The rondalla is a Spanish musical ensemble of stringed instruments played with plectrums that originated in medieval Spain and spread to Spanish colonies. It consists of instruments like the bandurria, laud, octavina, bass guitar, and other Philippine-made stringed instruments modeled after the guitar.

2. The rondalla is an ensemble
of stringed instruments played
with the plectrum or pick and
generally known as plectrum
instruments.

3. It originated in Medieval Spain, especially
in Catalunya, Aragon, Murcia, and Valencia.
The tradition was later taken to Spanish
America and elsewhere.

4. That’s
Spain
mi
amigo!

5. The word rondalla is from the
Spanish ronda, meaning "serenade."

6. A group of musicians known as
comparza who played on stage.

7. Bands of musicians
known as
murza or murga
who begged for alms.

8. Groups of young men who
played and sang
regularly in front of homes.
Hey! We are
not
rondallans!

9. Groups of university musicians
known as estudiantina,
dubbed “tuna”.

10. The Filipino instruments are
made from indigenous
Philippine wood and the
plectrum, or picks, are made
from tortoise-shell.

11. Other stringed instruments
composing the standard Filipino
rondalla are the bandurria, the laúd,
the octavina, the bajo de uñas or
double bass,bass guitar,

12. Rondalla Instruments..,
• And other Filipino-made instruments
modeled and developed after the
guitar, just like this…