This is the Grade 10 Music self-learning module for Quarter 2, Module 1: Afro-Latin American and Popular Music. It was developed by DepEd Region 1 for home-based learning. It introduces Grade 10 learners to the history, styles, and instruments of African and Latin American music. By the end, learners should be able to describe this music, recognize it by listening, and perform with body percussion and an improvised instrument.
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What learners will learn
The module lists these Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs):
- Describe the historical and cultural background of Afro-Latin American and Popular Music (MU10AP-IIa-g-2)
- Analyze musical characteristics of Afro-Latin American and Popular Music through listening activities (MU10AP-IIa-h-5)
- Explore ways of creating sounds on a variety of sources suitable to chosen vocal and instrumental selections (MU10AP-IIa-7)
- Perform selections of Afro-Latin American and Popular Music in appropriate pitch, rhythm, style and expression (MU10AP-IIa-h-6)
- Evaluate music and music performances using guided rubrics (MU10AP-IIa-h-10)
Lessons in this module
- Lesson 1 – Music of Africa: the background and role of music in African life, types of African music, vocal forms, and traditional instruments grouped by how they make sound.
- Lesson 2 – Music of Latin America: how African music blended with Latin American music, the main influences on Latin American music, its instruments, and Latin dance and music styles.
Key ideas in Lesson 1: Music of Africa
African music is one of the earliest and most influential musical traditions. It shaped the music of America, Latin America, and Europe. Jazz, Gospel and Spiritual, and Rhythm and Blues all have deep roots in it. Traditional African music is mainly functional. It is used in ceremonies such as birth, death, marriage, succession, worship, and spirit invocations, and also for work, social life, and entertainment.
Types of African music
| Type | What the module says |
|---|---|
| Afrobeat | Fusion of West African and Black American music |
| Apala (Akpala) | Nigerian Yoruba-style music to wake worshippers after fasting during Ramadan |
| Axe | From Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; fuses marcha, reggae, and calypso |
| Jit | Fast, percussive Zimbabwean dance music on drums with guitar |
| Jive | Lively South African music, a variation of the jitterbug swing dance |
| Juju | Nigerian style on Yoruba rhythms, using the dun-dun (talking drum) |
| Kwassa Kwassa | Began in Zaire in the late 1980s; hips move back and forth |
| Marabi | South African three-chord township music (1930s–1960s) that became African Jazz |
Vocal forms
- Maracatu: African percussion rhythms with Portuguese melodies, paraded in the streets
- Blues: expressive, soulful songs sung by slaves and their descendants in the fields
- Soul: a 1950s–1960s African-American genre mixing gospel, rhythm and blues, and jazz
- Spiritual (“Negro Spiritual”): created by African-American slaves to share Christian values and express their hardships
- Call and response: like a question-and-answer exchange, sung while working
Instruments by classification
| Classification | How sound is made | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Idiophones | The body of the instrument vibrates | Agogo, shekere, slit/log drum, atingting kon (slit gong), balafon |
| Membranophones | A stretched membrane vibrates | Body percussion, talking drum, djembe |
| Lamellaphones | Tongues of metal or wood vibrate | Mbira (kalimba or thumb piano), array mbira |
| Chordophones | Stretched strings vibrate | Musical bow, zeze |
| Aerophones | Air vibrates | Fulani flute, kudu horn |
The module groups body percussion with the membranophones. It is sound made by clapping, slapping the thighs, pounding the chest or arms, and shuffling the feet.
Key ideas in Lesson 2: Music of Latin America
Africans who moved to Latin America brought their music with them, and it blended with local traditions. The module describes Latin American music as lively, fun, and festive. It names three major influences: Indigenous, Spanish-Portuguese, and African. Latin American instruments are grouped into Aztec and Mayan, Incan, and Andean instruments. The activities feature the tlapitzalli, teponaztli (a Mexican slit drum), conch, rasp, huehuetl, ocarina, zampoña, sikus, tarkas, and quenas.
The lesson’s activities and answer key also cover:
- Son: a blend of Spanish canciones and African rumba rhythms
- Foxtrot: a social dance with no fixed step pattern
- Mariachi: the most popular band in Mexico
- Bossa nova: described as a slower, gentler samba, with a nasal singing style
How to use this module
The module follows this order:
- Pretest (What I Know)
- A review of 20th-century composers from Quarter 1
- The lessons, with listening tracks on the accompanying CD or YouTube links
- Practice activities
- Performance tasks
- The final Assessment and Additional Activities
Write all answers on a separate sheet of paper, not in the module. An answer key is included, and learners are trusted to use it honestly.
