Graduation Date
Spring 2020
Document Type
Project
Program
Master of Arts degree with a major in Education
Committee Chair Name
David Ellerd
Committee Chair Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
Eric Van Duzer
Second Committee Member Affiliation
HSU Faculty or Staff
Subject Categories
Education
Abstract
Positive connections between school and home have been shown to increase student achievement. Currently there are few resources available in the United States that allow teachers to incorporate aspects of Filipino American culture into their instruction practices. Through the use of traditional children’s songs and singing games, the K-6 classroom music curriculum can serve as an effective vehicle to establish these connections.
In interviews with members of the California Filipino American community, we discussed the musical culture of the Philippines. Informants shared how musical traditions are transmitted and shared in the Philippines and United States. Participants also discussed possible ways that an elementary school classroom can make connections to this musical culture. Using this information, I have selected culturally authentic folk songs and games that are appropriate for use in K-6 general music classes.
Using standard notation this project includes 15 transcriptions of traditional children’s songs and singing games from the Philippines. The original Tagalog lyrics, along with a direct English translation, and detailed instructions for activities have been included with each song. The short simple melodies allow for opportunities for the music teacher to teach music literacy. In order for the material to be easily accessible to teachers and students who may not have a background in the Tagalog language, the songs that were selected for inclusion in this resource have brief lyrics that often feature repetition and nonsense syllables.
Filipino musical culture has a strong tradition of group play. Traditional games are an important part of childhood in the Philippines. Each folk song collected in this project contains a detailed description of the activity or game children will play as they sing. In these games students chase, guess, improvise, dance and work together as a team. The materials are examples of Filipino musical culture that allow students to make connections between home and school experiences.
Citation Style
APA
Recommended Citation
Coyle, Jared Thomas, "Making connections to the Filipino American community using culturally responsive music pedagogy" (2020). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 388.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/388
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Filipino Children's songs.pdf (1424 kB)
Filipino Children's Songs