Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Mariachi is the new marching band at some schools [abcnews.go.com]

Mathew Portell 10/11/2312:00 PM

^{Springfield High School Mariachi Del Sol performed at the Siuslaw High School football game on Sept. 23, 2022. Will Yurman via Mariachi del Sol, Springfield High School}

By Jilian Fama, Danielle Librizzo, Kandis Mascall, and Laura Machuca Pacheco, ABC News, October 6, 2023

Mariachi has always been an instrumental part of Hispanic culture, and now a new generation is discovering the joys of the music at school, thanks to the growth of specialized mariachi music programs.

At KIPP Sol Academy in Los Angeles, spots in the mariachi program are so coveted that middle school students must enter a lottery to be selected. There's a waitlist of over 100 students to join, band director Arlette Morales told "Good Morning America."

Students don't refer to it as the mariachi band, but instead the mariachi family, according to Morales.

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