Music Lesson 1 Philippine Festivals

• Kadyawan Festival - is held every third week of August in Davao City It is a celebration of thanksgiving to bathala (god) for the good harvest of fruits and orchids throughout the year. The streets are lined with fruit and flower decorations during the festival week. Different activities, such as street dancing, horse fighting, a beauty contest, a colorful street parade, await tourists who come for this event.
• Apo Duwaling - the festival was called in 1986
• Kadayawan sa Dabaw - it was renamed in 1988 by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte
• Kadayawan Festival - showcases Davao's culture through dance and music.
• The Agongan Kulintangan event - is a concert wherein the indigenous peoples instruments of Mindanao are presented.
• Lumagnong Kagikan - the indigenous peoples festival wherein local culture, music and dance of communities are presented.
• Sayaw Mindanaw - features indigenous dances.
• Banda Lanog - features parade bands competing to be the best brass band of the year.
• The Halad - is an event when the floral float parade caps the celebration with floral themed floats parading around town
• festival - an event ordinarily staged by local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community. An event where people gather together to celebrate, it focused on the religion or tradition aspect of a community
• These fiestas showcases the rich culture of the filipinos
• They are also celebrated

  • As a form of thanksgiving for bountiful harvest
  • To give honor to pantron saint
  • To commemorate a historic event
  • Show how filipinos value religiosty and hospitality
• Ati-atihan

  • celebrated every 3rd week of January in honor of Sto. Niño in Kalibo Aklan.
  • Mother of all filipino festivals
• Ati atihan

  • Participants pain their faces with black soot to imitate Negritos or Ati who have dark and curly hair, dancing to the rhythmic patterns of drums
  • "Hala bira!" or "Viva, Sto. Niño! Is shouted
• Sinulog festival

  • Celebrated every 3rd of sunday of January in honor of Sto. Niño in Cebu City
  • It portrays the cebuanos transition from pagan culture to Christianity
  • Streetdancing is the highlight of the festival where participants dance to the fast rhythmic beats of drums and gongs
  • Dancers shout the chanting rhythm of "Pit, Senyor!"
• Moriones Festival

  • A folk religious even held Annually during holy week in Marinduque, commemorating the death of jesus Christt and longinus - a convert roman soldier
  • The festivals name was derived from the word morion, which means mask - the word "moriones refers to masked costume penitents who march around the town for seven days searching for
• Sublian Festival

  • it is held every month of july in Batangas and celebrated with long prayers, songs and dances
  • One of the performances done during the festival is the subli, a ceremonial worship dance in honor of the holy cross
  • The subli dance is accompanied by drums, castanets and chanting
• Ibalong Festival

  • A non religious festival from Legaspi, Albay celebrated in the month of august
  • The festival features the epic story of the town of ibalong sorsogon
  • Features the costume and mask parade representing the three legendary heroes of bicold named Baltog, Handyong and Bantong and villains
• Panagbenga Festival

  • It is an annual month long flower festival celebrated in baguio city
  • It is held every february to appreciate the blooming seasons of flowers
  • Float parade and street dancing are the highlights of the festival, with the sounds and music of cordillera indigenous instruments
• How does the music contribute to the performer of the Philippine Festivals

  • It adds beauty to the colorful costume and designs of the festivals
  • Music in the festivals are sometimes slow, fast and moderate in the tempo that incorporates bodily and dance movements