Mariachi

These settings should provide enough interview respondents for almost every stratified category identified earlier except for instructors of mariachi. It is not hard to imagine that some of the various mariachi musical performers may be instructors as well, so there may be overlap within these two subgroups of cultural creators. There is also a chance that mariachi performers, aficionados, and gatekeepers may service potential leads for instructors willing to participate after they are…

Everybody has an identity, my identity was the musician. Since I’ve been in mariachi since 6th grade most of my classmates know me because of that. Music has always been an interest in my life since i was a little kid. I remember my dad gave me an Intocable cassette (mexican conjunto group). The very first song that came in the cassette was “El Amigo Que Se Fue” which talks about how the group lost two of the members when going to a concert. During that time i had lost a friend in school and…

Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez grew up in Texas as a part of a family of 10 children. Initially rejected from film school, Rodriguez taught himself the basic editing and directing skills before attending a film program. His first feature, El Mariachi, showed his talents as a filmmaker and helped land a deal with Columbia Pictures. His later films include From Dusk to Dawn (), Sin City(2005) and Spy Kids (). Director and filmmaker was born on June 20, 1968, in San Antonio, Texas. As a part of a large…

gets faster. The fifth song is a mariachi song, which began in the west coast of Mexico. Mariachi came from Son Jalisciense. The instruments used in this song are the trumpet, violin, guitar, and guitarron. However, there was also no harp. The music slowed down, got faster, and slowed down again. There was a string section, and the trumpet got added later on. In fact, I am very familiar with mariachi music because I already went to the UIC Orchestra and Mariachi Fuego last month. The sixth song…

you need to know to succeed in Band and Choir. Seventh and eighth grade band was probably the most memorable for me. Its were I figured out who I was and when I discovered that I really loved Music. At my junior high we even had a newly starting Mariachi program the only thing is that you couldn't join until your seventh grade year. I waited my entire sixth grade year just to play the violin; I was really fascinated by the way the older kids played the violin and was determined to be just as…

of regional musical styles. Mariachi, characterized a group of string instruments including guitars and violins, originated in the region of Jalisco in central Mexico. Up until the time of the revolution, Mexico was fragmented into smaller areas, each with its own regional musical styles. Mariachi only began to be performed in Mexico City after many musicians from Jalisco relocated due to a lack of work. To aid in the creation of a national “imagined community”, mariachi music was adopted by the…

On September 15, I went and took part in el Grito ceremony held at the Miller Outdoor Theater to celebrate the Mexican Independence Day. I did not know what was el Grito, so I went to that event with an open mind. The show came after a long speech in both Spanish and English about the Mexican community in Houston and the impact of Harvey on the community. I really enjoy the sense of community that I experienced during that event. People came as a family or with a group of friends. Even though it…

instruments becoming one beautiful sound made me nod my head to its rhythem. It is not everyday that we are able to hear old live old school jazz music. The students playing the music seemed intreged in the melody they were playing. When I first saw the Mariachi Los Cabos Band, my first impression…

decorating with colors of the Mexican flag, wearing festive costumes, and buying party decorations associated with Mexican culture. Holiday decorations consist of balloons, streamers, flowers, papel picado (a decorative paper), along with flowers. Mariachi bands and Mexican folk music are played at these celebrations, and traditional Mexican dances commence during the celebrations. Common foods eaten during a Cinco de Mayo feast in the United States are tacos, enchiladas, salsa, tortilla chips,…

music. There are two interesting styles of music and dance joropo and jarabe. Joropo is a musical style and dance, originated in Venezuela. It was derived from the fandango, a Spanish dance. Jarabe is one of the most traditional song forms of the mariachi genre and a folk dance popular in Mexico. They both have differences as much as they have similarities. Joropo came from the central plains Los Llanos. It is fundamental genre of creole music. Before the 18th century the llaneros called a…