Product Overview
This series is ideal for the intermediate to advanced mariachi ensemble. Each level includes hundreds of scale exercises targeting different rhythms. Each exercise includes an optional armonía part to help students become familiar with the various chord progressions. Each level includes more than twenty mariachi styles in both major and minor keys. This series compiles the Major and Harmonic Minor Scale Studies and groups the keys according to the Progressive Armonía Studies Ensemble Series levels.
Progressive Armonía Studies Scales Level 1 Armonia
This book compiles the scale studies of the targeted keys of G, D, and A Major, and A, E, and D Minor from the Progressive Armonia Studies Level 1 book in one resource. Each major key is a collection of 115 different scale exercises and each harmonic minor key is a collection of 85 exercises for the mariachi ensemble. Each key starts in the time signature of 4/4 followed by 3/4 and ends with scales in 2/4. For the ensemble, the scales include rhythms in whole notes, half notes, dotted half notes, quarter notes, dotted quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted eighth notes, sixteenth notes, quarter notes, eighth note triplets, and syncopated patterns in each time signature. For the armonía section, the following styles are presented; lenta, bolero, bolero ritmico, bolero ranchero, danzon, valseada, son, huapango, son variation, joropo, joropo variation, son jarocho, cumbia, cumbia variation, and polka. An optional armonía part is included for students still learning how to switch from chord to chord.
Progressive Armonía Studies Scales Level 2 Armonia
This book compiles the scale studies of the targeted keys of G, D, and A Major, and A, E, and D Minor from the Progressive Armonia Studies Level 1 book in one resource. Each major key is a collection of 115 different scale exercises and each harmonic minor key is a collection of 85 exercises for the mariachi ensemble. Each key starts in the time signature of 4/4 followed by 3/4 and ends with scales in 2/4. For the ensemble, the scales include rhythms in whole notes, half notes, dotted half notes, quarter notes, dotted quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted eighth notes, sixteenth notes, quarter notes, eighth note triplets, and syncopated patterns in each time signature. For the armonía section, the following styles are presented; lenta, bolero, bolero ritmico, bolero ranchero, danzon, valseada, son, huapango, son variation, joropo, joropo variation, son jarocho, cumbia, cumbia variation, and polka. An optional armonía part is included for students still learning how to switch from chord to chord.
Progressive Armonía Studies Scales Level 3 Armonia
This book compiles the scale studies of the targeted keys of F, and Bb Major, and F Minor from the Progressive Armonia Studies Level 3 book in one resource. Each major key is a collection of 115 different scale exercises and each harmonic minor key is a collection of 85 exercises for the mariachi ensemble. Each key starts in the time signature of 4/4 followed by 3/4 and ends with scales in 2/4. For the ensemble, the scales include rhythms in whole notes, half notes, dotted half notes, quarter notes, dotted quarter notes, eighth notes, dotted eighth notes, sixteenth notes, quarter notes, eighth note triplets, and syncopated patterns in each time signature. For the armonía section, the following styles are presented: lenta, bolero, bolero ritmico, bolero ranchero, danzon, valseada, son, huapango, son variation, joropo, joropo variation, son jarocho, and corrida. An optional armonía part is included for the students who are still learning how to switch from chord to chord.
