MAPEH ON LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC Flashcards
The music of the south Americas of the United States, as well as the entire Caribbean, is referred to as
Latin American Music
includes rhythms and genres from Latin America
as well as their influence in the United States and numerous European
countries such as Spain and Portugal.
Latin American Music
Style of music influenced by the United States and other countries in Europe like Spain and Portugal.
Latin American Music
Latin music is the combination of four musical elements:
musical style, cultural backgrounds, language and geography.
What are the different instruments used in Latin American music
- Bombo-
- Chajchas
- Zampoñas
- Charango
- Quena
- Cajon
- Maracas
- Claves
It is a dual-headed drum made from a deep tree trunk with patches made up of calf or goat skin.
Bombo-
It is played by using two sticks.
Bombo-
- It is a rattle made up of dried hooves sheep, llama, or goat and worn with a wrist cloth bracelet.
Chajchas
It is a panpipe-type of reed made of pieces of bamboo that are tied together
Zampoñas
It is a 10-string guitar made from the shell of a armadillo
Charango
It is a flute made of bones or bamboo that has a vertical notched reed.
Quena
It is a rectangular box made of wood and played and used as a drum.
Cajon
These are instruments made of gourd-like coconut shells with beans, seed, or small pebbles placed inside.
Maracas
A pair of hardwood stick played by striking them together.
Claves
Latin American music is diverse, rhythmic and blended to a variety of styles. It may be described in terms of:
A. Language
B. African Rhythm
C. Spanish Decima
D. Syncopation
E. Call and Response
The majority of this music is written in Spanish and Portuguese, while some Haitian music is also written in Spanish- based Creole.
A. Language
African music has a particular rhythmic
sound that has influenced numerous Latin American musical traditions.
B. African Rhythm
Typically, these are repeating bass rhythms.
B. African Rhythm
is a song composed of ten lines of eight syllables each.
C. Spanish Decima
This is a hallmark of more traditional Latin American music; however, it may still be found in some of the genre’s newer pop music.
C. Spanish Decima
Another prominent feature of Latin American music is
D. Syncopation
This is a musical style in which weak rhythmic beats are highlighted rather than strong ones.
D. Syncopation