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The Pandeiro workshop will cover key concepts from Ami’s Mel Bay book, Pandeiro Basics, while focusing on the nuances between Rio-style samba, partido alto, and maxixe. We will explore how to master the tamborim levada and patterns for the pandeiro, along with different choro styles.Participants will analyze several choros to understand both the rhythmic theory and technical execution. We’ll also use these examples to explore how to make the rhythms musical and improvise within and around them.
The workshop will focus on three choros: 1 X 0 by Pixinguinha, Flor Amorosa by Joaquim Calado and Anacleto de Medeiros, and Receita de Samba by Jacob do Bandolim, as well as contemporary partido alto.
Pandeiros will be available for participants to use!
Ami Molinelli is a professional percussionist and educator specializing in Brazilian and Latin percussion. Ami received her Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts. Her performance and recording credits include theater and television (NBC). She is a freelance performing artist as well. She is endorsed by Latin Percussion (LP) and Rhythm Tech. Her last album, História do Choro with Duo Violão Brasl + 1, was released in 2019 and was celebrated as one of the best jazz albums from the Bay Area for 2019. (Andy Gilbert, San Jose Mercury News) She is a two-time San Francisco Arts Commission Individual Artist Recipient in 2018 and 2020. She co-leads the Brazilian and Jazz ensemble Grupo Falso Baiano with three albums to their credit: Depois released in 2017, Simplicidade – Live at Yoshi’s and Viajando em Choro e Jazz. Grupo Falso Baiano has been featured on NPR’s The California Report, Radio Latina, and Pandora LIVE!
Cost: $45 Advance/$60 Day Of
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Berkeley Jazz School, 2087 Addison St,Berkeley, California, United States
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