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Study Brazilian Percussion w/founder of Confluencia (Webster Groves)
offered in person
offered virtually
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Learn to play:
Tamborim
Chocalho (ganza and rocar)
Caixa
Repique
Pandeiro
Surdo
Caxixi
Agogo
Phase 1 of instructon focuses on playing techniques
Phase 2 focuses on grooves and simple breaks
Phase 3 focuses on learning parts to extended drum breaks (paradinhas) composed by Mauro Jorge do Nascimento AKA Mestre Maurao of the Academicos do Cubango samba school in Rio de Janeiro
To get a preview of the materials used in the lessons go to sambabeats.com.br and download the free ebooks. These ebooks contain transcriptions of samba batucada grooves in the styles of 11 different samba schools as well as transcriptions of two complete paradinhas. These represent a small fraction of the content covered in the lessons.
-Instructor with over 20 years experience and over a decade's experience teaching Brazilian percussion
-Available for workshops (fee negotiable) and virtual lessons
-lesson fees: $45 per hour and $30 for half hour (group discounts are available)
Heres a clip of Dave Clark leading Confluencia through a recent performance of one of Mestre Maurao's paradinhas at the Old Rock House in downtown St. Louis.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_qOV0672tMw
Note: especially hard working and committed students may be invited to perform with Confluencia
Obrigado!