Esquivel! Space Age Sound Artist
Zing! Whee-doop-di-doop!
What happens when a boy who loves music and technology doesn’t take formal music lessons?
He focuses on how sounds-many different types of sounds-can be use to make music that is out of this world!
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist by Susan Wood, introduces readers to Space Age Pop artist Juan Garcia Esquivel and tells us a little about his journey from Mexico to the stage in Las Vegas where he engaged crowds with his unique arrangements of popular music.
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Theremin in Action
This unique instrument looks and sounds like something from space! It’s played by disrupting the air surrounding its two antennae!
Esquivel in Las Vegas
The King of Lounge Shows!
Blue Man Group: The Masters of PVC instruments
Learn how to make your own PVC instrument!
Listen
Esquivel was known for using stereophonic (stereo) technology in his recordings. With this type of recording technique you can hear the sound “travel” from one speaker to the other. Sit directly in front of your speakers (or with headphones on) and listen to the way the music sounds as if it is coming from one direction and then another. The song Latin-Esque is a great example of this technique.
Learn
Space, Mexico and Mariachi Music
Fun Fact:
Space is completely silent!
Fun Fact: All of the planets in our solar system could fit between earth and the moon!
Mariachi Music
Mariachi Music is a form of Mexican folk music that originated from Western Mexico.
It includes several musicians (also called mariachis) and the traditional instruments are:
Violin-Sometimes as many as 8 in one mariachi group!
Vihuela-A high-pitched, 5-string guitar.
Guitarrón-A large, 6-string bass guitar.
Guitar-Provides rhythm
Trumpets-Added to the ensemble in the early 20th century