Mariachi Course begins

Want to learn more about Mexican heritage and play an instrument Mariachi-style? Gustavo Bacab conducts a free, three-month course at MEL on Mariachi Music. No prior knowledge of music required. Tuesdays and Fridays 11 a.m. to noon starting March 3. Sign up at info@meridaenglishlibrary.com.

The first half of the course is about and Mariachi music history. For the second half, you will need an instrument of your own to play, and you can choose to get a guitar, a vihuela or a guitarron.

Gustavo Bacab studied music at the Centro Estatal de Bellas Artes and was recognized as an outstanding student of his class. He is now studying data engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Yucatán and is involved in several other activities at the Merida English Library.