- Learners: Lesson 1 asks you to sing a local folk song with your own body percussion. Lesson 2 asks you to make an improvised Afro-Latin American instrument from things at home and play a rhythm to “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).” Record each performance and upload it to the Google Drive link your teacher gives you.
- Parents and housemates: If the learner has no internet, a housemate evaluates the performance and submits a reflection through the barangay drop box. Offline essay activities replace the listening tasks.
- Teachers: Check the Quarter 1 review before the learner moves on. Use the four-point rubrics for performances and the five-point holistic rubric for essays.
Frequently asked questions
What grade and quarter is this Music module for?
It is for Grade 10 Music, Quarter 2, Module 1. It is the first edition, from 2020.
What lessons does the module cover?
There are two lessons: Lesson 1, Music of Africa, and Lesson 2, Music of Latin America.
Does the module include an answer key?
Yes. It has answers for the pretest, the practice activities of both lessons, and the final assessment.
What are the classifications of African instruments in the module?
Idiophones, membranophones, lamellaphones, chordophones, and aerophones. Each is grouped by what vibrates to make the sound.
What if a learner cannot go online to upload performance videos?
A housemate evaluates the performance and submits a reflection through the barangay drop box. Offline essay activities replace the listening tasks.
Full text of the module
The text below is a transcription of the PDF above, as printed.
Music
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Afro-Latin American and Popular Music
10
CO_Q2_Music10_Module1
Copyright and Development Team
Music – Grade 10 Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 2 – Module 1: Afro-Latin American and Popular Music First Edition, 2020
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Music
Quarter 2 – Module 1: Afro-Latin American and Popular Music
10
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
This SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pretest is provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the posttest to self-check your learning. Answer key is provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best help you on your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. Read the instructions carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
What I Need to Know
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This module provides you the foundation of music of the Afro-Latin America. In your journey through the discussions and different tasks, the following are the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) intended for this module:
- describe the historical and cultural background of Afro-Latin American and Popular Music (MU10AP-IIa-g-2);
- analyze musical characteristics of Afro-Latin American and Popular Music through listening activities (MU10AP-IIa-h-5);
- explore ways of creating sounds on a variety of sources suitable to chosen vocal and instrumental selections (MU10AP-IIa-7);
- perform selections of Afro-Latin American and Popular Music in appropriate pitch, rhythm, style and expression (MU10AP-IIa-h-6); and
- evaluate music and music performances using guided rubrics (MU10AP-IIa-h-10).
After going through this module, you are expected to:
- describe the historical and cultural background of Afro-Latin American Music;
- analyze musical characteristics of Afro-Latin American Music through listening activities;
- explore ways of creating sounds on a variety of sources suitable to chosen vocal and instrumental selections;
- perform selections of Afro-Latin American Music in appropriate pitch, rhythm, style and expression; and
- evaluate music and music performances using guided rubrics.
The module is divided into 2 lessons, namely:
- Lesson 1 – Music of Africa
- Lesson 2 – Music of Latin America
What I Know
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Choose the letter that represents your best answer. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
It is a single tube closed at one end and blown like a bottle to produce sound.
- a. Fulani
- b. Lute
- c. Mbira
- d. Talking Drum
The following statements describe Spiritual Music except_____.
- a. It is also known as “Negro Spiritual”
- b. It is a way of imparting Christian Values
- c. It is a way of venting the hardships of slaves.
- d. Its melodies are expressive and soulful.
It is likened to a question-and-answer sequence in human communication.
- a. Blues
- b. Call and response
- c. Soul
- d. Spiritual
It is a musical genre from Nigeria in the Yoruba tribal style to wake up the worshippers after fasting during the Muslim holy feast of Ramadan.
- a. Apala
- b. Axe
- c. Jit
- d. Juju
What do a Talking Drum and Djembe have in common?
- a. They are both chordophones.
- b. They are both membranophones.
- c. They are both idiophones.
- d. None of the Above
It is instantly recognizable from the counterpoint between the bass and drum downbeat and the offbeat rhythm section.
- a. Reggae
- b. Salsa
- c. Samba
- d. Bossa Nova
African traditional music is used primarily during _____.
- a. birth
- b. death
- c. marriage
- d. All of the above
The term used to describe the merging of West African with Black American music is_____.
- a. Afrobeat
- b. Axe
- c. Jive
- d. Kwassa Kwassa
It is a ballroom dance originated in Cuba and it has a normal count of “two-three-chachacha” and “four and one, two, three.”
