This is the latest field assignment that I had to do for my humanities class here at Palo Alto College. We had the oppurtunity to learn about a certain form of music that is unique to south Texas. This music is called cojunto music. This genre of music gets it's roots in the old world polka genre. They took the accordian and mixed in the six string bass guitar to form this new style of music. We also had the honor of having a very special guest speaker come to class and talk with us. This guest speaker is a professor of this form of music. He runs the only cojunto music program in the nation. I was very glad to have him come and give us some background in cojunto music. In addition to learning about this music he explained how cojunto music and the mexican race go hand in hand. With the birth of cojunto music the mexican people now had a form of music that they can truly call their own. This gives the mexican people a forum to share their ideas and struggles in the form of music. This is very important andI now know why this guest speaker was so proud of this music. To wrap up his presentation he played the accordian for us as well as a drum and an old flute. I now have a better understanding of cojunto music and I am glad this guest speaker came to enlighten us on this music.