What is the Power of an All-Woman Mariachi Band? Mariachi is "passed on from generation to generation," says Mireya Ramos, a musician who lives in New York City. "It's very traditional and very macho." Sick of her "negative experiences" with other bands—that is to say, with the men who performed in them— Ramos decided to form Flor de Toloache, a seven-piece, all-women mariachi group. 

gender equality

Gender equality

Inequality

Reduced inequalities

research issues or interpret accounts of historical events in U.S. history using primary and secondary sources (e.g., biographies, films, periodicals, Internet resources, textbooks, artifacts): analyze economic growth in America after WWII (e.g., suburban growth), struggles for racial and gender equality (e.g., Civil Rights Movement), the extension of civil liberties, and conflicts over political issues (e.g., McCarthyism, U.S. involvement in Vietnam)

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Students will explain and give examples of how after WWII, America experienced economic growth (e.g., suburban growth), struggles for racial and gender equality (e.g., Civil Rights Movement), the extension of civil liberties (e.g., desegregation, Civil Rights Acts) and conflict over political issues (e.g., McCarthyism, U.S. involvement in Vietnam).

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Identify the characteristics of a variety of genres and musical styles such as march, taiko, mariachi and classical.

AR.4-5.4.1.1.3.3

Recognize, describe, and listen to music from a variety of: Styles (e.g., jazz, mariachi band, opera, musicals, call and response, and country-western),

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MU.8.2.2.a

Identify vocal and instrumental ensembles from a variety of genres and cultures (e.g., classical, jazz, blues, gamelan, mariachi, cambia, salsa, mambo, reggae).

MU.5.1.L3

Compose improvisations in a style or genre within a musical culture (e.g., gamelan, jazz, mariachi).

MU.HSA.3.6

compare and contrast music from the past and present (e.g., differences and similarities between music from various cultures and contemporary fusion forms; similarities and differences between traditional Aboriginal music and music sung and played by contemporary Aboriginal musicians; differences and similarities between dance music from the seventeenth century, Chopin waltzes, hip hop, and mariachi)