- a. Cha cha
- b. Cumbia
- c. Rumba
- d. Tango
The best-known proponent of Reggae is _____.
- a. Bob Marley
- b. Peter Tosh
- c. Dennis Brown
- d. Jimmy Cliff
It is the English term of Paso Doble.
- a. Duo Dance
- b. Double Step
- c. Pass Dance
- d. Two Step
Who is the best known Bossa Nova singer in the Philippines?
- a. Charice Pempengco
- b. KZ Tandingan
- c. Sarah Geronimo
- d. Sitti Navarro
From what part of Kudu is the Kudu Horn made of?
- a. Kudu Skull
- b. Kudu Bones
- c. Kudu Skin
- d. Kudu Antelope
It is a social dance with marked influences from Cuba and Puerto Rico.
- a. Cha cha
- b. Jive
- c. Salsa
- d. Samba
Which of the following is not a major influence of the music of Latin America?
- a. African
- b. Indigenous
- c. Italian
- d. Spanish-Portuguese
Lesson 1 Music of Africa
What’s In
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Our lessons during the First Quarter gave us a better understanding of the Music of the 20th century. This era helped shape music into what it is today. Before we proceed to the lessons for the Second Quarter, let us test what you have learned. Can you identify the musical styles of the following musicians during the 20th Century Music?
- John Cage
- Claude Debussy
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Edgard Varèse
- Igor Stravinsky
Note to the Teacher
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Please check the answers of the learner. If all answers are correct, the learner will proceed to the next part of this module. Otherwise, assist the learner to recall facts about the abovementioned periods for better understanding of the next lessons.
“Music is the greatest unifier, an incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common.” – Sarah Dessen, Just Listen. United States: Viking, 2006.
This quote speaks of the way Africans consider music because they believe that music serves as a link of the actual world with that of the spiritual world. Music is indeed a vital part of everyday life in Africa. You will get to know more about it as you continue your journey through the Afro-Latin American Music and how it has developed into the music of the dances we now enjoy. Let us discover different types of indigenous music and instruments and observe their distinct characteristics and styles.
Are you ready to explore the music of Africa and Latin America?
[transcriber’s note: the printed folio numbers on these pages are 5 to 12]
What’s New
Before you dive in to the exhilarating lessons of African Music, I want you to recall any of your experiences regarding the Music of the stunning continent of Africa. Have you watched the movie “The Lion King”? What about “Madagascar”? Have you listened to the 2010 FIFA World Cup Music entitled “Wavin’ Flag” by K’NAAN? These contents are very popular worldwide and everyone must have encountered any of these at a certain points. Based from your experience with African music, answer the following questions:
- What are your impressions about African music?
- Can you name some instruments that you can hear from the songs?
- What can you say about the vocal productions of African singers?
What is It
You might know the continent of Africa as a place with jungles, deserts, wild animals, and is blazingly hot but this area of the planet is one of the oldest in history. The first known species of man was excavated from this region. Its music is also one of the earliest in time. Music has been a vital part of the lives of Africans. It was primarily performed during rituals in the monumental parts of their lives like birth, marriage, death, and war. Music was usually performed with dancing as a part of gatherings whether it is social or political.
African music is one of the most influential styles of music in the world. It has greatly influenced the music of Contemporary America, Latin America and European music. Its highly energetic and rhythmically challenging beats are quite universal. Jazz, Gospel and Spiritual, and Rhythm and Blues (RnB) are genres of music that have deep roots to African music.
The music of Africa is the product of the diverse history, topography, and unique musical heritage of more than 50 countries. It is the result of the fusion of traditional and European influences which was a result of the colonization of Europe to most of the continent until the 19th Century.
TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF AFRICA
African traditional music is mainly functional in nature which is used primarily in ceremonial rites, such as birth, death, marriage, succession, worship, and spirit invocations. Others are work related or social in nature, while many traditional societies view their music as a form of entertainment.
Some Types of African Music
- Afrobeat – It is a term used to describe the fusion of West African with Black American music.
- Apala (Akpala) – It is a musical genre from Nigeria in the Yoruba tribal style to wake up the worshippers after fasting during the Muslim holy feast of Ramadan.
- Axe – It is a popular musical genre from Salvador, Bahia, and Brazil. It fuses the Afro-Caribbean styles of marcha, reggae, and calypso.
- Jit – It is a hard and fast percussive Zimbabwean dance music played on drums with guitar accompaniment influenced by mbira-based guitar styles.
- Jive – It is a popular form of South African music featuring a lively and uninhibited variation of the jitterbug, a form of swing dance.
