The definition of the song genre known as Huapango is a new arrangement of the Son Huasteco but less often of the Son Jarocho. One of the feature of Huapango is the use of apagón. Basically, an apagón is the muting of the sound of an instrument by your palm or hand, this feature is the defining characteristic of a Huapango song. Another feature included in a Huapango song is the use of tapping on the instrument to produce a sound of the drum. …show more content…
Inhalation happens, when the vocalist inhales deep into the stomach, not the chest, allowing the vocalist to have a better sound. Another element is exhalation. Exhalation allows vocalist to control the sound by letting the muscles do the work to produce an even sound. Finally, the third element is vowel formation. Having control of vowel formation allows vocalist to achieve different tones in their sound depending on the vowels used. The vocalist could either choose to produce back vowels, mid vowels or front vowels. In order to produce those sounds vocalist must do exercise, meim, maim, etc., to be able to achieve the preferred