Mapeh

Mapeh

National Artist for Music

• Antonio Luna - First National artist (1973)
• “Hatingabi” is his famous composition
• Jovita Fuentes-Philippine National Artist of Music (1976)
• Active crusader of music movement
• Antonio Buenaventura-Philippine National Artist for Music 1988
• Founded the AFP Brass Band
• Lucresia Roces Kasilag-Philippine National Artist in Music 1989
• Cinsidered as “The First Lady of Philippine Music”.
• Lucio D. San Pedro-Philippine National Artist for Music (1991)
• Composed the music for “ Sa Ugoy ng Duyan”
• Levi Celerio-Philippine National Artist in Literature and Music (1997)
• Used the leaf as a musical instrument
• Felipe Padilla de Leon-Philippine National Artist in Music (1997)
• Translated the Philippine National Anthem from the original Spanish to Tagalog
• Jose Monseratt Maceda-Philippine National Artist in Music (1997)
• Popularized Traditional Music
• Andrea O. Veneracion-Philippine National Artist for Music (1999)
• Founded Philippine Madrigal Singers (1963)
• Ernani Joson Cuenco-Philippine National Artist for Music (1999)
• Master of Kundiman

Philippine Contemporary Composers

• Ryan Cayabyab ”Raymundo Cipriano Pujante Cayabyab”
• Founded the San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra, Created the group “Smokey Mountain”
•  Rodolfo Soldevilla Cornejo-founded and directed the Manila Conservatory of Music.
• He wrote over 300 compositions.
• Ramon Pagayon-Santos-National Artist of the Philippines 2014.
• University Professor Emeritus of the composition and theory department the College of Music of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
• Manuel Maramba-He was the priest at St. Genoveve Church in Las Cruces.
• Worked as musician-in-residence at St. John's College in Santa Fe.
• Involved in a controversial issue.
• Josefino Toledo-He was a founder of the University of the Philippines Festival Orchestra, Crosswave Symphony Orchestra Project and the chamber vocal ensemble AUIT.

Philippine World Class Artist

• María Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga KLD (born February 22, 1971), better known as Lea Salonga, is a Filipina singer and actress best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplying the singing voices of two Disney Princesses, and as a recording artist and television performer, especially in the Philippines.
• Cecile Buencamino Licad is a classical and concert pianist. Considered a virtuoso, she is the first Filipina pianist to win in an international competition.
• Gilopez Kabayao-is one of our greatest Filipino Violinists. His violin murmured sweet syllables as it ascended and descended, at times seeming to roar, then dwindling to a whisper.
• Honorata de la Rama-Hernandez-commonly known as Atang de la Rama, was a singer and bodabil performer who became the first Filipina film actress.
• Jovita Fuentez-The great diva, is the first female National Artist for Music in 1976. Her significant contributions are the publication of the song of Filipino compositions and the organization of the Boys Town Band Concert.

Large Group Instruments

• Orchestra – is a large group of musician playing different instruments
• Conductor – the main coordinator of the orchestra
• Baton – is a stick hold by the conductor to emphasize hand movement well.
• Leader – is the chief player of the orchestra

String Instruments

• Violin – is the smallest member of the orchestra
• Viola – is the alto member of the string section
• Violoncello – is the bass member of the violin family
• Violoncello – is also known as cello
• Double Bass – also known as contrabass and it the lowest pitch instrument of the string section

Woodwind

• Flute – is made of wood but today it is made of metal and has the highest pitch in the woodwind section
• Oboe – is a full sized woodwind instrument of the orchestra and produce a slightly lower pitch than the flute
• Picollo – is a half size woodwind instrument of the orchestra and plays higher and shriller notes
• Clarinet – is a reed woodwind instrument that produce a lower and thicker tone quality than the oboe.
• Bassoon – is a three meter woodwind instrument and produce a lower range sound
• Double Basson – is a huge woodwind instrument about five meters long

Brass

• Trumpet – is made of a coiled metal tube about 130 cm long and has the highest pitch sound
• Horn – also known as French Horn is made of coiled metal tube nearly four meters long and plays the lower melody
• Trombone – is played like trumpet and produce lower sound than the trumpet
• Tuba – is the largest and heaviest of brass instrument
  PERCUSSION
• It means striking at each other, shaken or scraped, and others are struck by a mallet

Percussion with Indefinite Sound

• Timpani – is also known as kettle drum is a set of bowl-shaped drum struck by mallets.
• Bass drum – is the biggest drum in an orchestra
• Cymbals – are two metal plates clashed together.
• Tambourine – is a small drum with single head fastened to narrow wooden frame
• Triangle – is a steel instrument bent in the shape of triangle with one corner left open.

Percussion with Definite Pitch

• Xylophone – is consists of hardwood bard laid out like a keyboard and set in a frame and struck by a mallet.
• Marimba – is similar to a  xylophone in construction but with larger resonators and usually made of metal
• Vibraphone – it resembles like a xylophone in appearance but the bars are made of metal
• Tubular Bells – are made of long tubes of brass which are struck with a mallet to stimulate the sound of bells

Other Famous Groups in the Phil.

• Rondalla – Is the famous string band in the Philippines.
• Kulintang – is the famous brass instruments in Mindanao
• Padded Gong – is the famous instruments in Cordillera Region.

Rules of Photography

• Subject – is the main focus of photography.
• Background and foreground – is the front and back view of the subject.
• Rule of thirds – is an ordinary subject matter such as sunset, mountains and plain can turn out to be a very interesting photograph with an artistic composition.
• Lighting – the basic ingredients of photography.
• Motion – an action of the subject in photography.

Cinematography

• Cinema – is the form of art that shows moving pictures.
• Script – a story of the movie.
• Characters – has two main act, the protagonist (the main character) the antagonist (the character that opposes the protagonist).
• Dialogue – is composed of the words that a character utters.

• Acting – brings the life of the character through their traits, emotion, reaction, gestures, mannerism, and facial and vocal reaction.
• Production design – is composed of the following:

• Set design – is the appearance and physical structure in a movie.
• Costume – is the clothes worn by actors to portray the character.
• Props – are things that the characters use.
• Decorations – are the things on the location and set of the movie that surround the character.
• Staging – involves the placing and movement of actors in relation to other actors.
• Cinematography – is achieved through the artistic use of the camera.
• Distance – is the space interval between the camera and the subject.
• Editing – is a technical process of putting a movie together.
• Sound design – is the interrelationship of sounds and silences in a movie.

SOCCER

1904
The Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) was formed in Paris on May 21. Charter members included: France, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The International Board, the authority over the rules and their interpretation continued under the jurisdiction of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, even though they were not affiliated with FIFA. The Olympic Games of 1904 in St. Louis included soccer as an official Olympic sport where club teams competed under the national team banner. FIFA did not become active in Olympic soccer until 1908.