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Mexico is home to many styles of music: Mariachi from Jalisco Son Jarocho from Veracruz Son istmeno from Oxaca and Chiapas Son istmeno Banda Does music in the U.S, vary by region? How?

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Mariachi music is characterized by: Mariachi Instruments like the vihuela and guitarron The unique trajes de charro The Mariachis cry Lets listen to the Mariachi son El Cascabel and complete the Music Review Journal.

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Son Jarocho is a song style from Veracruz Son The music is characterized by the jarana (8 string guitar), the requinto (4 string guitar), and the arpa (a 32 string harp) Listen to La Bamba by Tlen Huicani and complete the column for Music Selection A Next, Listen to the Ritchie Valens version and complete column for Music Selection B.

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Banda music is influenced by German culture (polka oom-pahs) Most Banda songs are corridos which describe life on the border If Banda music has accordion it is called norteo. Why?

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Banda music is influenced by German Polka music. We are going to listen to one of each. Put the Banda in Music Selection A and the German Polka in Music Selection B

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Reggae Jamaica Reggae Compas Haiti Merengue Dominican Republic Merengue Calypso Trinidad and Tobago Calypso

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The most famous reggae musician is Bob Marley Reggae comes from a mixture of Mento (Jamaican folk music), Ska, and Rocksteady Reggae music is characterized by guitar chords on beats 2 and 4 in 4/4 time.

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Moderate tempo and pretty melodies The steel drum is the trademark sound of calypso Created after World War II out of empty oil drums Soca was created by Garfield Blackman to bring back the popularity of Calypso. Soca has a heavy beat and funky bass line. Indian instruments the sitar and tabla were added in the 1970s to create soca Chutney

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We will hear two styles from Trinidad and Tobago Calypso is know for the steel drum Soca features a heavy bass drum beat and funky bass rhythm Lets compare and contrast Ju Ju Warrior (8) and Miss Tourist (9) fill out the front side and complete a venn diagram on the back.