Tiger Music Class

Second graders at El Mirage Elementary learned a dance called "Los Machetes". Music teacher, Emily Wilson, said It is a popular folk dance from the Jalisco region of Mexico. The dance tells the story of cutting down sugar cane during the harvest. It was created by Mexican farm workers who spent a great amount of time perfecting the use of the machete for harvesting. This song is a way for students to explore, discover and have awareness for various uses of music in their daily life, as well as explore different cultures and their traditions. In addition, students were learning how to interpret different challenges of the music, rehearse and perform.