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THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA.

Vale Henry Duval Feist
he was in Pharlap with Tom Burhe was not worried because he FILIPINO stage and silver linson; Far East with Bryan Brown had an amulet protecting him. screen idol Henry Duval Feist and in Shannon’s Mob (TV show). Nothing was to deter him from quietly slipped away in the Settling in Down Under marrying the woman he loved so early morning hours of July 9. Following the declaration of he convinced her to elope with A man who touched many him on his 21st birthday. Eventu- Martial Law, Henry and his family lives through his acting, singmigrated to Australia in 1973. He ally, after the family’s aggravation ing and dancing, Henry had his worked in factories of companies settled down, all was forgiven and last curtain call surrounded by like Hoover and Ford assembly a proper wedding was held. devoted wife Ting and children line. Path to stardom Lambert, Janet and Felix, PJ By 1974 he found a way to Henry started his acting who is son of deceased daughter get involved with the Filipino career with LVN Studios in the Weena, and family friends Mae community in Sydney. Because he Philippines as an ‘extra’ and his and Nancy. loved promoting the Philippine Henry was one of pioneers in break came when the director culture, he helped guide and led scouted for a volunteer to do a Filipino cultural and arts movePhilippine Folk ments in NSW. Arts Group in He and Ting were members As Henry Duval, he distinguished himself by Sydney, a local Filipino dance of the North portraying many unforgettable characters. group that Shore Filipinobecame quite Australian As Henry Feist, he distinguished himself as popular and was Association and a man for all seasons enlisting many friends sought after by attended the Filiother multi-culpino mass every along his journey. - Henry’s brother Ed tural associations second Sunday in NSW. of the month. In his eulogy for Henry, his Challenging beginnings risky stunt with the promise of a Born in Sampaloc on May 17, double pay. There were no takers son Lambert summed up: “He was a caring and generous man 1937, Henry was the eldest of even from professional stunt who puts his family ?rst. And he six kids. Their mother Gioconda men. Eager to be noticed and will always be remembered as one Oria was from Leyte. Their lured by the pay, he did the stunt of the pioneers in preserving and father Werner Feist was from in one take and certainly gained showcasing the Philippine culture Potsdam, Germany, a German the director’s attention. amongst the growing diversity Jew who escaped Nazi Germany. Henry worked with veteran of other ethnic cultures in this Their parents met in Manila. ?lm makers like Lamberto Avelcountry.” Henry met his love at ?rst lana, and Lino Brocka as well as sight, Ting, through a mutual renowned Filipino actors like Vic friend at a ?esta on May 4 1958. Silayan, Eddie Garcia, Charito But Henry faced the challenge of Solis to name a few. winning over the parents of Ting. He also starred in internaTing’s mother was so against tional ?lms that were shot in the Henry that she even sought a Philippines including among othSOME people have a knack witch doctor to put a spell and ers Back Door to Hell [in 1964] for singing harmonies while make him sick! alongside legends Jimmy Rogers others have to work hard to Henry was known to say that and Jack Nicholson. In Australia be able to do so. But what is harmony? Harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches or chords. What??? Ok it is simply the notes that complement the main melodies. Harmonies give the band or duo the ‘wow’ factor. There are many ways of working out harmony parts. Here I will MULTI-talented singer show you an easy way without too Kuh Ledesma headlines this much theory. I am also assummonth ‘A Night of Nostaling you have some piano/guitar gia’, a series of concerts to knowledge. If you don’t, it’s ok, mark the ?rst anniversary there is a section for you at the of the Pnoy Lounge Restoend. bar and Function Centre. Step one: know the main The show is organised melody of the song really well. by the Australian Filipino Step two: determine the Business and Workers Club in chords of the song specially the cooperation with PnoyLounge parts you want to have harmonies and the Oz Pinoy promotions. on The concerts will be held Example: Happy Birthday on August 23 at the Rooty Hill (Key of C) RSL Club, on the 24th at the Parramatta RSL Club, and on the 25th at the Campbelltown RSL Club. AFBWCI president Raquel Pellero said the events aim to Pnoy Lounge formerly bring together the community known as “The Basement “ and promote Filipino culture is located at 57 Main Street, through entertainment. Part Blacktown. of the proceeds will be used to For ticket reservations, sustain AFBWCI’s community please contact 0478 038 825 activities and outreach projects or via email: pnoylounge @ locally and in the Philippines. yahoo.com.au

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Harmony in all of us
Step three: determine the notes of the melody Step four: ?nd the 3rd note. Ok to put it simply it is the 2 full notes above a given note. For example: in the key of C major The notes are C D E F G A B C Hence the the 3rd note above C is E, 3rd note above A is C, etc

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Just remember you are basing everything on the main melody Step six: Have fun with it. Try it with friends and try different variations If you don’t play an instrument you can still work out harmonies. Do you remember DO, RE, MI? That’s simply the major scale. Have you seen the sound of music? Learn the do re mi song as it’ll help you greatly in the future. KEY OF C MAJOR

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Step ?ve: Make it simple and experiment which notes actually work and eliminate the ones that don’t. Substitute if necessary.

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Notice how I replaced E with

If there are three people singing the other person can sing the lower 3rd note

Then follow steps 1 to 3. Lastly, listen, listen and listen more. Pay particular attention on the harmonies and how these affect the overall sound of the song. Is it too overpowering? Does it gel? How are the dynamics? Which parts in t ?R6??rF?W2F?R?&????W26??R???WF3?v????fRgV??B???RF?6VR??R?&????6??r??W"v?F?F?RF???