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Apr 05
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Mar 15

Arturo Vargas shares tips for “El Pastor” in vocal tutorial

Guitarist and vocalist of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán Arturo Vargas is now being featured in the latest video tutorial of our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoMZQhoroBw In this twelve minute video tutorial, Arturo reacts and comments on his performance of "El Pastor" at the 25th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza. He covers topics... read more →
Mar 10

Covid-19 takes toll on mariachi community

The first U.S. cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) were reported in January, 2020. By February, the virus had been detected in Mexico, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 an international pandemic. What had been an epidemic had now become a pandemic. Since then, coronavirus-related infections... read more →
Mar 10
Feb 06

MVE 26 awards $6,000 in scholarships

The 26th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza has announced the awarding of $6,000 in scholarship prizes for the first ever virtual MVE National Vocal Competition that took place on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Thanks to our sponsors and thoughtful donors, the twelve winners throughout the middle school, high school and college/university... read more →
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Jan 25

Agustín Sandoval shares mariachi trumpet techniques in series of YouTube tutorials

As part of the 26th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza, Mariachi Vargas trumpet player Agustín Sandoval created a three-part video tutorial on mariachi trumpet techniques. https://youtu.be/Th-2OUTni64 Agustín starts off the series with a tutorial on trumpet articulation. In music, articulation can be defined as the way a specific note or melodic... read more →