MUSIC:

LISTENING OR
HEARING?
MUSIC
Is considered a very powerful art
because it stimulates pleasant or
unpleasant reactions which are
uncontrolled or spontaneous.
 What happened to music
without lyrics, to those tunes
which are purely
instrumental? Do we listen
or just hear them?
HEARERS
Do not bother to pay attention to the details or
structure of the form.
They are moved by the associations they have
on music in relation to their emotions and not
on the musical structure.
LISTENER
Ponder upon the form, details and
structure.
BAROQUE MUSIC (APPROX.
1600 – 1750)
Is generally characterized by
movement and tension, emotion rather
than beauty, the sensual rather than
rational and the spectacular rather than
monumental.
CLASSICAL MUSIC (APPROX.
1750-1830)
Characterized as less complex than the baroque
pieces.
Described as “restrained and orderly, with
well-defined forms and generally regular
meters. Its tempo and volume are fairly
constant within a movement.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Two figures stand at the heart of
western classical music: Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig Van
Beethoven.
ROMANTIC MUSIC
Compositions of the period were deemed as
expressive and inventive as reflected in the
harmonies and the chromatism of the melodies.
They also reflected personal emotions and love
and the nature were viewed with idealism.
MODERN MUSIC
The transition to the modern period is
characterized with much change and
innovation.
It was impressionistic and full of
experimentation, a kind of “live in the
moement style.”
POPULAR CULTURE AND
MUSIC
The term popular culture refers to the
pattern of cultural experiences and
attitudes that exist in mainstream society.
Rock and pop music are part of popular
culture.
THE
BEGINNINGS OF
PHILIPPINE
POPULAR
MUSIC: THE
OPM
1973 – emergence of Pinoy rock and
rhythm, which merges the rock beat with
Filipino lyrics in local color. This is the
beginnings of the OPM or Original
Pilipino Music/ Organisasyon ng mga
Pilipinong Mang-await.
The rise of “manila Sound” in the mid-70s gave
birth to lyrics using a colloquial language called
“taglish”.

The world of pop, also gave rise to the Pinoy

ballads.

Disco music reached a measure popularity from

1970s – 1980s.
DANCE
EVOLUTION
DANCE EVOLUTION
Dance is a primal instinct used to complete
an expression other than verbal language
which is used to connect with
surroundings and beings that are earthly or
ethereal.
DANCE EVOLUTION
It may be logical or abstract expression
whose form and function have been
derived from an experience according to
time and place.
DANCE EVOLUTION
Moving bodies create and shape space
through visual patterns oftentimes
accompanied by music that is rhythmic
and melodies pleasing to one’s ears.
CATEGORIES OF DANCE
EVOLUTION
FREE MOVEMENT
Where there are no certain rules set with
the body and space.
No need for training to equip body with
technical knowledge as everything is as
basic as the instinct to move.
CATEGORIES OF DANCE
EVOLUTION
FREE MOVEMENT
Examples:
Individualized or group dance and ritual
can be seen among faith healers, spiritistas
or party goers
CATEGORIES OF DANCE
EVOLUTION
RITUAL/FESTIVITY or RELIGIOUS
CEREMONY
Non-technical but movements have been
passed on through the years from a certain
group or individual.
CATEGORIES OF DANCE
EVOLUTION
RITUAL/FESTIVITY or RELIGIOUS
CEREMONY

Example: Country and folk dances

CATEGORIES OF DANCE
EVOLUTION
SHORT LIVED SPECIAL TRAINING
SCHOOL
To acquire technical knowledge in order to
look refined specially with dance athletics.
SHORT LIVED SPECIAL
TRAINING SCHOOL
 CHA-CHA
 One of the most popular Latin dance next to mambo
in the 1940s.
 From the inspired blending of American-Cuban
rhythms mixed with North American swing, a couple
dance with little contact between partners which
included a lot of hip movement and variety of steps.
SHORT LIVED SPECIAL
TRAINING SCHOOL
SWING or JIVE
The dance was inspired from the previous
craze jitterbug and lindy hop, but jive is
less energetic and with more repetition of
steps.
SHORT LIVED SPECIAL
TRAINING SCHOOL
TWIST
Easy, no touch dance with a partner in
which the weight was placed on the ball of
one foot and the leg and hips were twisted.
SHORT LIVED SPECIAL
TRAINING SCHOOL
 DISCO
It is assimilated into other genres such as
techno, pop rock, and R & B (rhythm and
blues).
It continued to show its influence in the 21 st
century as inspiration to pop and hip-hop.
SHORT LIVED SPECIAL
TRAINING SCHOOL
FUNK
Is a combination of blues and soul.
It is known for its strong base line and
heavy downbeats that create static
harmonies.
SHORT LIVED SPECIAL
TRAINING SCHOOL
 STREET DANCE
 Its style are coined from where the dance was
performed - in night clubs or on the streets.
Originated in the Bronx in the 1990s that made a
worldwide phenomenon that is seen in various
films until like You got served (2004), Step Up
(2006)
POPULAR DANCE MOVES SINCE THE 1990

KOREAN INVASION

BODY SHAKING AND TWERKING

BUDOTS
CATEGORIES OF DANCE
EVOLUTION
SPECIAL SCHOOL RESEMBLING A
RIGID MILITARY ATMOSPHERE
Bodies are sculpted and mindsets are
created with attitude to form a special
technique of the most difficult yet basic to
the refinement of the dance movement.