Experiential Education
Importance of Music in
Ilocos Norte 's Culture and Traditions
(An Exposition)
In partial fulfillment in the
Subject
Oriental Philosophy
By
Mark Bernard T. Duerme
Introduction
Music and culture cannot be separated because how can a culture survive without music? Music makes a traditions and practice meaningful. Music has always been an integral part of Ilocano way of life. In this exposition I will connect my research paper in Confucius’ wisdom especially in his own concept about Music. In which, I will try to connect this concept of Confucius in the importance of music in the culture and traditions in our province (Ilocos Norte). Music for Confucius is that:
“Music rises from the human heart when the human heart is touched by the external world. When touched by the external world, the heart is moved, and therefore finds its expression in sounds. These sounds echo, or combine with, one another and produce a rich variety, we have rhythm”.[1]
Music was come from our hearts in which we expressed our emotions through music by listening to music or playing the musical instruments so that we can express our emotions. If we are happy we express our emotions through a happy kind of music and if we are feeling sad we express our sorrow through a melodious or a sad music. As Confucius stated that I recently quote that Music rises from the heart. We can create music through what we feel and the emotions that we experience. “Music is connected with the principles of human conduct.”[2] In which people make music to express what they feel and experience. The communality of all cultures is they used music through their rituals or festal gathering. “Music gathers them; through the union the people come to be friendly toward one another, and through differentiation the people cone to respect to one another.”[3]
Music and Folk “When there is bad luck in the community the
Ilocos Norte 's Culture and Traditions
(An Exposition)
In partial fulfillment in the
Subject
Oriental Philosophy
By
Mark Bernard T. Duerme
Introduction
Music and culture cannot be separated because how can a culture survive without music? Music makes a traditions and practice meaningful. Music has always been an integral part of Ilocano way of life. In this exposition I will connect my research paper in Confucius’ wisdom especially in his own concept about Music. In which, I will try to connect this concept of Confucius in the importance of music in the culture and traditions in our province (Ilocos Norte). Music for Confucius is that:
“Music rises from the human heart when the human heart is touched by the external world. When touched by the external world, the heart is moved, and therefore finds its expression in sounds. These sounds echo, or combine with, one another and produce a rich variety, we have rhythm”.[1]
Music was come from our hearts in which we expressed our emotions through music by listening to music or playing the musical instruments so that we can express our emotions. If we are happy we express our emotions through a happy kind of music and if we are feeling sad we express our sorrow through a melodious or a sad music. As Confucius stated that I recently quote that Music rises from the heart. We can create music through what we feel and the emotions that we experience. “Music is connected with the principles of human conduct.”[2] In which people make music to express what they feel and experience. The communality of all cultures is they used music through their rituals or festal gathering. “Music gathers them; through the union the people come to be friendly toward one another, and through differentiation the people cone to respect to one another.”[3]
Music and Folk “When there is bad luck in the community the
Bibliography: Primary Sources Yutang, Lin, The Wisdom of Confucius (New York: The Modern Library, 1938) [1] Lin Yutang:, The Wisdom of Confucius( New York: The Modern Library, 1938) ,p.251. [4] Alfredo R. Roces et al., Filipino Heritage: the Making of nation Vol. 3: (Manilal,Lahing Pilipino Publishing Inc.), p.1364 [5] Roces, Filipino Heritage, 1365 [7] Ibid. 1654 [8] Roces, Filipino Heritage ,p