Mariachi artists such as Pedro Fernández, Ana Gabriel, and American born mariachi singer Pepe Aguilar and more. The educational movement is controversial with some trained in the traditional manner, who are skeptical about these programs and their potential to change the tradition. The changes, especially standardization of publishing, are slowing impacting mariachi in Mexico. One difficulty of arranging mariachi pieces is that the son jaliscense is based on alternates between and time. Much of the published mariachi music is meant for people already familiar with the music to serve as guides, not to novices. On the other hand, many schools have
The Musical Box (band) one of their tour programs, and was an audience member at their show in Geneva, Switzerland in 2005 during "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" tour, which featured him on the drums for an encore performance of "The Musical Box". Gabriel attended the band's first show in the UK, and brought his children so "they could see what their father used to do". The Musical Box's setlists are identical to those played by Genesis during their early tours. The Musical Box (band) The Musical Box are a French-Canadian tribute band formed in Montreal, Quebec in 1993 who recreate performances by