Before the Europeans arrived in Mexico in the 1500's, what two groups of people lived in Mexico?

• Mayans and Aztecs

• Mayans and Spanish

• Aztecs and Spanish

• No one lived in Mexico before the 1500's

Where did Mariachi music originate?

• Veracruz

• Jalisco

• Yucatán Peninsula

• Chiapas

When did Mariachi music originate?

• 1700's

• 1800's

• 1900's

• 2000's

What instruments were first used in Mariachi music?

• 2 violins

• vihuela (small guitar)

• guitarrón (bass guitar

• accordian

• trumpets

What group of people influence the costumes that Mariachi performers wear?

• Cumbia dancers

• Spanish conquistadors

• Charros-Mexican cowboys

• Mayans

What does son jarocho mean?

• song style from the state of Veracruz

• song style from the state of Jalisco

• song of a marimba

• song of an accordian

What is one of the most well known son jarocho songs?

• Corridos

• Sones Jarochos

• Lo Mejor de lo Mejor

• La Bamba

What are the three instruments used in son jarocho songs?

• jarana (small guitar with 8 strings)

• requinto (4 string guitar)

• arpa (32-36 harp)

• violin

• accordian

Where does son istmeño come from?

• West Africa

• Germany

• Spain

• Veracruz

What is the main instrument used in son istmeño?

• accordian

• trumpet

• violin

• marimba