LAS MAS MUS 337 FINAL EXAM NEWEST UPDATED 2024
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Why is the participation of other non-Mexican ensembles in the genre of mariachi
music significant? - answers-To help spread mariachi across the world and not
have it exclusively be in Mexico
What are some of the issues in Mexican corridos? - answers-Not only drugs but
they also discuss immigration and the Mexican work ethic
What are some of the issue of Mexico mentioned in the film "Hecho en Mexico"? -
answers-Gender, borders, and the environment/pollution
Essentialization - answers-The process of reducing people and their cultural
expression to a limited set of essential characteristics
Mestizaje - answers-Indigenous-Spaniard offspring
Participatory Performance - answers-the audience has a role in the performance
, Presentational Performance - answers-the audience simple listens and watches
the performance
Sesquialtera - answers-a 2-beat phrase divided into two groups with six beats
Zapateado - answers-the foot-stomping heard in Mexican son that creates
rhythmic accents
Structure of Corrido - answers-Each copla is sung to a repeated strophic melody
to tell an often epic story.
Verses build a story:
opening verses sets the scene (date, time, place)
narration of the story
closing verse is the concluding message (despedida)
poetry follows ABCB rhyme scheme
predictable alternation of two or three chords
Rhythm of waltz and polka (duple/triple meter)
upbeat no matter what
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Why is the participation of other non-Mexican ensembles in the genre of mariachi
music significant? - answers-To help spread mariachi across the world and not
have it exclusively be in Mexico
What are some of the issues in Mexican corridos? - answers-Not only drugs but
they also discuss immigration and the Mexican work ethic
What are some of the issue of Mexico mentioned in the film "Hecho en Mexico"? -
answers-Gender, borders, and the environment/pollution
Essentialization - answers-The process of reducing people and their cultural
expression to a limited set of essential characteristics
Mestizaje - answers-Indigenous-Spaniard offspring
Participatory Performance - answers-the audience has a role in the performance
, Presentational Performance - answers-the audience simple listens and watches
the performance
Sesquialtera - answers-a 2-beat phrase divided into two groups with six beats
Zapateado - answers-the foot-stomping heard in Mexican son that creates
rhythmic accents
Structure of Corrido - answers-Each copla is sung to a repeated strophic melody
to tell an often epic story.
Verses build a story:
opening verses sets the scene (date, time, place)
narration of the story
closing verse is the concluding message (despedida)
poetry follows ABCB rhyme scheme
predictable alternation of two or three chords
Rhythm of waltz and polka (duple/triple meter)
upbeat no matter what
