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Back to 40 Under 40 Michael Blanco Assistant Director of MariachiLas Vegas High SchoolLas Vegas, Nevada Imagine being invited to perform at the White House with your ensemble! That’s what happened to Michael Blanco, Assistant Director of Mariachi at Las Vegas High School. In the fall of 2024, Mariachi Joya, the school’s award-winning group, was […]

Music transformed these Nevada students’ and their families’ lives and have set the course for their futures.

Gratitude, sharing and using grouding words are some ways that members of Mariachi Joya and their music director find balance.

In its first few years, the Las Vegas High School Mariachi Program released a CD and performed for many dignitaries including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

People and patience are the keys to successfully launch and sustain a mariachi program.

Band directors for Denison High School and Middle School in Iowa noted the growing Hispanic population in the area and brought its culture and music into the classroom.

Be more inclusive and engage more students with nontraditional programs like mariachi, taiko, ukulele and more.