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WorksheetsMusic of Mexico
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
What country influenced Banda music?
South Africa
Germany
Spain
Brazil
What instruments are used in Banda music?
Brass instruments-trumpet, tuba, trombone
String instruments-guitars, violins, guitarrons
Percussion instruments-marimbas, drums, maracas
Brass AND String instruments
Norteño music is influenced by what country?
Spain
Germany
South Africa
Brazil
Norteño music primarily uses what instrument?
Vihuela
Violin
Accordian
Guitarron
