Class Resources Musical Notation Form Mariachi Song Styles
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What is Microsoft Teams?
Not including Zoom, this is the most important platform used in mariachi class.
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What is a "Blanca" or Half Note?
This is characterized by a stem attached to an empty note head.
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What is Form?
This is the arrangement of sections in a musical work.
100
What is a Sesquiáltera?
Alternating 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures; the foundation of the "son" and "huapango".
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What is Ranchera Lenta?
Literally, "slow ranch song".
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What are Objectives?
These are written to outline the plan and steps for the day.
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What is a Beat?
"The heartbeat" of a musical work.
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What is Verse Form?
This is a song form in which only Section "A" is repeated, often with a refrain.
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What is Jalisco?
This Mexican state is credited as the birthplace of mariachi.
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What is 4/4 Meter?
The "bolero" is played in this time signature.
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What is YouTube?
This class resource is useful for visual learners.
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What is Meter?
This can be classified as "Simple" or "Compound".
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What are Numbers?
These are used to identify and designate different sections of a musical work.
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What are Violines, Trompetas, and Armonía?
These are the sections of the mariachi ensemble.
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What are the Son and Huapango?
These are the only authentically native song styles from Mexico.
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What is "In Lak'Ech"?
This class exercise is done to collect our thoughts, focus, and reflect on why we are here and what we are here to accomplish.
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What is Tempo?
Literally, this term translates to "time" no matter how fast or slow.
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What is a Song?
If it has lyrics it is this; if it does not have lyrics it is not.
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What is a Traje?
In the late 1930s with the dawn of movies, this was adopted as the official uniform for mariachis instead of the traditional "calzón de manta".
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What is Valseada?
This word indicates that the "ranchera" is in 3/4 meter.
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What is Synergy?
This is the class resource where you can look up assignment scores and your grades.
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What is a Treble Clef?
All sections of the mariachi, minus one, use this to determine what pitches are associated with the ledger lines and spaces on a staff.
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What is Through-Composed?
This has no repetition of any musical sections.
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What is Náhuatl?
This is believed to be the original language that early mariachi ensembles would sing in.
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What is Veracruz?
The two dominant musical cultures in Mexico are Mariachi and Jarocho. Mariachi originates from the state of Jalisco on Mexicos West Coast while Jarocho originates from this East Coast state.






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