THE HIDDEN SOUNDS OF BRAZIL
Traditional Brazilian Rhythms and Styles
A Percussion Experience
This one-day long workshop introduces the essential historical roots of Brazilian music, demonstrating how various important styles are authentically played, the original instrumentation of these styles, and finally, the experience extended to the participants to actually play these styles as a percussion ensemble. Through exhaustive research material (such as rare recordings, videotapes of some of the most important street feasts of Brazil, CDs, transcriptions) and live demonstrations, participants learn the various patterns that compose key rhythms of various Brazilian grooves, playing together as a percussion section.
Morning – 10:00am – 12:00pm
1. An overview – What makes Brazilian music Brazilian
• The African, European and Brazilian Indian musical components;
• The Brazilian sound and feel;
• Main differences between Brazilian music and music from the other Latin American countries;
2. Musical elements that form the base of some of the most important, and some not-so-well-known, Brazilian Rhythms and Styles:
Samba – Samba-de-Roda, Escolas de Samba, Batucada, Partido Alto, Bossa-nova;
Baião – Forró, Côco, Xote, Arrasta-Pé;
Maracatu de Baque Virado – from the Coronation feasts of the “Kings and Queens of the Slaves” (Congo) to the street feasts from the Carnival in Recife;
And also Ijexá, Frevo, Moçambique, Jongo;
3. Hands-On – Throughout the whole workshop participants will be playing Brazilian percussion instruments, experiencing the rhythms and grooves from the percussion section perspective;
12:00 – 1:00pm – Lunch break
Afternoon
1:00 - 2:30 – “Ritmica” - A unique approach to rhythmic development through practical exercises designed to develop in the participants a stronger sense of rhythm, helping them to internalize and to feel rhythmic figures and patterns.
2:30 – 3:15 – Percussion Ensemble practice – Another session of experiencing the rhythms and grooves through the percussion instruments.
3:15 – 3:30 – Coffee Break
3:30 – 5:00 – A concert with the “Rogerio Boccato Quarteto”, with the participation of the attendants as a percussion ensemble presenting part of the work done through the workshop in a few of the arrangements.
Featured on two Grammy-nominated albums, Brazilian percussionist and educator Rogerio Boccato plays in projects led by some of today’s leading jazz players, among them Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Edward Simon, and David Binney. As a longtime member of the “Orquestra Jazz Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo”, Rogério has played with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal, Milton Nascimento, Egberto Gismonti, João Bosco, Joe Zawinul, among many others. Boccato has been teaching Brazilian music at universities and Summer camps for over 10 years, and he is a faculty member of The Manhattan School of Music in NYC, The Hartt School, and The Purchase College.
For a full bio, music and videos, please visit HYPERLINK "http://www.rogerioboccato.com/"www.rogerioboccato.com
Information and registration
613 231 3214
creativeguitarmusic@gmail.com
