Brazilian Ensemble Rating 6 with Vocals
Open to instrumentalists and vocalists, this ensemble covers how to choose comping patterns and how they work and apply to drums, bass, and melodic instruments; typical bass lines; drum set patterns (hi-hat, cymbals, snare); common mistakes and misconceptions about these styles; as well as ensemble balance, dynamics and interaction, articulation, phrasing, harmonic, improvisation analysis, baião modes, phrasing, frevo melodies, and tunes in regular and odd meter time signatures. Tunes feature 2-, 3- and 4-part voices, as well as rhythm section arrangements. Repertoire include vocal and instrumental music by most important Brazilian composers, including: Pixinguinha, Jacob do Bandolim, Cartola, Tom Jobim, Edu Lobo, Toninho Horta, Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, Hermeto Pascoal, Egberto Gismonti, and many others.