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NOTE:
a) I will be communicating with you by way of CSUN e-mail. you are responsible for checking your CSUN e-mail account regularly and making sure that it is working.
b) Since music is meant to be heard, listening to the assigned CD’s constitutes a very
important element of the course. Begin listening to the selections as early as possible.
SYLLABUS
A. DESCRIPTION

This course examines the origin, evolution, and features of major musical genres of Mexico from Pre-Cuauhtemoc times to the present. Study of the subject matter will include consideration of regional styles and ensembles as well as influential composers, arrangers, and performers. Special attention directed to an analysis of instrumentation, lyrics, and performance technique.

B. METHOD

1.Lectures

2. Audio and video recordings (in class)

3.Class discussions

4.Home readings (from class reader)

5.Home listening (from class CD’s)

6.Guest performers

7.2,500 word GE writing requirement (Included in exams and reviews)

Note: The objective of CD’s is to provide you with samples of some sones and canciones that do not receive attention on radio or television but that have for centuries been a fundamental element of Mexican musical culture both in Mexico and in the United States.

C. CONTENT OUTLINE (The material listed here will be covered through lecture, reading, or other activity.)

*Note – Syllabus subject to change at the discretion of the instructor)

WEEKS 1: January 21

Course policies and requirements. Content overview: clarification of terms, identification of regions, genres, styles, and ensembles. Audio and video samples of genres to be studied.

READING: None.

LISTENING: None.

WEEKS 2-3: January 26-February 4

Musical expression in Mesoamerica. Sources for the study of Mesoamerican music (archaeological and documentary). Indigenous view of music and song. Major instrumental types; sample listening. Song categories; analysis of texts.

READING:

a) Chapter 12: Music

b) Indigenous Lyricism

c) Indigenous Lullaby

d) Indigenous Narrative

LISTENING:

a) CD 1

Indigenous Music /Pre-Cuauhtemoc Music Track

1) Tonantzin (Javier Quijas Yxayotl)

WEEK 4: February 9-11

Cultural syncretism and popular musical expression in colonial Mexico (1521-1821). Emergence of the son: formal characteristics (meter, instruments, vocalization, text, dance, etc.); origin (tonadilla escénica) and regionalization (western Mexico, the Huasteca area, southern Veracruz). Distinction between a son and a song (canción).Audio and video samples.

READING:

a) Introduction to the Son Mexicano

LISTENING:

a) CD 1

Son Samples

2) (El Gusto) -son huasteco (Trio Chicontepec)

3) ( La Bamba) – son jarocho (Conjunto Hueyapan)

4) (La Negra) – son de mariachi (Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan)

WEEK 5: February 16&18

The son huasteco: point of origin and current geographical distribution; social context; instruments and performance technique (violin, huapanguera, jarana huasteca); social context (huapango); vocal style (falsete); lyrics; dance style; important performers; Audio and video samples.

READING:

a) The Son Huasteco

b) Medium, Repertory, and Form : The Conjunto Huasteco

c) Lyrics of La Huasanga

d) Lyrics of El Caballito

e) Lyrics of El Caimán

LISTENING:

CD 1, Tracks

Son Huasteco

5)(Huapanguera)

6) (Jarana Huasteca)

7)(Huasteco Violin)

8)(Falsete)

9) (Zapateado)

10)La Huasanga (Los Hermanos Calderón) Note: a) Falsete b) Nonsensical rhythmic

fillers c) Call and response.

11)El Caballito (El Ballet Folkórico de México) Note: a) Zapateado

12)El Caimán (Trío Chicontepec) Note: a) Mánicos on the huapanguera

and jarana huasteca.

WEEK 6: February 23&25

The son jarocho: point of origin (southern Veracruz) and current geographical distribution; urban and rural varieties; instruments (harp, requinto jarocho, jarana jarocha) and performance technique; social context (fandango); vocal style (pregón); text (improvisation of lyrics); dance; important performers. Audio and video samples.

READING:

a) The Son Jarocho

b) Décimas

c) Lyrics of El Siquisirí

d) Lyrics of El Zapateado