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Involving More Students in Music Mariachi Made
Simplemente!
Hand-outs, Powerpoint, and Curriculum Posted
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oradoASTA
Colorado ASTA Conference Denver,
Colorado July 16-17, 2009
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Instrumentation Traditional Instruments

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Characteristic Instruments The Vihuela

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Characteristic Instruments The Guitarron

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Some New Terms
Melodia Violin and Trumpet

Armonia Guitar, Vihuela and Guitarron
Mánico Strumming Pattern
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Getting Started
Play recordings of mariachi music while students
enter. Introduce simple mariachi forms once level
of confidence is established. Melodia Focus on
and drill fundamentals Use mariachi music to
apply learned skills Armonia Begin with simple
picking to learn notes then progress to Chord of
the Week

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Getting Started
In Heterogeneous Setting Rehearse violin and
guitar/vihuela together at beginner level Have
trumpets play pedal tones and/or skip
octaves--they will quickly adjust to
transpositions While rehearsing melodia, armonia
can accompany through playing of chords While
rehearsing armonia, melodia can rehearse new
mánicos by playing them along with armonia

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Todays Chords

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Ranchera Valseada Form

• 3/4 Time Signature
• Mostly Major Keys
• Golpe Strum
• Characteristic Mánico Note Down Strums
• Characteristic Jalón

Have students speak text in rhythm.
Bass Play Play, Bass Play Play, Bass
Play Play, Bass Play Play,
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Ranchera Valseada
Characteristic Mánico Note Down Strums

• 3/4 Time Signature
• Mostly Major Keys
• Golpe Strum

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Ranchera Valseada Form

(Primera) (Segunda)

• 3/4 Time Signature Mostly Major Golpe
  Strums

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Singing--Have FUN With It!

• EVERYBODY SINGS!!!

Bailey Middle SchoolMariachi Education
ProgramYear Two of ImplementationSinger is in
8th Grade

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Singing--Have FUN With It!

• EVERYBODY SINGS!!!

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Bolero Form

• 4/4 Time Signature
• Mostly Major Keys
• Characteristic Mánico Note Down Strums
• Note Guitarron Rhythm

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Bolero Form
Characteristic Mánico Note Down Strums
Note Guitarron Rhythm

• 4/4 Time Signature
• Mostly Major Keys

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Ranchera Lenta Form

• Characteristic Mánico
• Note Down Strums
• Note Guitarron Rhythm

4/4 Time Signature Mostly Major Keys Articulation
Have students speak text in rhythm.
Bass Play Bass Play
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Ranchera Lenta
Characteristic Mánico Note Down Strums

• 4/4 Time Signature
• Mostly Major Keys
• Articulation

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Son Form and Varieties of Sones Son Abajeño

• 3/4 Time Signature Alternating With 6/8 Feel
• Mostly Major Keys
• Grace Notes

Characteristic Mánico Note Accents and
Pattern of Down and Up Strums

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Son Abajeño
Characteristic Mánico Note Accents plus
Pattern of Down Strums and Up Strums

• 3/4 Time Signature
• Alternating With 6/8 Feel
• Mostly Major Keys
• Grace Notes

1 2 3 1
2 3 4 5 6
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• FROM ZERO to Mariachi

Beginning a Mariachi Course in the Barrow County
GA Schools
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OVERALL START-UP STRATEGY
Fail to plan, plan to fail. . .

• Mariachi Course Planning
• Course Adoption/Administrative Support
• Funding
• Instruction

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1. COURSE ADOPTION

• A journey of a million miles begins with a
  single step.
• Secure Administrative Permissions
• Administrative hoops to jump through Local,
  (Building principal), District administrators
  (Curriculum head/Asst. Supt., Superintendent)
• School Board (if part of the course adoption
  process)- have funding proposal(s) in place!
• Standards-based, sound rationale for offering
• Course Adoption Process
• Course adoption required documentation
  multi-media helpful in showing final goal
  (Clark County NV Schools video)
• Manage Public Relations carefully- this is HIGH
  profile for school system
• Have a TIMELINE that allows course offering in
  time to advertise and round up students

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Reasons For Having A School Mariachi Program

• Keeps students in school
• Effective use of multiple intelligences
• Learning of life-long skills
• Increases student self-esteem and self-confidence
• Opportunity for students to serve as role models
  to younger students (Academic Service Learning)
• Celebration of culture and heritage
• Strengthens performing arts departments K-12
• High/positive community visibility and outreach
• Effective bridge to parental involvement
• Creation of a school Mosaic of Musical
  Experience

