Mestizo music in Latin America.

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Mestizo music in Latin America.

Question Description

Please answer those two question. 150 word for each question. For the second question please choose one of the audio I give them to you and search it on youtube lesson to it and write about it.

1. Mestizo music in Latin America combines Indigenous, European and African musical traits to create new regional genres and new instruments. How does a typical Mestizo ensemble reflect these different origins? What types of traditional instruments are common? What types of newly created instruments might you hear and how do they reflect this fusion of cultures?

Your discussion post should be around 150 words (5 pts), cover all of the topic points (5 pts), and be submitted on time (5 pts). You are also required to respond to at least one of your fellow classmate’s posts (5 pts), and give constructive feedback and/or pose questions that are relevant to the discussion topics. There are 20 points possible for this assignment.

2. Choose an AUDIO example (not video clip) from Unit 7: Latin America and write a 150 word journal about it. Please utilize the listening guides in your textbook for this assignment. Include information about the audio example including the genre or style, instruments and form. What culture creates this music? What behaviors or activities are associated with this music? Also include your personal thoughts or feelings about your chosen audio example. Do you like it/dislike it? Why did you choose this particular example?

Your Journal should be around 150 words (5 pts), cover all of the topic points (5 pts), and be submitted on time (5 pts). There are 15 points possible for this assignment.

(Peru: Dance of the Qollas) or (Colombia/Ecuador: Marimba Currulao)