- Juju – It is a popular music style from Nigeria that relies on the traditional Yoruba rhythms. A drum kit, keyboard, pedal steel guitar, and accordion are used along with the traditional dun-dun (talking drum or squeeze drum).
- Kwassa Kwassa – It is a music style that begun in Zaire in the late 1980s popularized by Kanda Bongo Man. In this dance style, the hips move back and forth while the arms move following the hips.
- Marabi – It is a South African three-chord township music of the 1930s-1960s which evolved into African Jazz. It is characterized by simple chords in varying vamping patterns and repetitive harmony over an extended period.
Play the following tracks from the accompanying CD and listen to the different types of African Music. You can also access the links that are provided.
- Afrobeat: Track 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPSm_-A-6Fc)
- Apala: Track 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lswSQuBPaJk)
- Axe: Track 4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBiEkKr9S0g)
- Jit: Track 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_dtQLwh-k)
- Jive: Track 6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XScAPkZLXWo)
- Juju: Track 7 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC0Tw4PmarA)
- Kwassa Kwassa: Track 8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5DmV8yhShs)
- Marabi: Track 9 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NznMBXbDSkI)
VOCAL FORMS OF AFRICAN MUSIC
- Maracatu – It is the combination of strong rhythms of African percussion instruments and Portuguese melodies. This form of music is being paraded along the streets by up to 100 participants.
- Blues – It is one of the most widely performed musical forms of the late 19th century. The melodies of blues are expressive and soulful. The slaves and their descendants used to sing these as they work in the fields.
- Soul – It is a popular music genre of the 1950s and 1960s which originated in the African-American community throughout the United States. It combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues, and often jazz.
- Spiritual – It originated in the Unites States and created by African-American slaves. It is also known as “Negro Spiritual”. It became a means of imparting Christian values and a way of venting their hardships as slaves.
- Call and Response – It is likened to a question and answer sequence in human communication. The slaves used to sing these songs while simultaneously doing all their tasks in a day.
Listen to the Vocal Forms of African by playing the following tracks from the accompanying CD. You can also access the links that are provided.
- Maracatu: Track 10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTO3-5itQPI)
- Blues: Track 11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZTai3DxMXM)
- Soul: Track 12 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEu8DrO9PbY)
- Spiritual: Track 13 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-zlSq4mWiE)
- Call and Response: Track 14 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MwQcm4eH18)
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF AFRICA
African music has a very wide range of genres. It includes all the major instrumental genres of western music including strings, winds, and percussion, along with a tremendous variety of specific African musical instruments for solo or ensemble playing. Get ready to learn their most popular instruments!
Classification of Traditional African Instruments
A. Idiophones – Sound is produced by the body of the instrument vibrating.
[illustration: pair of wooden agogo bells]
- Agogo – It is a single bell or multiple bells and is considered as the oldest samba instrument based on West African Yoruba single or double bells. It has the highest pitch of any of the bateria instruments.
[illustration: shekere, a beaded gourd]
- Shekere – It is a type of gourd and shell megaphone from West Africa, consisting of a dried gourd with beads woven into a net covering the gourd.
[illustration: slit/log drum]
- Slit/Log drum – It is a hollow percussion instrument. Although known as a drum, it is not a true drum but is an idiophone. It is usually carved or constructed from bamboo or wood into a box with one or more slits in the top.
[illustration: atingting kon, a slit gong]
- Atingting Kon (Slit Gong) – It is a hollowed cylinder of wood with a narrow longitudinal opening or slit whose edges are struck to produce a deep, sonorous tone. They are considered to be portraits of ancestors so that when played, it is the voices of awakened ancestors which resonate from their interior chamber.
[illustration: balafon, a wooden xylophone]
- Balafon – It is a kind of wooden xylophone or percussion idiophone which plays melodic tunes. It has been played in the region since the 1300s. In the 16th century, it became a real art at the royal court of Sikasso/ Mali and was flourishing under the reign of a generous king.
Here are the links that you can access to listen to the sounds of the above-mentioned instruments:
- Video # 1 (Agogo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvTc4yzxDqM
- Video # 2 (Shekere): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmJm91UPGfs
- Video # 3 (Slit/Log Drum): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt0J8sLgXmA
- Video # 4 (Atingting Kon): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9ZJVd2He8
- Video # 5 (Balafon): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXXhp_bZvck
B. Membranophones – Sound is produced by the vibration of a tightly stretched membrane.
[illustration: hands, feet and body gestures for body percussion]
- Body percussion – It refers to African music using their bodies as instruments. Their body can be used to produce sound by clapping their hands, slapping their thighs, pounding their upper arms or chests, or shuffling their feet. Wearing of rattles or bells on their wrists, ankles, arms, and waists enhances their emotional response.
