposed to a different pitch.
A rhythmic ostinato is a short, constantly repeated rhythmic pattern.
 TERM SPEED DESCRIPTION
Larghissimo 20 bpm and below very, very slow
Grave 20–40 bpm slow and solemn
Lento 40–60 bpm slowly
Largo 40–60 bpm broadly
Larghetto 60–66 bpm rather broadly
Adagio  66–76 bpm slow and stately
Adagietto 70–80 bpm rather slow
Andante moderato   a bit slower than andante
Andante 76–108 bpm at a walking pace
Andantino   slightly faster than andante
Moderato 108–120 bpm moderately
Allegretto but less so than allegro moderately fast
Allegro moderato 112–124 bpm moderately quick
Allegro 120–168 bpm fast, quickly and bright
Vivace  140 bpm lively and fast / quicker than allegro
Vivacissimo   very fast and lively
Allegrissimo   very fast
Presto 168–200 bpm very fast
Prestissimo  more than 200bpm extremely fast
comparative chart of tempos from several
different rock and roll styles
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STANDARDS

Rhythm
Tempo
 Q1
GRADE 1. I. RHYTHM
1. Distinction Between Sound and Silence
2. Steady Beats
3. Simple Rhythmic Patterns
4. Ostinato

Q4
VI. TEMPO

1. Speed of Sound In Music

2. Distinction Between Fastness and Slowness in
Music
 Q1
GRADE 2. I. RHYTHM

1. Distinction Between Sound and Silence

2. Steady Beats
3. Simple Rhythmic Patterns
4. Ostinato

Q4
VI. TEMPO

1. Speed of Sound In Music

2. Distinction Between Fastness and Slowness in
Music
 Q1
I. RHYTHM
GRADE 3.
1. Sound and Silence
2. Steady Beats
3. Simple Rhythmic Pattern
4. Ostinato

Q4
V. TEMPO

1. Speed of Sound in Music

1.1 Fast
1.2 Slow
2. Conducting and Tempo
 Q1
GRADE 4. I. RHYTHM

1. Musical Symbols and

Concepts:
1.1 Notes and Rests
1.2 Meters
1.3 Rhythmic Patterns
1.4 Simple Time Signatures
1.5 Ostinato

Q4
VI. TEMPO
1. Speed / Flow of Music
 Q1
GRADE 5. I. RHYTHM

Musical Symbols and Concepts

1. Notes and Rests
2. Meters
3. Rhythmic Patterns
4. Simple Time Signatures

Q4
VII. TEMPO
Variations of Speed in Musical Sound
 Q1
I. RHYTHM
GRADE 6.
Musical Symbols and Concepts:
1. Notes and Rests
2. Meters
3. Rhythmic Patterns
4. Time Signatures
5. Conducting

Q4
VI. TEMPO

Variations of Tempo
GRADE 7.
MUSIC
Music of Luzon ( Lowlands)
Geographical and Cultural Background
1. Vocal Music
a) Performance practice;
b) Folk songs;
c) Sacred (Liturgical and Devotional)
music: Mass, Pastores, Senakulo,
Pasyon, Salubong, Flores de Mayo,
Santacruzan;
d) Secular music: Harana, Balitaw,
Kumintang, Polka;
e) Art music: Kundiman.
2. Instrumental Music
a) Rondalla;
b) Brass Band;
c) Musikong Bumbongl
d) Bamboo organ;
e) Angklung ensemble;
f) Himig Pangkat Kawayan.
Music of Cordillera, Mindoro, Palawan, and the Visayas
A. Cordillera
Music of Mindanao
A. Islamic Music
Geographical, cultural, and historical background
1. Vocal Music;
a) Performance practice;
1. Vocal music:
a) chants;
b) lullaby.
b) Representative songs/genre (salidummay, oggayam, ba- 2. Instrumental Ensemble:
diw). a) Kulintang ensemble ;
2. Instrumental Music b) bamboo ensemble ;
a) Gangsa ensemble; c) solo instruments.
b) Bamboo solo/ensemble. 3. Non-Islamic
a) Christian;
B. Mindoro and Palawan b) Lumad: (Folk songs of
1. Vocal Music; Zamboanga, Butuan and Tausug).
a) Performance practice;
b) Representative songs/genre
(Vocal chants -Ambahan, Igway).
2. Instrumental Music Philippine Festivals
a) Instrumental ensembles: Bamboo / Gong ensemble ; a) Aklan – Ati-atihan
b) Solo instruments. b) Davao - Kadayawan
c) Marinduque – Moriones
C. Visayas d) Cebu – Sinulog
1. Vocal Music e) Bicol – Ibalon
a) Performance practice; f) Batangas – Sublian
b) Representative songs/genre: Balitao-Visayan, Pastores-
Christmas, Kanta- Folksong, Ballad, Lullaby, Courtship, and Theatrical Forms
Composo - Ilonggo narrative song. a) Komedya/Moro-moro/Arakyo
2. Instrumental Music b) Sarsuela
a) Instrumental ensembles: Rondalla, Tultogan, Harp, Band, c) Bodabil
“Bird Dance” Binanog (Panay, Bukidnon)
GRADE 8.
MUSIC Music of East Asia
1. China
2. Japan
3. Korea
MUSIC OF SOUTHEAST ASIA a) Geographical, historical and cultural background
Geographical, historical and cultural background b) Traditional instruments (idiophones, aerophones,
1. Indonesia-Gamelan membranophones, and chordophones)
a. Javanese; c) Instrumental pieces (solo and ensemble)
b. Balinese. d) Folksongs and ritual music
2. Thailand-Piphat e) K-Pop and J-Pop
3. Cambodia-Pinpeat
4. Myanmar-Saung Gauk

