Daniel Santos

La America latina y el Caribe han cambiado totalmente el panorama musical del siglo XX. America latina es el crisol donde bulle una de las musicas populares mas ricas del mundo: no solo el tango argentino, nacido en los bajos fondos de Buenos Aires; la samba, autentico simbolo de Brasil; el reggae jamaicano de envolventes ritmos; sino tambien el biguine, el calipso, la bossa nova y la salsa.Sus representantes se llaman Carlos Gardel, Harry Belafonte, Celia Cruz, Bob Marley... Nacida del sincretismo entre ritmos africanos, europeos y amerindios, la musica latinoamericana sigue siendo una...

Josep Pradas Gallén's musical piece and his socio-cultural co-ordination. He was chapel master of the Cathedral of València in the 18th century and author of a wide number of musical pieces.

Piano students of Latin American heritage often do not relate to the folk tunes that most methods use because the majority of those melodies do not flow with the rhythm of the Spanish language. This method is based on melodies original to the Mexican culture. These children's songs flow more naturally with the language, and in accord with the Kodály method of music education, give a better foundation for teaching basic musical elements in a Spanish language culture. Coupled with constant work on sight-reading, this new method is a valuable tool for native Spanish speakers in learning to play ...

This text presents beginning violin technique and basic music-reading fundamentals, with an emphasis on the use of melodies and classical pieces to teach each new concept. the 28 lessons include basic technique and reading skills, scales in the keys of A, D, G, and C as well as bowing techniques such as dynamic contrast, slurs, accents, and staccato bowing. There are 47 melodies presented including works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Mozart and other classical composers. the companion CD features all of the exercises and pieces recorded with solo violin and piano accompaniment.•