Description
The Mariachi Voice is a practical resource for all educational program directors, voice professors, historians, singers, and students of Mariachi who want to learn and encourage the tradition of Mariachi music in the United States. It explores and dissects the similarities and differences between classical and Mariachi fields regarding voice, while also providing useful classroom-tested lesson plans, voice history, and pedagogy for teaching the Mariachi singer. With this book, program instructors can more easily assist students in connecting safely and more deeply to their voices, share new songs, and introduce Mexican Spanish Lyric Diction --including the application of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)-- to Mariachi with exercises to facilitate diction, song learning, and overall technique while learning the style.An expert in Mariachi scholarship and performance, author Juanita Ulloa further includes interviews with vocal artists of Mariachi music, notably singer Linda Ronstadt and the grandchildren of well-known Mexican singer Jorge Negrete. Her career touring as a professional singer/pianist, voice professor, ethnomusicologist, and educator led her to the creation of the "Operachi" style, a crossover style between classical and Mariachi training.
Table of Contents
Preface Forewords by Mark Fogelquist, Mariachi Director and Dr. Karen Hall, Professor of Voice & Author of So You Want To Sing Musical TheatreAcknowledgements and DelimitationsChapter 1: Mariachi Song: IntroductionIntroduction-What is Mariachi Singing?Growth of Mariachi in the United States and MexicoUnderstanding Terms: Ranchera, Mariache, Mariachi, Música Regional Mexicana and Mexican SongHistorical Challenges in Defining Mexican Song LessonsChapter 2: History: Mariachi Singers and their SongsRanchera Rural Folk OriginsVocal Roots and Early Twentieth Century RancherasMexico's Golden Age of Cinema, Singers, and SongsManuel M. Ponce "The Father of Mexican Song"Solo Ranchera Singers become celebrities through Media ExpansionCrossover singing: Jorge Negrete and Operas rancherasMexico's Premiere Voice Teacher: Maestro José PiersonThe Bolero in Mexico- History, Singers, and ComposersRanchera Singing StyleSinger/Songwriter: José Alfredo Jiménez: Third Period in Mariachi HistoryFemale Ranchera Singers and ComposersBravío Ranchera Singing-Lucha ReyesVocal Conditions for Female Ranchera SingersKey Dates in Ranchera Vocal HistoryLessonsChapter 3: Mariachi Voice Pedagogy I. Voice Production and Vocal Care A Visual Starting Place for VocalistsUnderstanding Your Vocal Instrument by John NixA Voice Lesson: Alignment, Breath, and VowelVoice Teacher or Voice Coach-What's the Difference?Female Mariachi FachFalsete: To Bridge or to BreakWhat is Falsete?Can Anyone Sing Falsete?Where Does Falsete Come From?How do I Learn Falsete or Have My Voice Teacher Help Me?What is Belt Voice?Handling Vocal Fatigue and Developing MindfulnessMariachi Directors Provide Voice LeadershipSimilarities between Mariachi and Classical Vocal ProductionDifferences between Mariachi and Classical Vocal ProductionLessonsII. Warm-ups, Vocalises and PracticingWake up Warm-ups Vocalises: Mariachi Song ExcerptsPracticingGetting Started-Rest in Action!Advanced Growth in PracticingIII. Find the Right Key for Your SongLessonsChapter 4: Preparing to be a Mariachi SingerThe Voice is the Instrument Everybody SharesGroup Singers, Ensemble Soloist, Mariachi Soloist: Where Do You Fit in?Costumes, Make-up, and Singing With a MicrophoneChapter 5: Mariachi Rhythms and Choosing Song Repertoire Overview of Mariachi Rhythmic Styles Why Good Singers Listen to RhythmRhythm Exercises and Learning SongsSix Basic Rhythms Choosing Mariachi Voice RepertoireGraded Song Lists: Beginning, Young Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced Vocal LevelsLessonsChapter 6: Songs, Diction, Lyrics, IPA, and Translations I. Diction, Lessons, and How to Memorize LyricsIntroduction to Mexican Spanish Lyric DictionImportant Mariachi Words with International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)-Lessons 1-5Memorizing LyricsLessons: Song Studies; History, Lyrics and Translations, Guide; Acting, Performing Artist, and Composer StudiesII. 20 Ranchera Songs with Translations and IPAChapter 7: Mariachi Music FundamentalsSheet Music in Mariachi's Urban PeriodRanchera Composers and Arrangers use Sheet Music: Manuel Esperón, Ruben Fuentes, Mariachi Vargas, Jorge NegreteMusic Fundamentals in SchoolsBilingual Theory and Solfege Versus Letter Note ReadingBilingual Music FundamentalsMeter and Rhythmic Note ValuesTranscription of Melodies and RhythmsThree Basic ChordsPopular Mariachi KeysFinding a Singer's Best KeyTempo Terms in Spanish, Italian and EnglishChapter 8: Four Mariachi Artist Interviews on the Voice Linda Ronstadt: Mexican-American Multi-Grammy Winner in Mariachi and Queen of Contemporary Crossover Singing. She has twelve Grammys in diverse vocal styles, Academy of Country Music Awards, The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, Emmy Award, Tony, and Emmy nominations, "The Sound of my Voice" documentary, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor.Jorge Negrete: An Interview With Rafael Jorge Negrete and Diana Irene Negrete, Two Singers who happen to also be Grandchildren of Legendary Ranchera Singer from the Golden Age of Cinema, Singers, and songs, Mr. Jorge Negrete, El charro cantor.Flor de Toloache: 2017 Latin Grammy-Winning Quartet who Fuse Mariachi With Contemporary Soul, Blues, and Caribbean Rhythms From Their New York City Base.Raul Cuellar: Traditional Mexican-American Singer and Violinist from San Antonio, Texas. Performer with Camperos de Nati Cano Mariachi.ResourcesGlossaryBibliographyIndex
