I. WHAT HAPPENED?

SUBJECT MATTER: WARM UP EXERCISES FOR RONDALLA INSTRUMENTS

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to:

1. perform the necessary warm up exercises intended for this lesson

2. memorize the warm up lessons given

COMPETENCIES:

1. evaluate music applying the basic musical elements and skills

2. sight-reads music in singing and playing instruments

II. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?

We all know that doing warm ups is important as part of a daily routine for instrumental
music students. Individual and group warm ups can serve multiple functions that include
physical, mental, and technical preparation for rehearsal. The time allotted before, and at the
beginning of the rehearsal, should be viewed as invested time, not time wasted. Students and
teachers can save hours of practice and rehearsal time by creating carefully planned warm-up
activities.

The chromatic scale or twelve-tone scale is a musical scale with twelve pitches each

a semitone above or below its adjacent pitches. As a result, in 12-tone equal temperament (the
most common temperament in Western music), the chromatic scale covers all 12 of the
available pitches. Thus, there is only one chromatic scale.

C major (or the key of C) is a major scale based on C, with the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A,

and B. C major is one of the most common key signatures used in western music. Its key
signature has no flats and no sharps.

III. ACTIVITIES

DIRECTION: USING YOUR BANDURIA, OCTAVINA OR LAUD (BOL), PLAY THE

REQUIRED WARM UP EXERCISES GIVEN IN THIS MODULE

Note:
 - Whole notes and half notes should be played in tremolo while quarter and eighth
notes are played using down up picking unless specified
- Memorize all the warm up pieces and play them every time you start
practicing
- Maintain proper sitting position
- Hold the instrument with the right and the left hand in proper position
- Whole note receives 4 beats, half note receives 2 beats, quarter note receives 1
beat and eighth note receives half a beat.

WARM UP 1: MEMORIZE CHROMATIC SCALE (ASCENDING ) SPA MUSIC WEEK 1

WARM UP 2: MEMORIZE CHROMATIC SCALE (DESCENDING)

WARM UP 3: MEMORIZE C MAJOR SCALE IN HALF NOTES WITH DYNAMICS SPA MUSIC WEEK 2
WARM UP 4: MEMORIZE C MAJOR SCALE IN QUARTER AND EIGHTH NOTES WITH DYNAMICS

REFERENCES

- ESPEJO RONDALLA METHOD BOOK by Mr. CELSO O. ESPEJO

- RUBANK ELEMENTRARY METHOD by N. W. Hovey
- https://en.wikipedia.org
- https://www.smartmusic.com/blog/the-importance-of-warm-up-
time-for-instrumental-teachers/