Author: Dave Mistich

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, now offers a minor in teaching mariachi. The music remains popular among young people and someone’s got to teach them how to play it. Transcript (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Thousands of high school students who once might have joined the band, orchestra or choir now take mariachi classes. Teachers are forming and leading high school mariachi bands in border states like Texas and really anywhere with large Latino populations.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)RASCOE: Mariachi has become so popular that demand for teachers has outstripped the supply.STEPHEN BLANCO: It’s so busy in the world of mariachi…