Oxy Jarocho Ensemble

Students will learn to play jarana, which provides the harmonic scaffold for son jarocho. This one unit class introduces students to the songs and instrumental techniques of son jarocho, a musical genre from Veracruz, Mexico that mixes indigenous Mexican, African, Spanish, and Arabic sounds

JARANA exercises

Chocolate, Intro COLAS, FANDANGO & C7 chord


On our fourth session we started to practice EL COLAS with REQUINTO intro, remember to start on the second chord: G7.

El CHOCOLATE is the new son jarocho:

C-C7-F-C

Do you remember the chord of C7?









FANDANGO in Los Angeles, the first of many of 2011!











This is EL CHOCOLATE... here you can see and hear the C7 chord.





This is the melody to start EL COLAS... hope you can practice with it.

Syllabus

Policies: Please do not miss more than two classes over the course of the semester (more absences will result in a failing grade). In addition to weekly rehearsals with the ensemble, students will be expected to practice on their own. Jaranas are available on reserve in the music department. Students may check them out AFTER 5:00 PM on weekdays or on weekends and practice in one of the two study rooms in the music library. Students are expected to practice at least twice weekly. There will be a public performance during that last class period of the semester.