Instruments in Tejano Music?

The original form, conjunto, which was seen as more déclassé than mariachi music, featured the accordion as the melodic lead instrument backed rhythmically by the bajo sexto (a 12-string guitar) and an acoustic bass guitar. Its initial repertoire included waltzes, polkas, mazurkas, and rancheros.

What is one of the main instruments of Tejano music?

Their basic instruments were the flute, guitar, and drum, and they sang songs that were passed down through the generations from songs originally sung in Mexico.

What are the primary three forms of Tejano?

It was performed by the three major types of Tejano groups, none of which were mariachis: female-based duets, accordion-based conjuntos, and saxophone-based orquestas.