Lesson 4 rondalla

Rondalla Instrument-MAPEH 7

1. RONDALLA INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

2. The learner… demonstrates understanding of the musical characteristics of representative music from the lowlands of Luzon CONTENT STANDARDS

3. The learner… performs music of the lowlands with appropriate pitch, rhythm, expression and style PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

4. Learning Objectives MU7LU-Ib-f-4 1. explores ways of producing sounds on a variety of sources that is similar to the instruments being studied ; MU7LU-Ia-2 2. analyzes the musical elements of some Lowland instrumental music selections; MU7LU-Ig-h-6 3. performs instruments from Luzon lowlands

5. Music of Luzon ( Lowlands) Geographical and Cultural Background Instrumental Music RONDALLA CONTENT

6. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Rondalla - an ensemble of plucked instruments and sometimes with percussion.

7. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1. Guitar - It is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting (pressing the strings against the frets) with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar (for an acoustic guitar), or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker .

8. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 2 .   Bandurria - 14-stringed pear-shaped lute with a round sound hole and played with a plectrum, it plays the melody in the rondalla ensemble.

9. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 3 . Laud - 14-stringed pear-shaped lute with f-shaped sound holes and played with a plectrum, it plays the alto part or counter melody in the Rondalla ensemble. It is bigger than the Bandurria .

10. 4 . Octavina - 14-stringed lute which is shaped like a small guitar and played with a plectrum, it plays a counter melody or harmony fill-in in the Rondalla ensemble. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

11. 5 . Bajo de Uñas - a bass guitar which looks like a big guitar and is played by a plectrum. It plays the bass part and serves as a rhythmic support. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

12. 6 . Double Bass- The  double bass , or simply the  bass  (and numerous other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is typically notated one  octave higher than tuned to avoid excessive ledger lines below the staff . MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

13. PERFORMANCE STYLES/TECHNIQUES THE USE OF PLECTRUM a thin flat piece of plastic, tortoiseshell, or other slightly flexible material held by or worn on the fingers and used to pluck the strings of a musical instrument such as a guitar.

14. SOCIAL FUNCTIONS Music for festivities and recreation Work (planting and farming Courtship Social Commentary and Patriotism

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