NEW! 5 CENTURIES OF BRAZILIAN MUSIC

"Jovino is an enthusiastic tour guide to the entirety of Brazilian music! He is historically knowledgeable and musically astute in the fascinating choices he plays for the class from his deep archive of recordings. Anyone who loves Brazilian music - either as a player or a scholar - will love this class as much as I did." - Fred Hersch

The instructor is Jovino Santos Neto, a Brazilian pianist, composer and educator with strong credentials: an environmental biologist, a member of the legendary Hermeto Pascoal Group for 15 years, a music producer nominated for 3 Latin Grammies and a Professor of Music at Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts since 1994. Jovino is respected worldwide for his knowledge and delivery style, presenting deep musical concepts with simple examples, often taken from nature.

An online course in 10 sessions via Zoom by Jovino Santos Neto - for all musicians and music lovers!

New Class offered in September!
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 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00 to 6:20 PM Pacific Time, from Tuesday September 15 until Thursday, October 15.
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1.  September 15 - Circle-based rhythms: batuque, rural samba, lundu
2.  September 17 - Choro
3.  September 22 - Maxixe
4.  September 24 - Baião, xaxado, forró, arrasta-pé, xote, coco
5.  September 29 - Urban samba, batucada, samba-canção, partido alto
6.  October 1 - Bossa Nova
7.  October 6 -  Marcha-rancho, ciranda, frevo and other parading traditions
8.  October 8 -  Maracatu – the sacred coronation march
9.  October 13 - Samba-jazz and other hybrids
10. October 15 - Contemporary Music in Brazil
 
You can book the entire course for one payment of $250.00 or each individual session for $30.00

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