OWN CULTURE. IT’S A SOUND THAT CAN GO FROM THIS ONE TO THIS. DOZENS OF STUDENTS LEARNING TRADITIONAL MARIACHI MUSIC. I WAS REALLY EXCITED. I’M HAPPY TO LEARN NEW MUSIC AND MEET NEW PEOPLE, NEW ...

Daniel Herrera first started playing mariachi music at the age of ten on an $80 violin from a pawn shop. He had begged his dad to buy it for him after seeing a youth mariachi group perform in the San ...

Metropolitan State University of Denver has built a reputation as a school with unique programs. Now there's something new for people with an interest in music and culture: an individualized degree ...

Mariachi music is “family music,” says educator Ramon Rivera, who led Alabama’s first school-based mariachi program at Pinson Valley High School in September. He said mariachi is for people of all ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The guitarrón is the backbone of mariachi music, anchoring the ensemble with musical bass lines and rhythmic pulse. It is a large stringed ...

Zaida Ramos first learned the magic of mariachi from her father when she was a little girl. Now they make music together, running the bilingual music program for San Jose’s Alum Rock Union School ...

In San Jose’s Alum Rock Union School District, students from third to eighth grade gather after school to learn how to play guitar, trumpet, violin, guitarrón, and vihuela, and to sing mariachi music.

SAN FERNANDO, Calif. — The rhythmic tones of mariachi — the Mexican blend of horns, violin and guitar that incites both romance and tapping toes — is grabbing the interest of the iPod generation. And ...

Nevin is one of America’s leading mariachi educators and performers. As a composer, trumpeter and conductor, Nevin leads Mariachi Champaña Nevin, which is widely regarded as one of the leading ...

Music sometimes acts like a universal language, connecting people from different places, backgrounds and cultures. Now, a four-time Grammy award nominee is connecting young students with the age old ...

The largest mariachi music festival in the United States took place this summer at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The 33rd annual MARIACHI USA centered a genre that's rooted in folk traditions and ...

SAN ANTONIO – The sound of guitarrons, violins and other instruments will fill the air at the Pearl on Friday in celebration of Mexican Independence Day. The “Viva Dieciseis at Pearl” event features ...