[illustration: talking drum]
- Talking drum – It is used to send messages to announce births, deaths, marriages, sporting events, dances, initiations or war. It is believed that the drums can carry direct messages to the spirits after the death of a loved one.
[illustration: djembe]
- Djembe – The West African djembe (pronounced zhem-bay) is one of the best-known African drums. It is shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and is covered with goat skin.
Follow the link of the following videos and watch how these instruments are played:
- Video # 6 (Body Percussion): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3LgD3zC7AU
- Video # 7 (Talking Drum): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=furpwYD-yr0
- Video # 8 (Djembe) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMs3LTtgwY8
C. Lamellaphone – Sound is produced by the vibration of tongues of metal, wood or other material.
[illustration: mbira (kalimba / thumb piano)]
- Mbira (Kalimba/ Thumb Piano) – It is a set of plucked tines or keys mounted on a sound board. It is being played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs. They used this instrument to drive away evil spirits since it is believed that it was a vector of communication with ancestors and spirits.
[illustration: array mbira]
- Array Mbira – It is a hand-crafted instrument with a unique harp or bell-like sound. It is a popular traditional instrument of the Shona people in Zimbabwe. It is a radical redesign of the African Mbira and it consists of up to 150 metal tines attached to a wooden board, comprising up to five octaves.
Access the following links and see how these instruments are being played:
- Video # 9 (Mbira): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64VPieeGgd4
- Video # 10 (Array Mbira): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FevpajAxj4c
D. Chordophones – Sound is produced by the vibration of a string or strings that are stretched between fixed points.
[illustration: musical bow]
- Musical Bow – The Musical bow is the ancestor of all string instruments. It is the oldest and one of the most widely used string instruments of Africa. It consists of a single string attached to each end of a curved stick, similar to a bow and arrow.
[illustration: zeze being played]
- Zeze – The Zeze is an African fiddle played with a bow, a small wooden stick, or plucked with the fingers. It has one or two strings made of steel or bicycle brake wire. It is from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Follow the link to these two videos and see how these instruments are being played:
- Video # 11 (Musical Bow): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e12MUnOU5YI
- Video # 12 (Zeze): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xMWLpte33c
E. Aerophones – Sound is produced through the vibration of air.
[illustration: fulani flute]
- Fulani – It is a type of flute which is widely used throughout Africa and either vertical or side-blown. They are usually fashioned from a single tube closed at one end and blown like a bottle.
[illustration: kudu horn]
- Kudu Horn – It is made from the horn of the kudu antelope. Its sound releases a mellow and warm sound that adds a unique African accent to their music.
Follow the link of these two videos and see how these instruments are being played:
- Video # 13 (Fulani): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jAdY7Dko2g
- Video # 14 (Kudu Horn): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejgVnsyEbaQ
What’s More
Directions. Complete the table below. Classify the instruments according to their classification of sounds (Aerophone, Chordophone, Idiophone, Lamellaphone or Membranophone) and describe the most distinct feature of each instrument. Copy and answer the table below on a sheet of paper.
| Instruments | Classification | Most Distinct Feature |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mbira | ||
| 2. Body Percussion | ||
| 3. Zeze | ||
| 4. Kudu Horn | ||
| 5. Shekere |
What I Have Learned
Directions. Let us check how much you have learned about the music of Africa by completing the sentences below. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
- African music can be characterized by _____.
- By listening to the different types of music of Africa, I realized that _____.
- Music became a valuable part in the lives of the African most especially the slaves because _____.
- The most distinctive feature of all African musical instruments is _____.
- My learning about the music of Africa is important because _____.
What I Can Do
Body Percussion Music Performance
Guidelines in making your improvised instrument:
- Choose one folk song in your locality. Sing it along with your own “body percussion” music. In body percussion, you can use your body to produce sounds by clapping your hands, slapping your thighs, pounding your upper arms or chests, or shuffling your feet. Wearing of any sound-making materials on your wrists, ankles, arms, and waist is highly encouraged.
- Be artistic and creative as you can be! You may also include your family in your performance if you wish to have more sounds.
- After mastering it, take a video of yourself. Please note that having your costume or attire can make you visually better.
- Upload your video performance to the Google Drive link that your teacher will provide. For students who cannot access the internet, one of your housemates will evaluate your performance and submit a reflection about your experience while doing the activity in your barangay drop box.
