Spring ISD will be establishing a mariachi music program for students in fifth grade and higher, according to a Nov. 29 blog post from the district.
What’s special about it?
Under the new mariachi program, students will learn “a variety of traditional mariachi music” for vocals, guitar, vihuela, guitarron, trumpet and violin, according to the post. A start date for the program—which will be run by the district’s performing and visual arts department—has not been announced.
“Mariachi is a central part of many celebrations and has been a part of the regional Mexican music scene for centuries,” Superintendent Lupita HInojosa said via the post. “Getting to connect that history and legacy with our students here in SISD is thrilling.”
