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Vámonos (cinco minutos)
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What is your favorite type of music? In
three sentences, explain why you like
this type of music (examples:
instruments, lyrics, dancing, etc.)
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Música
What important role does music
play in people’s lives?
Listening Journal
For each genre you will…
Write down the name of the song we listen to and
any of the notes you find interesting
Listen closely to the songs and write down at least
three words you hear in Spanish (to look up later)
Be prepared: afterwards you will be writing down
your thoughts about the song and the genre
(please be respectful); if you can, compare it to
other songs or genres that you are familiar with
(overall should be 3-5 sentences per song)
Listening journal
Take good notes so that you have material to use when you are
writing afterwards… for example:
Notes about the genre ( I won’t be going back to the slides!)
Instruments you think you might hear
Words? No words?
Does it sound modern? Traditional?
Does is sound like anything else you might have heard?
3 words that you heard (you can look up definitions later..)
“I like it because…” OR “I don’t like it because…” (Be
respectful!)
Bachata
Originally from the Dominican Republic, of AfroLatin origin
The first bachata dances were recorded after
the end of a 30-year dictatorship in the D.R.
Present in: Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto
Rico, US, Panama, Colombia
Listening to: “Te Extraño” by Xtreme
Cumbia
Originated in Colombia’s Caribbean coastal
region and Panama
Began as a courtship dance among Afro-Latinos
Present in: Colombia, El Salvador, Argentina,
Mexico, Bolivia, Panama, Peru, Chile
Listening to: “El Botecito” by Los Hijos del
Pueblo
Huayno
A genre of popular Peruvian-Andean music and
dance originally from the mountains of Peru
A combination of traditional rural folk music &
popular urban dance music
Characterized by: high-pitched vocals, insistent beat,
and breathy flutes
Present in: Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador
You are listening to: “Pio, Pio” by Amanda Portales
Merengue
One of the most exciting genres in Latin music;
also has its roots in the Dominican Republic
The first merengue song was written in 1844
Present in: Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico,
Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, US
Listening to: “El Costo de la Vida” by Juan Luis
Guerra
Reggaeton
Has roots in Latin and Caribbean music
Blends Jamaican dancehall & Trinidadian soca
music with salsa, bomba, Latin hip hop, and
electronica
Lyrics usually include rapping and singing in Spanish
Present in: Puerto Rico, Panama, Dominican
Republic, Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela, US, Spain
Listening to: “No Te Veo” by Casa de Leones
Salsa
There are different types of salsa but it’s
primarily of Cuban and Puerto Rican origin
(combination of Spanish, Afro-Cuban, and US)
Salsa is one of the most popular Latin music
genres in the world
Present in: Colombia, Dominican Republic,
Cuba, Brazil, Panama, Puerto Rico, US, & Peru
You are listening to: “La Negra Tiene Tumbao” by
Celia Cruz
Samba
Samba originated in Brazil via the West African
slave trade and African religious traditions
Recognized as a symbol of Brazil & Carnaval
An icon of Brazilian national identity
Listening to: “Samba de Janeiro” by Bellini
Práctica independiente
Due at the end of class (counted as homework AND
classwork grade)
Part 1: Turn in your completed Listening Journal with
three new vocabulary words per song along with
thoughts on each song (3-5 complete sentences per
genre)… 7 total mini-paragraphs.
Part 2: Pick one of the genres we learned about
today (your favorite!) and find a song on your own.
Write down the name of the song, artist, genre, and
why you liked (or didn’t like) the song you chose. You
may use your phone, or we can take turns on the
computer.