Music of Latin America

Latin America typically refers to the Spanish and Portuguese speaking regions of

• North America

• Central and South America

• South America

• Spain

T or F: Many areas of Latin America saw influences from Western music.

• True

• False

This high pitched chordophone, a 5-stringed guitar has a rounded back and is utilized to duet with other instruments.

• Guitar

• Ukulele

• Vihuela

• Guitarron

This chordophone is a very large, deep-bodied, six-stringed bass guitar.

• Guitar

• Ukulele

• Vihuela

• Guitarron

A Mariachi ensemble usually consists of...

• A guitar, a vihuela, and a guitarron.

• 2 violins, 2 trumpets, 2 guitar, 2 vihuela, and 2 guitarrons.

• 8 violins, 2 trumpets, guitar, vihuela, and guitarron.

• a violin, a trumpet, a guitar, 8 vihuelas, a 2 guitarrons.

This ideophone is a boxed -shaped percussion instrument originating from Peru. The musicians sits upon the box and plays it with their hands.

• Snare drum

• Siku

• Frame drum

• Cajon

This aerophone is a pan flute made of several different lengths of bamboo shoots, and is found all across the Andes. Typically this instrument is played between two musicians.

• Siku

• Cajon

• Vihuela

• Grito Mexicano

This style of singing derived from the ranches and countryside of rural Mexico is thematic in nature.

• Bolero

• Ranchera

• Corrido

• Tejano

This style of singing is a yell that is done at musical interludes within a song either by the musicians and/or the listening audience.

• Bolero

• Ranchera

• Grito Mexicano

• Bossa Nova

This style of slow-tempo music originated from both Spain as a form of ballroom music and Cuba as sung music.

• Bolero

• Corrido

• Grito Mexicano

• Latin Jazz