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The University of Nevada now offers students the opportunity to minor in mariachi

NPR | By Dave Mistich,
Ayesha Rascoe
Published October 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM MDT

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.

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