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I. T/F (2 points each, 40 points total)
1. The son mexicano was, in fact, imported from Spain. (T/F)
2. Golpes, redobles and apagones are types ofmánicos. (T/F)
3. Improvisation refers to the shifting of rhythmic accents. (T/F)
4. Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí and Jalisco are part of La Huasteca. (T/F)
5. The huapanguera and jarana huasteca are twohuasteco rhythm instruments. (T/F)
6. The redoble is the most important rhythmic technique of the son huasteco. (T/F)
7. The falsete is the huasteco style of singing(T/F).
8. The term, fandango, is synonymous with son huasteco. (T/F)
9. The taconeo and guachapeado are the same thing. (T/F)
10. The son jarocho is native to Tamaulipas. (T/F)
11. The harp is the most fundamental jarochoinstrument. (T/F)
12. Andrés Huesca found the group known as Los Costeños. (T/F)
13. Lino Chávez is considered to be a master jarochoharpist. (T/F)
14. Mario Barradas is a legendary jarocho dancer. (T/F)
15. The copla and the décima are one in the same. (T/F)
16. Jalisco is exclusively the birthplace of the son de mariachi and mariachi group. (T/F)
17. The guitarrón and the guitar are the two most important mariachi instruments. (T/F)
18. The golpe and the redoble are important rhythmic features of the son de mariachi. (T/F)
19. Improvisation is a characteristic that truly defines urban mariachis.(T/F)
20. Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán and Mariachi Cobre are two leading mariachi ensembles. (T/F)
II. Short Essay (30 points)
1. What is a décima? Using the article in the reader on the décima as a reference, provide an explanation of what this is, and make mention of some of its structural characteristics.
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