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This comprehensive book presents a wealth of information about the Brazilian frame drum known to musicians as the pandeiro. Pandeiro Basics presents so much more than a method or set of playing techniques; herein, you will find a historical introduction to numerous Brazilian musical styles, rhythm patterns with contextual references typically performed on the pandeiro, and an introduction to principal pioneer performers on the instrument. These patterns are represented in standard percussion notation with note values represented on a single line. In addition, you will learn the secret to playing the pandeiro with constant 16th note rotation in one hand while playing the patterns with your other. Technique will include how to get varying kinds of sounds out of the drumhead, as well as muting and technical-style differences.
The author provides dozens of listening suggestions for readers. Consulting these recordings will familiarize you with some great choro and samba soloists and groups that use the pandeiro, guaranteeing stylistic authenticity in your own renditions as you learn pandeiro parts for choro, samba, maxixe, baião, côco, valsa, frevo, afoxé, funk rhythms, and more. The book culminates in a pandeiro duet followed by a pandeiro-specific FAQ list. For example, “How do you get a roll out of the pandeiro?” The answer is in here.
The author—herself an outstanding percussionist, recording artist and player of the 10-inch choro model—offers extensive tips on finding, selecting, holding, tuning, practicing, developing tone, amplifying, avoiding injury, and maintaining this most versatile of hand percussion instruments, the pandeiro! Great for any beginner or advanced player!

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: A Brief History of Choro
• Chapter 2: Traditional Choro Instrumention
• Chapter 3: A Choro Glossary
• Chapter 4: A Brief Pandeiro History in Choro
• Chapter 5: Choosing a Pandeiro and Amplification
• Chapter 6: How to Properly Hold the Pandeiro
• Chapter 7: Technique and Guide
• Chapter 8: More About Pandeiros & Avoiding Injury
• Chapter 9: Warm-ups with 16th Note Rotation for Choro & Samba
• Chapter 10: Warm-up Exercises for Tone Development
• Chapter 11: Choro and Samba Fingering with 16th Note Rotation
• Chapter 12: Accents for the Choro and Samba Patterns
• Chapter 13: From Choro to Samba
• Chapter 14: Differing Hand/Finger Techniques for Playing Choro & Samba
• Chapter 15: Beginning Improvisation
• Chapter 16: Typical Endings for Samba or Choro (i.e. Jam Setting)
• Chapter 17: The Choro Ballad
• Chapter 18: The Brazilian Tamborim
• Chapter 19: Lundu
• Chapter 20: Maxixe and Tango Brasileiro
• Chapter 21: Polca
• Chapter 22: Marcha
• Chapter 23: Northeastern Brazilian Rhythms: Baião
• Chapter 24: Northeastern Brazilian Rhythms: Côco
• Chapter 25: Northeastern Brazilian Rhythms: Xaxado
• Chapter 26: Northeastern Brazilian Rhythms: Xote
• Chapter 27: Ciranda
• Chapter 28: Fervo
• Chapter 29: Maracatu
• Chapter 30: Partido Alto
• Chapter 31: Afro-Samba Rhythms
• Chapter 32: A Valsa
• Chapter 33: Samba in 3
• Chapter 34: Samba in 7
• Chapter 35: Atabaque or Afoxé Patterns
• Chapter 36: Afoxé Patterns
• Chapter 37: Funk Patterns
• Chapter 38: Americana Na E.P.M. (Escola Portatil da Música): A Pandeiro Duet in Choro Form
• Chapter 39: Pandeiro Maintenance and Frequently Asked Questions
• Obrigada!
• Bibliography
• About the Author

Catalog:	MB30980
Publisher:	Mel Bay
Composer:	Ami Molinelli
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Voicing:	Pandeiro
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