LAS MAS MUS 337 Final
Dynamics - volume and articulation of sounds
Form - underlying organizational structure of the sounds
Texture - phonic structure or relationships between the sounds
Pitch - frequency of the tone
Timbre - tone or aural color
how we can recognize an instrument from their tone
Rhythm - duration of sounds and silences and organization of such
Elements of Dance - body, effort, time, space
Idiophones - vibrations of instruments body
Chordophones - vibrations of strings
Membraneophones - vibrations of stretched skins, organic or synthetic
Areophones - vibrations of air columns
How did Chicano music during the late 1960s and early 1970s change? - People were frustrated with the
government so music became more political
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, How did the women in the film "Companeras" learn the mariachi traditions of music - They were self-
taught or they studied classical music in school. But some of them did learn from their family
Why is the participation of other non-Mexican ensembles in the genre of mariachi music significant? - To
help spread mariachi across the world and not have it exclusively be in Mexico
What are some of the issues in Mexican corridos? - Not only drugs but they also discuss immigration and
the Mexican work ethic
What are some of the issue of Mexico mentioned in the film "Hecho en Mexico"? - Gender, borders, and
the environment/pollution
Essentialization - The process of reducing people and their cultural expression to a limited set of
essential characteristics
Mestizaje - Indigenous-Spaniard offspring
Participatory Performance - the audience has a role in the performance
Presentational Performance - the audience simple listens and watches the performance
Sesquialtera - a 2-beat phrase divided into two groups with six beats
Zapateado - the foot-stomping heard in Mexican son that creates rhythmic accents
Structure of Corrido - Each copla is sung to a repeated strophic melody to tell an often epic story.
Verses build a story:
opening verses sets the scene (date, time, place)
narration of the story
closing verse is the concluding message (despedida)
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Dynamics - volume and articulation of sounds
Form - underlying organizational structure of the sounds
Texture - phonic structure or relationships between the sounds
Pitch - frequency of the tone
Timbre - tone or aural color
how we can recognize an instrument from their tone
Rhythm - duration of sounds and silences and organization of such
Elements of Dance - body, effort, time, space
Idiophones - vibrations of instruments body
Chordophones - vibrations of strings
Membraneophones - vibrations of stretched skins, organic or synthetic
Areophones - vibrations of air columns
How did Chicano music during the late 1960s and early 1970s change? - People were frustrated with the
government so music became more political
1
, How did the women in the film "Companeras" learn the mariachi traditions of music - They were self-
taught or they studied classical music in school. But some of them did learn from their family
Why is the participation of other non-Mexican ensembles in the genre of mariachi music significant? - To
help spread mariachi across the world and not have it exclusively be in Mexico
What are some of the issues in Mexican corridos? - Not only drugs but they also discuss immigration and
the Mexican work ethic
What are some of the issue of Mexico mentioned in the film "Hecho en Mexico"? - Gender, borders, and
the environment/pollution
Essentialization - The process of reducing people and their cultural expression to a limited set of
essential characteristics
Mestizaje - Indigenous-Spaniard offspring
Participatory Performance - the audience has a role in the performance
Presentational Performance - the audience simple listens and watches the performance
Sesquialtera - a 2-beat phrase divided into two groups with six beats
Zapateado - the foot-stomping heard in Mexican son that creates rhythmic accents
Structure of Corrido - Each copla is sung to a repeated strophic melody to tell an often epic story.
Verses build a story:
opening verses sets the scene (date, time, place)
narration of the story
closing verse is the concluding message (despedida)
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