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    This unit explores music from Latin America. Students will learn about the geography of Latin America, the instruments used in Latin music including indigenous, European and African influences, and listen to music from different cultures and religions. Students will create connections between content areas like geography, history, and music. They will learn melodies, harmonies and rhythms from Latin cultures like Mexico by listening to new music and singing songs. Characteristics of Latin music discussed include the incorporation of European harmonies like guitar strumming, the use of parallel thirds, and distinct dance rhythms that incorporate influences from Africa.

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    This unit explores music from Latin America. Students will learn about the geography of Latin America, the instruments used in Latin music including indigenous, European and African influences, and listen to music from different cultures and religions. Students will create connections between content areas like geography, history, and music. They will learn melodies, harmonies and rhythms from Latin cultures like Mexico by listening to new music and singing songs. Characteristics of Latin music discussed include the incorporation of European harmonies like guitar strumming, the use of parallel thirds, and distinct dance rhythms that incorporate influences from Africa.

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    This unit explores music from Latin America. Students will learn about the geography of Latin America, the instruments used in Latin music including indigenous, European and African influences, and listen to music from different cultures and religions. Students will create connections between content areas like geography, history, and music. They will learn melodies, harmonies and rhythms from Latin cultures like Mexico by listening to new music and singing songs. Characteristics of Latin music discussed include the incorporation of European harmonies like guitar strumming, the use of parallel thirds, and distinct dance rhythms that incorporate influences from Africa.

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    Latin American Music

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    This unit explores music from Latin America. Students will learn about the geography of Latin America, the instruments used in Latin music including indigenous, European and African influences, and listen to music from different cultures and religions. Students will create connections between content areas like geography, history, and music. They will learn melodies, harmonies and rhythms from Latin cultures like Mexico by listening to new music and singing songs. Characteristics of Latin music discussed include the incorporation of European harmonies like guitar strumming, the use of parallel thirds, and distinct dance rhythms that incorporate influences from Africa.

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    Music of Latin

    America
    Viva Mxico!

    In This Unit, We Will

    Explore the geography of areas with Latin American music

    Explore the instruments used in Latin American music

    Listen to music from different Latin American cultures,


    populations, and religious groups

    Sing songs from Mexico and other Latino regions

    What Will I Be
    Doing?
    You will be doing three different things
    #1: Creating connections between content areas
    Geography, History, Art, Technology, and Music

    #2: Listening to new music that you may never have


    heard before

    #3: Learning melodies, harmonies, and rhythms from


    different cultures

    Geography
    Latin America includes

    South America and those parts of the


    Americas colonized by the Spanish and the
    Portuguese

    Mexico

    Central America

    The Caribbean

    Brazil

    Argentina

    Chile

    Languages Spoken

    Spanish is the principal language

    Portuguese

    Native American
    languages

    European
    languages

    Over 420 languages!

    Religions

    Characteristics of
    Latin American Music
    European influences

    Indigenous People
    Of Bolivia

    African influences

    Characteristics of
    Latin American Music

    HARMONY: Took folk melodies and popular music and


    adopted European harmonies, like guitar strumming

    Parallel Thirds: Singers and instrumentalists added a


    second melody two scale steps away

    Distinct Dance Rhythms: Music they can dance to!

    Left Tango
    Right
    Rumba

    Harmony

    Took folk melodies and popular music and


    adopted European harmonies, like guitar
    strumming

    Lots of ORNIMATION (extra little decorative


    notes)

    Instrumentalists alternate between chords and


    rhythmic phrases (example: strum, strum, pick,
    pick, pick, strum, strum)

    Spoke of their culture in their songs (folk)

    Sisquistr

    Solo harp, six-course Spanish guitar, lead singer and


    chorus

    TRANSLATION: All the little flowers with the captivating faces,


    We dedicate this beautiful verse to you
    From these poor singers.
    I have a nice wish to tell you the truth
    Because when I see you, you turn your head away
    If you do it because I am ugly, complain to my

    mother!

    No woman is ugly when she dresses and she


    dances and the
    dance platform sways this way in
    our land!

    Parallel Thirds

    Singers and instrumentalists add a second


    melody two scale steps away

    Escualo

    Solo violin,
    cello strumming
    the parallel third,
    light percussion

    Distinct Dance
    Rhythms

    Music they can dance to!

    African drumming had a BIG influence on Latin


    American culture

    Dances were used in everyday life in Africa and


    mixed well with their celebratory use in South
    American culture

    Tango Dancing Competion

    Adele "Someone Like You" Rumba Dance Competition

    Other Types of Music


    Samba Originated from the Brazilian Carnival,
    translates to mean dance circle.
    Carmen Miranda Famous Brazilian actress

    Bossa Nova Derived from the Samba, more


    harmonic
    and less percussive

    Latin American
    Instruments

    INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS: Wooden flutes, drums,


    and rattles

    EUROPEAN INSTRUMENTS: Chordophone (guitar),


    harp, trumpet, clarinet, accordion, and saxophone

    AFRICAN INSTRUMENTS: Idiophone (bells), many


    types of drums (conga, bongos, claves, timbales),
    and the marimba

    Indigenous
    Instruments

    Wooden flutes, drums, and rattles

    South American Tribal Flute

    South American Street Performers

    European Instruments

    Chordophone (guitar), harp, trumpet, clarinet,


    accordion, and saxophone

    African Instruments

    The Marimba

    Super Mario Bros Theme

    Hedwig's Theme

    A Short Presentation

    Anthony Ybarra

    Presentation at the University of California Santa


    Barbara
    African American Rhythms in Latin American Music

    (26.34 minutes)

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