Mexico Part 3

Bellwork: Define Terms

plaza garibaldi: where mariachi musicians assemble daily to get work.

charros: cowboy singers and actors

musica ranchera: country music

Bolero: suave, sentimental romantic song

AnnouncementsMexico test May 22nd

OutcomesScholars Will:

Grammar: Learn basic facts about Mexico

Logic: Learn guitar basics in the guitar clinic

Plaza Garibaldi, Mexico City

Charro

Charro singer/actorJorge Negrete

Miss Riley plays along with the Mariachi!

Live performanceCielito Lindo

Mexico Lindo

Jarabe Tapatio

With Katie Krauter, Guitar

Honors PresentationCarli: Spanish basics

Cacaxtla 700-900 AD

The Plaza of the three pyramids

The Cacaxtla Paintings were the first to represent the human form in all of Mesoamerica

Tomen Nota The drums Teponaztle and Huehuetl are considered

sacred instruments. In mythology these drums are actually spiritual beings sentenced to presence on earth by the Aztecs’ supreme deity the sun god. They were considered to be semi-dieties.

 Mexican classical music composers include: Manuel Ponce, Silvestre Revueltas and Carlos Chavez.

Large numbers of Africans were brought to New Spain as laborers through the port of Veracruz.

They brought west and central African music with them.

The fabric of Spanish, Indian and African musical threads was woven together beginning in the early 1500’s.

Times when live music is expected:Baptism

Quinceanera

Wedding

Birthday

Funeral,

Soccer games,

Siempre en domingo.

Catholic masses

Active Listening #4Mexico LindoName all the instruments you hear.

What meter is this in?

Which instrument has the melody?

Which instrument has the countermelody?

Just the facts #4Mexico Lindo

Urban people appreciated musica ranchera because they still identified with their rural roots and culture.

This is a perfect example of a strophic (estrofas) song: a song with a simple, repeated melody, sung with different text each time. The verses are separated by an intermedio or instrumental interlude.

 

CFU: Learn the lyrics to Mexico Lindo: VerseVoz de la guitarra mia

Al despertar la manana

Quiere cantar su alegna

A mi tierra Mexicana

Verse 2

Yo le canto a sus volcanes

A sus praderas y flores

Que son como talismans

Del amor de mis amores

Mexico Lindo Lyrics: ChorusQue digan que estoy dormido

Y que me traigon aqui

Mexico Lindo y querido

Si muero lejos de ti.

Translation The voice of my guitarwants to sing its joyto

my Mexican homelandwhen the morning wakes up

I sing to its volcanoes,its meadows and its flowerswhich are like talismansof the love amongst my loves

My beautiful and beloved Mexicoshould I die far from youlet them say I'm asleepand bring me back to you!

Sing It!

Jarocha: The music of VeracruzThe music of rural people who live on the

edges of Veracruz.

Centered around the “son”—a genre of music representing the fusion of Indigenous, Spanish and African music.

Instruments include the jarana, requinto jarocho, harp and violin.

A traditional son might be played for an hour or more due to new texts and improvisations.

La Bamba-for real

Characteristics of Son Improvisation

a distinct underlying rhythmic/harmonic framework, a short repeated section that doesn’t vary the entire song.

Son reflects the three part

harmonies of popular music.

Guitar Clinic

Guitar Clinic Learn the basics:

Parts of the instruments

Hold the guitar with the neck facing your left side.

Make sure it’s tight against your body and hip.

Start with the string closest to you (the fattest, lowest string).

This string is E.

When you pluck the string keep it over the sound hole.

String NamesEddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie

Strum one string at a time while saying this acronym.

Always start with the fattest string (the one close to you, not the one close to the floor).

Now try just saying the letter names as you strum:

E A D G B E.

Your finger numbers on the left hand.Wiggle one at a time.

How to hold the pickCurve the first finger of your right hand.

Place the pick with the pointy end facing left flat on the first joint of your first finger.

Place your thumb flat on top.

Practice strumming the top four strings--D, G, B and E.

Use only the very tip of your pick.

The two types of strumsUp which is marked with a V and down which

is marked with a symbol.

A down strum goes towards the ground.

Try four down strums on the bottom four strings:

Try four up strums on the same four strings:

V V V V

Learning the G chord

Place your 3rd finger on the 3rd fret of the thinnest string E.

When you put your finger down place it close to the fret above to get a clear tone.

Make sure your finger is firm, tight against the string.

Strum four G chords on the bottom four strings.

G G G G

Learning the C chord

Place your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the B string (the string next to the thinnest string).

Strum the bottom three strings.

C C C C

Alternating between C and G

CCCC

GGGG

CCCC

GGGG

Up and down strumming patterns

V V

V V

V V

Exit TicketWhere do mariachi musicians assemble daily to

get work?

Name two characteristics of son:

A.

B.

What are the names of the guitar strings?

Why do urban people identify with musica ranchera?