- Grade: Fifth
- Origin: Mexico Folk Song
- Key: C Major
- Time: 3/4
- Form: AaBb
- Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta | ta ta/a | ta ta ti ti | syncopation
- Pitches: beginners: mi fa so la ti do
- Intervals: intermediate: so\mi (m3), mi/la (P4), re/so (P4), do\la/do (m3), do\so/do (P4), so/ti (M3)
- Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; tied notes, three perfect fourths (P4) and two minor thirds (m3) give the feeling of a minor tonality until the last interval a major 3rd (M3), mediant (third pitch of the scale), maintaining the the down beat
- Key Words: world geography: Mexico, Mexico customs, piñata, birthday song, celebration song, Cinco de Mayo, fiesta song, Mexican party song, delay, basket, chestnuts, peanuts, silver, gold, break the piñata, papier-mâché, filled with candy
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