Mariachi tradicional with other ensembles of the region, like "conjunto calentano", "conjunto de arpa grande", "conjunto de jaraberos" and "conjunto de son de tarima" of the so-called Mexican son. Mariachi tradicional Traditional mariachi is a string ensemble from western México. Unlike the popular mariachi, this ensemble generally does not include trumpets. It consists of violins, guitarra de golpe, vihuelas, harp and guitarrón or double bass, and in some zones a bass drum is used. This mariachi developed from the beginning of 19th century and from this ensemble derived the mariachi with trumpets. Its repertoire generally covered "sones abajeños", "sones arribeños", "sones costeños"
Corps style band music. In modern times the show band style still is still fairly popular around the country. Although, one may observe a patterns in motion movement during the course of a show, it is generally not utilized for an entire performance. Even within the show band style, there are significant variations. There tends to be a style more geared towards African American traditions, and can be observed in bands from schools such as Grambling State University, Texas Southern University, or the fictitious college from the film "Drumline". This variation features more standing time, while band members dance and entertain the spectators.