Mariachi Basics
Q: What country is mariachi music from?
A: Mexico
Q. What type of instruments are most often used in Mariachi music?
a. strings
Whats is the name of Emi's cultural song
Los Laureles
Q. What type of hat do mariachi musicians traditionally wear?
A: Sombrero
Q. What large bass instrument provides the deep sound in mariachi?
A: Guitarrón
Q. What is one of the most famous mariachi songs, often played on birthdays?
A: "Las Mañanitas"
Q: What language are mariachi songs usually sung in?
A: Spanish
Q. What brass instrument is a key part of mariachi music’s sound?
A:Trumpet
What mariachi song includes the lyrics:
"¡Ay, ay, ay, ay!
Canta y no llores
Porque cantando se alegran
Cielito lindo, los corazones"
A: "Cielito Lindo"
Q:In what type of celebrations is mariachi commonly played?
A: Weddings, birthdays, holidays, religious events, any event
How many strings does a vihuela have?
A: Five!!!
Q: What mariachi song, meaning "The King," is one of Vicente Fernández’s most famous hits?
A: "El Rey"
Q:What is the name of the slow, romantic style of mariachi song?
A:Bolero ranchero/ Bolero
Name three instruments commonly found in a mariachi band.
A: violins, trumpets, guitars, vihuelas, guitarrón, harp
What mariachi song became internationally famous when Linda Ronstadt recorded it?
A: "La Cigarra"