INSTRUMENTAL SOUNDS

1. It is an ensemble of plectrum instruments.

• RONDALLA

• STRING

• WIND

• PERCUSSION

2. The word rondalla is from the Spanish term __________.

• RONDO

• RONDA

• ROUND

• ROLLO

3. Early Philippine rondallas played Western European songs, mostly operatic arias and symphonic overtures.

• TRUE

• FALSE

4. Philippine rondalla

  instruments are made of native Philippine wood and

  played with a tortoise-________ plectrum.

• PEARL

• SHELL

• CASE

• BRUSH

5. It is a small pear-shaped instrument that plays the main melody in the rondalla.

• FLUTE

• DRUM

• MARACAS

• BANDURRIA

6. It has F holes and a longer neck and plays the counter-melody in the rondalla.

• LOUD

• LAUD

• LOVE

7. It plays the melodic counterparts or fills in the harmonies.

• OCTAVINA

• LAUD

• FLUTE

• HARP

8. It plays the chordal and rhythmic accompaniment in the rondalla.

• HARMONICA

• TRIANGLE

• GUITAR

• VIOLIN

9. It is a large stringed instrument which plays low-pitched musical notes in the rondalla.

• DOUBLE BASS

• VIOLA

• CELLO

• TROMBONE

10. It is the meaning of ronda.

• SING

• SERENADE

• LOVE

• FANTASY