BOOKS: Brazilian Music and Percussion

Text in Portuguese, DVD in English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Portuguese.

This book is full of basic exercises and rhythmic combinations to help quickly build musical technique on the Pandeiro.
Both experienced
musicians as well as students with
limited formal music background will find the material easily accessible.

Many rhythmic patterns for Afoxé, Baião, Capoeira, Samba/Choro and Frevo among others, are included. Playing positions are displayed in pictures and the notation is clearly indicated as well. 

Text in Portuguese, DVD in English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Portuguese.

Continuation of Vol. 1 - increasingly challenging exercises to develop fluency with complex rhythmic patterns - also includes three performance duets. 

This is an eclectic collection of six challenging performance/recital
pieces.

Titles: Estudo No. 1 (Pandiero solo), Cachaçada (Pandiero Solo), Chorinho pro Jorginho (Pandiero duet), Semi-afro (Pandiero trio), Pancadaria (Pandiero duet) and Afoxé (Pandiero quartet).

Text in English and Portuguese.

Extensive collection of independence exercises (accent studies, polyrhythms, etc.) applicable to Brazilian drumming. Includes pictures to clarify playing positions and strokes. Great for the development of contemporary performance skills! Studies utilize Afoxé, Baião, Samba and
Bossa Nova rhythms among others. 

Text in English and Portuguese.

Extensive and accessible collection of exercises, studies and compositions focusing on the development of performance skills on the Berimbau. Includes pictures to clarify playing positions and strokes. Studies utilize Angola, and Samba de Roda rhythms among others.

Great for the development of contemporary performance skills on this unique instrument! 

Text in English and Portuguese.

Collection of exercises and etudes for development of performance technique and musicality on Brazilian shakers.

GANZÁ ". . . is a genuine methodology that invites students to learn the tradition, and to explore it further.  In the present publication, the first section is devoted to rhythmic control and accentuation through exercises that remind you of traditional rhythms from Brazil's northeast and southeast regions.  The second section focuses on dynamic control, timbre manipulation, coordination and short studies that require dexterity and more familiarity with the instrument.

Congratulations for one more addition to the series!"

. . . Dr. Ricardo Coelho
de Souza,
Univ. of Oklahoma