Your performance will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
| CRITERIA | Very Good (4 points) | Good (3 points) | Fair (2 points) | Poor (1 point) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructions | All of the instructions were strictly followed. | All of the instructions were followed. | Some of the instructions were followed. | Few of the instructions was followed. |
| Performance | Performs with great amount of energy, focus, intensity and conviction | Performs with right amount of energy, focus, intensity and confidence | Performs with some energy, focus, intensity, and confidence | Performs with very limited energy, focus, intensity, and confidence |
| Style/ Interpretation | The performance is very clear and perfectly executed. | The performance is generally clear and properly executed. | The performance is fairly executed with some inconsistencies. | The performance is poorly executed. |
| Body Percussion | Creates highly impressive and innovative body percussion music | Creates an impressive body percussion music | Creates an acceptable body percussion music | Creates minimal body percussion music |
Lesson 2: Music of Latin America
What’s In
The music of Africa is truly cultural and traditional in nature. Significantly, the passage of time has not vanished the unique characteristics and elements that the Africans value in their music. You have learned earlier that music is an integral part of the Africans’ being because their music is highly associated with almost everything that they do, be it in work, in religion, in special gatherings and other celebrations. It can be well said that African Music connects people thus making the community folks more united, and more supportive toward each other. Their music has reached different parts of the globe as Africans who migrated to Latin America and other countries brought their music with them.
As we go through our lesson, you will see how the music of Africa was fused with the music of Latin America. Here we go!
What’s New
Like African Music, Latin American Music is also popular worldwide. You have probably experienced dancing a Latin dance like Cha-cha-cha, Salsa, Mambo, and Samba. Of course, you have probably listened to a lot of Latin music like “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi or the version of Justin Bieber and “Bailamos” by Enrique Iglesias.
Based from your experience about Latin Music, answer the following questions:
How did you feel while dancing or listening to Latin American music?
What word would describe the music of Latin America and why?
Can you recognize instruments that were present in the video? Name some.
Video # 35 (Foxtrot): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrLqM8mZhis
Video # 36 (Paso Doble): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWVeWRoYwqU
What’s More
ACTIVITY 1
Analysis of Musical Characteristics through music listening
Lively, fun, and festive. These are the words that best represent Latin Music. To further awaken your senses with the upbeat music of Latin America, listen to some music from the styles mentioned earlier and answer the guide questions. Use a separate sheet of paper.
Play the following tracks from the accompanying CD:
- Track 17 or you can access it from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgQwEXqCqps
- Track 18 or you can access it from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8QexDjzao0
- Track 19 or you can access it from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo7qju6_s9U
Guide Questions:
- What can you say about the instrumentation of each song?
- Does the tempo of the music affect the way the music feels?
- What makes these songs Latin? Specify one characteristic from each song.
- Have you experienced dancing or performing any of these songs before? If yes, tell something about how you felt when you were performing them. If no, what specific dance form do you like to learn?
- Which one among the excerpts do you like the most? Why?
For students who cannot access the links, proceed to this activity:
Essay. The musical instruments of Latin America were divided into three main groups namely, Aztec and Mayan instruments, Incan instruments and Andean instruments. Based on the discussion and musical excerpts that you have listened to, what do you think do they have in common? What can you say about the characteristics and features of Latin American instruments in general? Elaborate your answer.
Your essay will be graded based on the following rubric:
Holistic Rubric for the Essay (5 points)
5 points – The main idea is well-focused and properly developed by relevant, accurate and substantial evidence.
4 points – The main idea is clearly presented with relevant and accurate supporting evidence.
3 points – The main idea is understandable but with minimal supporting evidence
2 points – The main idea is present but not well expressed with slightly inconsistent evidences
1 point – There is no clear main idea which the essay revolves on, and the supporting ideas are inconsistent.
What I Have Learned
I. Matching Type. Match the instruments in the first column to their corresponding descriptions in the second column. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
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| 1. Tlapitzalli | a. Its sound creates a series of rattling effects. |
| 2. Teponaztli | b. It is a side-blown cane flute that is played all year round. |
| 3. Conch | c. It is being played during the dry season. |
| 4. Rasp | d. It is an ancient vessel flute made of clay or ceramic. |
| 5. Huehueti | e. It is made of clay with decorations of abstract designs. |
| 6. Ocarina | f. It is played by blowing across the tubetop. |
| 7. Zampoña | g. It is made from a seashell usually of a large sea snail. |
| 8. Sike | h. It is an upright tubular drum used by the Aztecs. |
| 9. Tarkas | i. It is a Mexican slit drum. |
| 10. Quenas | j. It is being played during the rainy season. |
II. Identification. Read each statement carefully and identify what is being described. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
- This music is a product of three major influences – Indigenous, Spanish-Portuguese, and African.
