MABUHAY REHEARSAL PLAN

Highschool Module

MAXINE ALLONA R. RAYMUNDO

Grade Level: High School

Area: Music

Background

Title: Mabuhay

Composer: Tirso Cruz Lyricist: James King Steele

Arranger: Genaro Cesar Edilo Jr. (2014)

BACKGROUND

Lyrics:

Mabuhay

Verse 1:

Sweden answers skoll
England says here’s cheerio
And lifts the flow-ing bowl
Japan shouts her ban-zai
But out in the Phil-ip-pines
You hear this cheer-ry cry.

Chorus:

We say Ma-bu-hay
We say Ma-bu-hay
Under the blue sky
When our friends sit by
Gree-ting a farewell
A toast that will wear well
We lift our glass-es and say Ma-bu-hay!

Verse 2:

Gol-den days of trop-ics
Where the blue waves toss
Gleam like gorgeous jewels
Neath the South-ern Cross
Soft brown eyes are spark-ling
Lus-cious lips come near
If you lis-ten close-ly
This is what you hear.

Chorus:

We say Ma-bu-hay
We say Ma-bu-hay
Under the blue sky
When our friends sit by
Gree-ting a farewell
A toast that will wear well
We lift our glass-es and say Ma-bu-hay!

Verse 3:

Sunny lands of laughter
Set in South-ern Seas
I long to be back again
Be-neath your man-go trees
When I’m in the is-lands
Where I’m going to stay
We will raise a brim-ming glass.

The melody for “We Say Mabuhay” was composed by Tirso Cruz in the 1930s, with lyrics by James King Steele. Cruz was the mainstay conductor of The Manila Hotel Orchestra when the marching hymn was first played on May 16, 1931, at The Manila Hotel. Cruz was the most popular and well-paid orchestra conductor in Manila at the time.

“We Say Mabuhay” is customarily performed as the honors music for the President of the Philippines during the Philippine presidential inauguration following the oath of office of the incoming President. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) honor the new commander-in-chief with their first 21-gun salute. It is also played upon the entrance or approach of a current President of the Philippines.

The word “Mabuhay,” which appears heavily in the song’s title and lyrics, is a Tagalog greeting that means “long live.”

PERFORMANCE GUIDE

IV. Performance Guide

A. Materials

Audio tracks – Scan QR code on the right

Sheet music – Mabuhay arrangement by Genaro Cesar Edilo Jr.

B. GUIDE TO THE PIECE

The piece has three major parts. In part A, m 10–25, the gabbang and marimba play the melody and second voice, sometimes the counterpoint. The angklung plays the chords in half note on the third beat of the measure. In part B, m 26–41, the angklung will play the melody and second voice while the gabbang and marimba play the chords in half notes. These changes will also be observed in parts K and D.

In part E, m 74, the gabbang and marimba play the melody and second voice until m 81. On m 82–89, the angklung will play the melody. On part G, m 90–97, the gabbang and marimba will first play the melody, then the melody will be played by the angklung on m 98–104. The guitar plays the rhythm and the bumbong plays the bass part throughout the piece.

Measures 105–108, the ending part, give a breathtaking emotion that ends with a strong downbeat.

REHEARSAL PLAN

V. REHEARSAL PLAN

Day 1

Time Allotment	Material	Instrument	Measures	Objective	Activity	Assessment
			Intro, Part A, and B (m 1–41)	Familiarize with	Analyze and scan the	Students should be
10 minutes		As a group		the various components of the piece.	piece. The teacher will facilitate and explain the piece.	able to spot section markers (A, B, K, D, etc.)
				Develop sight
10 minutes		All sections		reading skills. Practice their parts	Members can sing, chant, or play their part.	The members will evaluate their own sound.
	Mabuhay			individually
10		gabbang		Check the part on each section to correct and improve rhythm, tempo, and dynamics.	Sing/chant and clap the rhythmic notation. Play their instrument. Note: The teacher will observe and listen. If there are parts that should be corrected, the	Watch out for rhythmic accuracy and correct tune in singing.
minutes		gabbang
10		marimba
minutes		marimba
10		angklung
minutes		angklung
10		bumbong
minutes		and guitar
10 minutes		All sections		Ensemble playing	Playing as a group	Coordination and balance should be emphasized in ensemble playing.
BREAK
	Mabuhay		Part K and D (m 42–73)	Develop sight
10 minutes		All sections		reading skills. Practice their parts individually	Members can sing, chant, or play their part.	Watch out for rhythmic accuracy and correct tune in singing.
10				Check the part on each section to correct and improve rhythm, tempo, and dynamics.	Sing/chant and clap the notation. Play their instrument. Note: The teacher will observeand listen. If there are parts that need to be corrected, the teacher will demonstrate it to the students.	Rhythmic accuracy, good tone, and correct pitch is important to note.
minutes 10		gabbang
minutes
10		marimba
minutes		marimba
10		angklung
minutes		angklung
10		bumbong
minutes		and guitar
						The group listens
10 minutes		All sections		Ensemble playing	Playing as a group	for good ensemble tone, timing and coordination, and
						balance.

Day 2

Time Allotment	Material	Instrument	Measures	Objective	Activity	Assessment
			Part E and G (m 74– 110)	Develop sight
10 minutes		All sections		reading skills. Practice their parts individually.	Members can sing, chant, or play their part.	Rhythmic accuracy, good tone, and correct pitch is important to note.
10		gabbang		Check the part on each section to correct and improve rhythm, tempo, and dynamics.	Sing/chant and clap the notation. Play their instrument. Note: The teacher will observe and listen. If there are parts that need to be corrected, the teacher will demonstrate it to the students.	Rhythmic accuracy, good tone, and correct pitch is important to note.
minutes		gabbang
10		marimba
minutes		marimba
10		angklung
minutes		angklung
	Mabuhay
10		bumbong
minutes		and guitar
10						The group listens
minutes		All sections	Whole piece	Ensemble playing	Playing as a group	for good ensemble tone, timing and coordination, and balance.
15 minutes		All sections	Whole piece	Ensemble playing	Playing as a group