Essay
MAPEH:
PHILIPPINE MUSIC DURING AMERICAN AND JAPANESE PERIODS
* AMERICAN PERIOD (1898 – 1941) - The American Educational System have greatly influenced the Philippine System of Music Education with the treatment of music as a part of broad pattern of liberal education. - With the establishments of conservatories (schools for special instruction in music), (formal education) in music started - CHARACTERISTICS: - American singing through jazz invaded the country. - Most of the songs are nationalistic in nature. - Instrumental Music and Vocal Music are both important in this period. - Non-commercial - MUSICAL FORMS: - Symphony - Opera (Opera Buffa) - PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY BAND: - it is a symphonic band formed in 1901 by Lt. Walter Loving of the U.S Army’s 48th Volunteer Infantry formally approved the band, originally composed of 400 Volunteer Male Vocalists. - Since its first public performance on May 20, 1903, the band has brought the country international fame through its participation in international competitions, including the 1904 St. Louis Exposition in the USA, when the band placed second, despite the power blackout that occurred during one of it’s performances. - The band also represented the country in the 1915 Panama Canal Exposition in the USA. There, John Philip Sousa, known as the “King Of Marches”, cited the band as among the world’s greatest. The band also participated at the 1937 Golden
PHILIPPINE MUSIC DURING AMERICAN AND JAPANESE PERIODS
* AMERICAN PERIOD (1898 – 1941) - The American Educational System have greatly influenced the Philippine System of Music Education with the treatment of music as a part of broad pattern of liberal education. - With the establishments of conservatories (schools for special instruction in music), (formal education) in music started - CHARACTERISTICS: - American singing through jazz invaded the country. - Most of the songs are nationalistic in nature. - Instrumental Music and Vocal Music are both important in this period. - Non-commercial - MUSICAL FORMS: - Symphony - Opera (Opera Buffa) - PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY BAND: - it is a symphonic band formed in 1901 by Lt. Walter Loving of the U.S Army’s 48th Volunteer Infantry formally approved the band, originally composed of 400 Volunteer Male Vocalists. - Since its first public performance on May 20, 1903, the band has brought the country international fame through its participation in international competitions, including the 1904 St. Louis Exposition in the USA, when the band placed second, despite the power blackout that occurred during one of it’s performances. - The band also represented the country in the 1915 Panama Canal Exposition in the USA. There, John Philip Sousa, known as the “King Of Marches”, cited the band as among the world’s greatest. The band also participated at the 1937 Golden