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2. FUNDING

• Funding Questions
• 1. Where will funds come from?
• Local instructional funds
• Private sector donations
• Grants
• 2. What needs to be funded?
• Develop a budget - include it in course adoption
  proposal

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Preliminary Budget for Mariachi Course
EXPENSES Training 659.00 (MENC Summer
Workshop) Music 500.00 Instruments
6,500.00 (20 Students) Instruction 0.00 -
AHS Band Staff/Kerry Bryant INCOME Wal-Mart
Grant 250.00 Travel Allotment
823.00 Harrison Foundation Grant 7,000.00

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3. INSTRUCTION

• Who will teach the course?
• Use of existing music ed. instructors (band,
  orchestra and/or chorus)
• Student-led instruction (ringers on guitar,
  trumpet, violin)
• Student pools to draw from? ORDER followed
• Band, chorus, orchestra, other
  musically-experienced
• Foreign language classes
• ESOL/ELL classes (placed by ELL teachers)
• General student population

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3. INSTRUCTION (Cont.)

• Grow Your Own Method
• Start with Armonia Classes Guitar/Vihuela/Guit
  arron
• Encourage students to switch to secondary
  instruments

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Son Jalisciense

• 3/4 Time Signature
• Alternating With 6/8 Feel
• Golpe Strum
• Redoble

Characteristic Mánico Note Pattern of Down
and Up Strums Note Guitarron Rhythm
Golpe Redoble

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Son Jalisciense

• Characteristic Mánico
• Note Pattern of Down
• Strums and Up Strums
• Guitarron Rhythm

3/4 Time Signature Alternating With 6/8
Feel Golpe Strum Redoble

Golpe Redoble
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Huapango Form Apagón

• Apagón Strum chord then follow through by
  stopping the vibrations with the fleshy part of
  the palm located at the base of the thumb.

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Huapango Form Apagón

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Apagón

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Huapango Form Abanico

• Abanico All fingers quickly fan across the
  strings one at a time starting with pinky.

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Huapango Form
Golpe Apagón Abanico Mostly Minor Keys Falsetto
(Male/Female)
Dramatic Musical Lines Ornamental Violin
Lines Guitarron Rhythm
Characteristic Mánico Note Pattern of Down
and Up Strums Note Guitarron Rhythm

Golpe Abanico
Characteristic Mánico Note Pattern of Down
Strums and Up Strums Note Guitarron Rhythm
Apagon
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Huapango Form A minor

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Huapango Pattern with A minor
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Huapango Form E7
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Huapango Form with E7
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Huapango Form
Characteristic Mánico Note Pattern of Down
Strums and Up Strums

Golpe Abanico Apagón Mostly Minor Keys Falsetto
(Male/Female)
Dramatic Musical Lines Ornamental Violin
Lines Guitarron Rhythm
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Huapango Colorado

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CCSD Scope and Goals
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Materials for Beginning Level Programs
Method Series Song Book Series

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EX Lesson 2 Plan
Method Book

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Song Book-10 Beginning Mariachi Songs

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Materials for Beginning Level ProgramsReference
Books

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Uniform Options
White Shirt and Black Pant with Basic Moño
Vaquero Uniform (Ranch/Cowboy) Decorative
pant/skirt and shirt with Coordinating Moño
Traje de Gala (Full Uniform) Decorative Jacket
with pant/skirt and coordinating Moño.
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Instrument OptionsKNOW YOUR VENDOR!!!You Get
What You Pay For!
New Yamaha Mariachi Package Contact Walt
Straiton wstraiton_at_yamaha.com
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Mariachi Concerts and Conferences (Master
Classes)
What is a Mariachi Conference? YOURE INVITED TO
LAS VEGAS! MAY 11-12-13, 2010 Honor Mariachi
Ensemble Mariachi Festival/Contest
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DATES Week of June 21, 2010 PLACE National
Center for Music Education, Reston, VA COST
195 Non-Credit Fee for MENC Members
260 Non-Credit Fee 710 3 Graduate
Credits from VanderCook

BE AMONG THE FIRST 30 TO REGISTER AND RECEIVE
A 100 SCHOLARSHIP
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MUCHAS GRACIAS!!!
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Tomorrow Reading Session 1000 am - 1100 am
Bring your Primary Instrument Complimentary
Mariachi Arrangements will be provided
Hasta Mañana!
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