Music Vocab.
Latin America
Latin American Instruments
Latin American Music
100
This symbol tells the musician and/or ensemble that everyone should cut off and stop playing.
What is a sezura.
100
The tune Guantanamera is a folk song from this country.
What is Cuba
100
This instrument is most popular in Peru.
What is the pan pipe.
100
The nickname of this musician was "El Rey" or "King of Mambo."
Who is Tito Puente
200
This term/word tells you to continue playing in the same style or articulation as written in the previous measures.
What is similie.
200
Mariachi is a style of music from this country.
What is Mexico.
200
Tito Puente is most popular for playing this instrument.
What is Timbales
300
This symbol tells you to go back to the sign and then play until the Coda.
What is D.S. al Coda
300
"Latin American" music is music is influenced from three different cultures.
What is African, European, and Indigenous.
300
The five sections of the Marichi band are these.
What is Trumpet, Violin, Guitar, Harp, and Vocals.
400
This symbol tells you give the note its full value.
What is a tenuto marking.
400
Latin American music is most often paired with this other art form.
What is dance.
400
This percussion instrument is usually made out of a gourd that has ridges cut into it. The player scrapes a stick across the gourd making a raking sound.
What is a Guiro.
500
This symbol is a wavy line that points downward and upward. It tells the musician to play as many notes going down or as many notes going up.
What is a fall and a gliss.
500
The most important rhythmic pattern in most Latin American is this.
What is clave.
500
These two pieces of wood are hit together to play the Clave pattern in most Latin American styles of music.
What are claves.