Traditional Music

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Do you know these Andean instruments?

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What MUSIC can people play with these instruments?

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• POP

• TRADITIONAL MUSIC

• CLASSICAL MUSIC

​TRADITIONAL MUSIC

​Folkloric sounds are part of different festivities in the Andean region in Ecuador.

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Amazon

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Coast

Andean

Otavalo is the home of culture, tradition and folkloric music.

​The folklore music bands in Otavalo use traditional musical instruments like the zampoña, charango and rondador.

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charango

rondador

zampoña

​The zampoña is an Andean wind instrument that produces a special sound. People make zampoñas with bamboo canes from tropical areas.

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​​ A rondador is a pipe flute with a special sound similar to a bird singing.

​ Finally, the charango looks like a guitar, but it is smaller. People usually make it with the shell of an armadillo.

​ These three instruments have their origin in pre-Columbian times. People like the way they are used together to make beautiful sounds.

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The charango is similar to a small guitar.

They make charangos with the shell of a turtle.

These instruments come from the Ecuadorian coast.

People like how these instruments are used together and the sounds they make.

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What's you favorite music?

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Do you like your traditional music?

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Why or why not?

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What is the traditional music in your town or city?

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When do people in your town or city listen to traditional music?

MY TRADITIONAL MUSIC INSTRUMENT

Use recycling materials you have at home to create a traditional music instrument.