Latin America Rewind
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Latin America
Rewind
Pre-Columbian People
Aztec
Inca
Maya
Cultural Achievements
Calendar
Medicine
Architecture
Math
Art
PoetryMusic
Religion
Dance
Pre-Columbian Music
Pre-Columbian Instruments
Log Drum Conch Shell Trumpet
Panpipes
Huehuetl
Quena
Pre-Columbian Music
Music, dance, and poetry were interconnected.
Music was used for religious ceremonies. History and culture were preserved
through song. Musicians were highly privileged and
receive specialized training. No written system of musical notation. No string instruments.
1492Columbus makes his first voyage to the New World.
1521Cortez conquers the Aztecs.
Spanish Colonization
Spaniards and Portuguese
came looking for gold.
Brought guns,
horses, and string
instruments.
Tried to enslave native
people to work in the
mines.Brought
European missionaries to convert natives to
Christianity.
Missionaries taught
natives to play string
instruments.
Natives added
European harmonies to
their own songs.
Natives ran away or died from abuse or
disease.
Spaniards imported
African slaves to work in the
mines.
Africans brought
syncopated drumming rhythms.
Mestizo Music
Natives
Africa
Spain
• Ballad singing• Expressive
dance
• String instruments
• European harmony
• Sophisticated drums
• Syncopated rhythms
Latin American InstrumentsAerophones
Trumpet
Panpipes
Andean Flute
Ocarina
Bandoneon
Latin American InstrumentsChordophones
Violin
Guitarron
Vihuela
GuitarHarp
Latin American InstrumentsIdiophones
Cowbell
Cabasa
ClavesMaracas
GuiroAgogo
Castanets
Cuica
Latin American InstrumentsMembranophones
Bongos
Timbales
CongasCaixa
Musical Styles
Samba
Mambo
Corrido Ballad
Bolero
RumbaCha-cha-cha
Mariachi
Tango
Typical Rhythms
q. e q q Tango
q q q q q Cha-cha-cha
>
q q q qMambo
Mariachi
Traveling bands from Mexico. They wear a special suit called a charro. May have 1000+ songs memorized.
Mariachi Instruments
2-3 trumpets
2-3 violins
Singer
GuitarronGuitar Vihuela
Latin America For every story there is a song. For every song there is a dance. For every dance there is a story…