- It is a fusion of the popular music or canciones of Spain and the African rumba rhythms of Bantu origin.
- The type of social dance which has no fixed step pattern, usually having a simple forward/backward sequence.
- It is the most popular band in Mexico.
- It is considered as the slower and gentler version of the Cuban Samba.
What I Can Do
ACTIVITY 2
Improvisation of Afro-Latin American Musical Instrument
Guidelines in making your improvised instrument:
- Open the music folder of the different musical instruments of Africa and Latin America and choose one that you want to improvise. You are highly encouraged to use materials that can be found at home or in your environment. Examples are woods, scraps of leather, bamboo, strips of roofing materials, tin cans, pebbles and bottles.
- It does not matter that much if it will not look exactly as the instrument. What matters is the closeness of the sound of the improvised one to its actual sound. However, if you are artistic enough, you may create something that looks and sounds like the actual instrument. Be creative and resourceful as you can be!
- Based on the song “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” by Shakira, create your own rhythmic pattern at least until the first chorus of the song. After mastering it, take a video of your performance. Play Track 20 (Waka Waka) from the accompanying CD or access it from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRpeEdMmmQ0
- Upload your video performance to the Google Drive link that your teacher will provide. For students who cannot access the internet, one of your housemates will evaluate your performance and submit a reflection about your experience while doing the activity in your barangay drop box.
Your performance will be graded based on the following criteria:
| CRITERIA | Very Good (4 points) | Good (3 points) | Fair (2 points) | Poor (1 point) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructions | All of the instructions were strictly followed. | All of the instructions were followed. | Some of the instructions were followed. | Only 1 of the instructions was followed. |
| Performance | Performs with great amount of energy, focus, intensity, and conviction | Performs with the right amount of energy, focus, intensity, and confidence | Performs with some energy, focus, intensity, and confidence | Performs with below par level of energy, focus, intensity, and confidence |
| Style/ Interpretation | The performance is very clear and perfectly executed. | The performance is generally clear and properly executed. | The performance is fairly executed with some inconsistencies . | The performance is poorly executed. |
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| CRITERIA | Very Good (4 points) | Good (3 points) | Fair (2 points) | Poor (1 point) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improvisation | Creates a highly effective and innovative improvisation | Creates an effective improvisation | Creates an acceptable improvisation | Creates little improvisation |
Assessment
Directions. Identify what is being described in the following statements. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.
It is the genre of African Music that fuses the Afro-Caribbean styles of the marcha, reggae and calypso.
a. Apala
b. Axe
c. Jit
d. JiveThe dance style for this particular genre of music is to move the hips back and forth while the arms move following the hips.
a. Apala
b. Juju
c. Kwassa Kwassa
d. MarabiIt is considered as the oldest samba instrument based on West African Yoruba single or double bells.
a. Agogo
b. Djembe
c. Shekere
d. Slit drumWhich of the following instruments is not a membranophone?
a. Body Percussion
b. Fulani
c. Djembe
d. Talking DrumWhat do Agogo and Shekere have in common?
a. They both belong to the family of Idiophones.
b. They both belong to the family of Membranophones.
c. They both belong to the family of Chordophones.
d. None of the aboveMarabi is a South African three-chord township music of the 1930s-1960s which evolved into _____.
- a. African Jazz
- b. African Jive
- c. Reggae
- d. Samba
- It is a vocal form of African music which combines strong rhythms of African percussion instruments and Portuguese melodies.
- a. Blues
- b. Maracatu
- c. Soul
- d. Spiritual
- This form of music combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.
- a. Blues
- b. Maracatu
- c. Soul
- d. Spiritual
- Which of the following statements best describes Indigenous Latin-American Music? This is the influence of Latin American Music wherein natives used local drum and percussion instruments being used for religious worships and ceremonies.
- a. Songs celebrate themes like harvest, planting season and any other occasions of the year.
- b. They used local drum and percussion instruments being used for religious worships and ceremonies.
- c. It has rich and varied rhythmic patterns produced by drums.
- d. It is the result of the massive fusion of African culture.
- What social dance contains elements from the swing dance and hustle as well as the complex Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean dance forms of pachanga and guaguanco?
- a. Salsa
- b. Samba
- c. Son
- d. Jive
- This is the influence of Latin American Music wherein natives used local drum and percussion instruments being used for religious worship and ceremonies.
