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World Music of. Canary Islands. Map. Off the coast of Morocco Located in the Atlantic Ocean Part of Spain. Zoomed in map of Canary Islands. Volcanoes are part of the islands topography. from march to June the temperatures average to about 81 degrees F.
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World Music of Canary Islands
Map • Off the coast of Morocco • Located in the Atlantic Ocean • Part of Spain
Zoomed in map of Canary Islands • Volcanoes are part of the islands topography. • from march to June the temperatures average to about 81 degrees F. • The square mileage for all the islands put together is approximately 2900 square miles.
Canary Island Facts and Culture • The Official language is Spanish. • The population is • approximately 1,900,000. • The islands are about the size of Hawaii. • The currency of the Islands is the Euro.
History of the Canary Islands • Jean de Bethencourt conquered the island of Hierro in 1405. • It took many years for the canary islands to be conquered . • Finally In 1496 the Spanish completed the conquest of the Canary Islands.
Instruments Vihuela Castanet Bandurria mandolin
Vihuela • The vihuela is part of the string family. • The vihuela is a string guitar. • It has 5 strings and is typically played in Mariachi bands. Watch Video
Castanet • The castanet is a percussion instrument. • It is used in Spain. • It is made of two concaved shells connected by string. Watch Video
Bandurria • The bandurria is in the string family. • It is an instrument from Spain. • It looks and sounds like the mandolin. Watch Video
Mandolin • The mandolin is plucked and strummed or a combination of both. • It has eight medal strings that are in pairs of four. • It has a hollow wooden body with a flat finger board. Watch Video
Websites we used for this project www.google.com www.youtube.com www.wikipedia.com www.wikipedia.org commons.wikimedia.org www.dilos.com/location/10022www.red2000.com/spain/canarias/ www.encarta.com www,worldatlas.com www.ask.com news.bbc.com.uk images.google.com 1991encyclopedia.org canaryislandspropertyworld.es www,mahesticimaging,cin www,lanzarote.world-guides.com www.vrcanaries.com www.bibeography.org www.benitocabrera.com/english/timplez.htm www.oilempire.us www.zum.de.html www.mandolin-player.com
Quiz • What are four instruments of the Canary Islands? • What type of currency do they use in the Canary islands? • What is the Population of the Canary islands? • What state are the Canary islands roughly the size of? The Vihuela, Castanet, Bandurria, and the Mandolin. The Euro. 1,900,000. Hawaii.