Experience Guide Quarter 2 - Music 7 Lesson 8: Rondalla

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EXPERIENCE GUIDE

Quarter 2 - Music 7
Lesson 8: Rondalla

GET STARTED!

Playing instruments has been part of daily customs of ancient Filipinos. Putting these
instruments in one musical score is a common practice in tribes and indigenous groups.
Rondalla Ensemble is one of the most popular ensembles in different towns all over the
country. It can be heard in town fiestas and other celebrations, wedding ceremonies, and
even wakes.

Critical Thinking Question: How does Rondalla help in the development of Filipinos’
culture during colonial era and in the present time?

Let’s watch the video with your LF to get started!

Rondalla in the Modern Music Genre

Question 1: What comes into your mind when you hear the word “ensemble”?
Question 2: How do you think a Rondalla ensemble look like?

Let’s watch this video: MUNDO - IV of Spades Rondalla Cover


After watching the video, what can you say about their performance? Describe
the musical instruments you’ve seen.
Question 3: What mood does the ensemble offer?
Question 4: What did you feel after watching the video?

LESSON DETAILS

TARGET SKILL: Teamwork, Leadership

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson, I can:
1. Be familiar with the different musical instruments in a Rondalla Ensemble;
2. Examine the roots of Rondalla music in the country;
3. Analyze Rondalla music and reflect on how it has developed from colonial to
present times;
4. Follow routines and procedures in creating your task to achieve common goals.

LESSON LENGTH: 1 hour

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OUTLINE:
Get Started! Synchronous 10 mins

Experience 1: What Rondalla ensemble and its Synchronous 20 mins


instruments?

Experience 2: What are the characteristics and Synchronous 20 mins


features of each Rondalla instrument?

Experience 3: Reflection Synchronous 10 mins

EXPERIENCE 1: WHAT IS RONDALLA ENSEMBLE AND ITS INSTRUMENTS?

LEARNING ABOUT RONDALLA ENSEMBLE

Music has been part of the customs among Filipinos. How do you think music has
been passed on to the next generation?

What is Rondalla?
The term rondalla refers to the native string ensemble of the Philippines, and it
consists of plectrum instruments such as the bandurria, laud, octavina, mandola,
guitarra, and bajo de uñas. Read “What is a Rondalla?” for more information
about it.

What are the instruments of the Rondalla ensemble?


Watch the following video below.
Bandurria
Barlovento - Laúd - Tuna de FIME
Ayeen Octavina - All I Ask of You

CHECKPOINT 1

Pick a partner and share your answer about the question below.
● What are the Rondalla instruments shown in the videos?
● How can you describe these instruments?

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OPTIONAL EXPERIENCE: RONDALLA ENSEMBLE

For more information about the experience tackled, read Rondalla Instruments
and Rondalla sa Seattle.

EXPERIENCE 2: WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS AND FEATURES OF EACH RONDALLA


INSTRUMENT?

LEARNING ABOUT RONDALLA INSTRUMENTS

Read and understand the information below. Take note of the distinct
characteristics of each instrument.

Bandurria is a small string


instrument that is a cross between
a guitar and a cittern. Its strings are
plucked with a plectrum made of
turtle shell or carabao horn with
repeated up and down movements
of the wrist. It plays the main
melody. Its smaller version, the
piccolo bandurria, is tuned an
octave lower and plays ornamental
passages and all forms of variations. In the absence of the piccolo bandurria, the
bandurria substitutes in playing ornamental and virtuoso passages.

Laud is a pear-shaped instrument


with f-holes tuned an octave lower
than the bandurria. Its strings are
plucked with a plectrum of turtle shell
or carabao horn with repeated up and
down movements of the wrist. It
plays the counter-melody parts in the
ensemble.

Octavina is a string instrument


resembling a small guitar with a

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round hole in the middle. It is tuned an octave lower than the bandurria and plays the
lower notes in unison or accompaniment with the bass. Its strings are plucked with a
plectrum made of turtle shell or carabao horn with repeated up and down movements of
the wrist.

Guitar has six strings, played by


strumming or plucking the strings, it
plays the rhythm part

Bajo de Uñas is the largest string instrument in the


rondalla resembling a large guitar. The instrument is
plucked with a plectrum made of turtle shell or carabao.

● How can you describe the Rondalla instruments?


● How can you compare the bandurria, laud, and octavina instruments in other
string instruments like the guitar?
● Were you invited to try playing those instruments? What instrument is it?

CHECKPOINT 2

Check what you have learned about the Rondalla ensemble and its instruments.
Answer the summative assessment instructed by the LF.

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EXPERIENCE 3: REFLECTION

REFLECTION

Answer the question below using a Padlet Wall. The link will be given by the LF.
“As a student, how can you help in promoting our Rondalla music?”

● Reflect on your experiences this week, and think about the Mindset, Character, and
Habits you displayed. You may use this checklist to help in your reflection.

REFERENCES:
Spanish Influence in Secular Music - Music of the Lowlands of Luzon 2. (23, July 2014).
Retrieved from
http://mygrade7music.blogspot.com/2014/07/music-of-lowlands-of-luzon-2-spanish.h
tml
Rondalla. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved March 18, 2019 from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondalla
Rondalla. (6, February 2012). Retrieved from
http://smallworldofmusicalinstrument.blogspot.com/2012_02_01_archive.html
Rondalla sa Seattle. (25 June 2021). Retrieved from
https://www.orlandogmorales.com/rondalya
Philippine Traditional Musical Instruments. (20, June 2016) Retrieved from
http://wanderingbakya.com/philippine-traditional-musical-instruments/

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