- a. Euro-Latin American Music
- b. Indigenous Latin-American Music
- c. Native American/Indian Music
- d. Mixed American Music
- It is a hand percussion instrument whose sound is produced by scrapping a group of notched sticks with another stick, creating a series of rattling effects.
- a. Conch
- b. Huehueti
- c. Rasp
- d. Teponaztli
- How do you describe the singing style for the Bossa nova genre?
- a. Guttural
- b. Husky
- c. Nasal
- d. Throaty
- It brought about the introductions of other music and dance forms due to the massive infusion of African culture.
- a. Euro-Latin American Music
- b. Indigenous Latin-American Music
- c. Native American/Indian Music
- d. Mixed American Music
- Identify the dance form with these dance steps: a pair would be in an embrace though slightly apart position, with the working of the hips to a fast-fast-slow sequence and often containing cross rhythms.
- a. Cha Cha
- b. Cumbia
- c. Rumba
- d. Tango
Additional Activities
ACTIVITY 1
Improvisation of Afro-Latin American Musical Instrument
Directions. In this activity, you will listen to and analyze the music of Bob Marley titled, “Revolution”. Play Track 21 (Revolution) from the accompanying CD or access it from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsBRJKC0Quw.
Do the following:
- Listen to the song “Revolution” by Bob Marley.
- Sing with it and try to understand the meaning of the song. The lyrics of the song is provided below.
“REVELATION” By Bob Marley
Revelation, reveals the truth, revolution
It takes a revolution to make a solution
Too much confusion, so much frustration eh
I don’t wanna live in the park
Can’t trust no shadows after dark
So my friend, I wish that you could see
Like a bird in the tree, the prisoners must be free
Never make a politician grant you a favour
They will always want to control you forever
So if a fire makes its burn and if a blood makes ya run
Rasta de ‘pon top, can’t you see
So you can’t predict the flop
We got lightning, thunder, brimstone and fire
Lightning, thunder, brimstone and fire
Kill, cramp and paralyze Weak at conception
Wipe them out of creation
Let righteousness cover the earth
Like the water, cover the sea
Lightning, thunder, brimstone and fire
A lightning, thunder, brimstone, and fire
Answer the following questions:
- How did you feel while listening to the song?
- What is the mood of the melody of the song?
- What is the form or style of the song?
- What is the message of the song?
- How do you relate the song to the things that are happening in the society these days?
For students with no internet access, accomplish the following activity:
Essay. There is not one characteristic sound that exemplifies all Afro-Latin American music because it has a varied collection of musical styles. You have learned much about their culture and history as well. Being a Grade 10 student, what is the significance of understanding the Afro-Latin American Music?
Your essay will be graded based on the following rubric:
Holistic Rubric for the Essay (5 points)
5 points – The main idea is well-focused and properly developed by relevant, accurate and substantial evidence.
4 points – The main idea is clearly presented with relevant and accurate supporting evidences.
3 points – The main idea is understandable but with minimal supporting evidence.
2 points – The main idea is present but not well expressed with slightly inconsistent evidence.
1 point – There is no clear main idea which the essay revolves on, and the supporting ideas are inconsistent.
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Answer Key
WHAT I KNOW
- A
- D
- B
- A
- B
- A
- D
- A
- A
- A
- B
- D
- D
- C
- C
LESSON 1 WHAT’S MORE
| Instruments | Classification | Most Distinct Feature |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mbira | Lamellophone | It is a set of plucked tongues or keys mounted on a soundboard. |
| 2. Body Percussion | Membranophone | It refers to the music of Africans using their bodies as musical instruments. |
| 3. Zeze | Chordophone | It has one or two strings, made of steel or bicycle brake wires. |
| 4. Kudu Horn | Aerophone | It is made from the horn of the kudu Antelope. |
| 5. Shekere | Idiophone | It is a type of gourd and shell megaphone from West Africa, consisting of a dried gourd with beads woven into a net covering the gourd. |
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LESSON 2 WHAT’S MORE
Identification
- Latin American Music
- Son
- Foxtrot
- Mariachi
- Bossa Nova
Matching Type
- B
- I
- G
- A
- H
- D
- F
- B
- J [?]
- C
ASSESSMENT
- B
- C
- A
- B
- A
- A
- B
- C
- B
- A
- B
- C
- C
- D
- C
References
Sunico, Raul M., Evelyn F. Cabanban, & Melissa Y. Moran. Grade 10 Learner’s Material. HORIZONS Music and Arts Appreciation for Young Filipinos. Philippines: Tawid Publications, 2015.
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