Traditional Asian Theater Music

1. Wayang Kulit;
Music of South Asia and Middle East
2. Kabuki;
5. India
3. Peking Opera.
6. Israel
a) Geographical, historical and cultural background;
b) Traditional instruments (idiophones, aerophones,
membranophones, and chordophones) ;
c) Instrumental pieces (solo and ensemble);
d) Folksongs and ritual music
GRADE 9.
MUSIC MUSIC OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1750-1820)
a) Historical and cultural background;
b) Sonata, sonata allegro form, concerto, symphony;
c) Composers: Franz Josef Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus
1. MUSIC OF THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD (700-1400) Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven.
a) Historical and cultural background;
b) Gregorian chants;
c) Troubadour music;
d) Composer - Adam de la Halle.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD (1820-1900)
2. RENAISSANCE PERIOD (1400-1600) a) Historical and cultural background;
a) Historical and cultural background; b) Program music;
b) Mass; c) Piano music;
c) Madrigal; d) Composers: Frederic Chopin, Peter Illych Tchaikovsky,
d) Composers - Giovanni da Palestrina and Thomas Morley. Franz Liszt, and Camille Saint-Saens.

3. MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD (1685-1750)

a) Historical and cultural background;
b) Concerto Grosso, Fugue
c) Oratorio and chorale Vocal Music of the Romantic Period
d) Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach and George Friedrich Handel a) Art song
b) Opera
c) Composers: Franz Schubert, Guiseppe Verdi, Giacomo
Puccini, and Richard Wagner
 CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE MUSIC

GRADE 10. (Minimum of 4 composers for each)

1. Traditional Composers
a. Lucio San Pedro

MUSIC AFRO-LATIN AND POPULAR MUSIC

1. Historical and (cultural
background of African and Latin
b. Antonino Buenaventura
c. Antonio Molina
d. Alfredo Buenaventura
20th and 21st century
MULTIMEDIA FORMS
e. Rodolfo Cornejo
American music 1. OPERA
A. Impressionism f. Bernardino Custodio
a) La Loba Negra
g. Antonio Buencamino
2. Background of Popular music b) Noli Me Tangere
a) Historical and cultural background h. Hilarion Rubio
c) El Filibusterismo
b) Composers: Claude Debussy, and i. Rosendo Santos
3. African music
Maurice Ravel j. Ryan Cayabyab
a. Rhythms: Maracatu 2. BALLET
2. New Music
b. Vocal forms: blues, soul, spiritual, a) Lola Basyang
B. Expressionism a. Chino Toledo
call and response b) Rama Hari
b. Ramon Santos
a) Historical and cultural background c. Jose Maceda
4. Latin American music 3. MUSICAL PLAY
b) Composer: Schoenberg d. Manuel Maramba
a. Instruments a) Andres Bonifacio
e. Lucresia Kasilag
b. Vocal and Dance form: Cumbia, b) Atang
C. Others f. Francisco Feliciano
tango, cha-cha. Rumba, bossanova, c) Katy
g. Jerry Dadap
reggae, foxtrot, pasa doble d) Florante at Laura
a) Electronic music h. Jonas Baes
e) Daragang Magayon
b) Chance music 3. Song Composer
5. Jazz f) Noli Me Tangere
a. Constancio de Guzman
a. Instrumental forms: ragtime, big g) El Filibusterismo
b. Mike Velarde
band, bebop, jazz rock h) Magsimula ka
c. Ernani Cuenco
6. Popular music
d. Restie Umali
a. Ballad, standard, rock and roll,
e. George Canseco
alternative music, disco
f. Levi Celerio
g. Angel Pena
h. Leopoldo Silos
i. Santiago Suarez