The magic of mariachi music in school
In San Jose’s Alum Rock Union School District, students from third to eighth grade gather after school to learn how to play guitar, trumpet, violin, guitarrón, and vihuela, and to sing mariachi music. What is the impact of a bilingual music program li
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Show Notes
In San Jose’s Alum Rock Union School District, students from third to eighth grade gather after school to learn how to play guitar, trumpet, violin, guitarrón, and vihuela, and to sing mariachi music.
What is the impact of a bilingual music program like this one? With new funding available from California's Prop 28, can districts expand programs like this one or will they have to do something new?
Guests:
- Zaida Ramos, Program Director, Alum Rock Union School District Mariachi Program
- Karen D'Souza, Reporter, EdSource
Read more from EdSource:
- Mariachi program teaches history and culture as well as music
- Arts education: Will misuse of funds undermine the Proposition 28 rollout?
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.