Brazilian Jazz Drumming

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Master the details of one of the world’s most popular and imitated musical cultures straight from a modern Brazilian Jazz Drum master – Edú Ribeiro.

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Built in São Paulo. Made for the world.

The poetry of Brazilian music draws from its deep well of beautiful and diverse rhythms. As with any language, you must learn the nuances, inflections, and cadences by learning from native speakers. 

Master the details of one of the world’s most popular and imitated musical cultures straight from a modern Brazilian Jazz Drum master – Edú Ribeiro.

  • Level 3
  • 65 videos
  • 18 hourS
  • LIVING NOTATION
  • PLAY-ALONGS
  • Subtitles: English

Meet Your Instructor

Edu Ribeiro is a modern Brazilian jazz drumming legend and two time Grammy Award winner. He has performed across the globe with Yamand Costa, Ivan Lins, Joyce, Toquinho, João Bosco, Randy Brecker, Eliane Elias, Brad Mehldau, Stacey Kent, and Leny Andrade, as well his own groups, including Trio Corrente. Edú is also a skilled educator, having taught workshops at the Juilliard School of Music¸Le Centre de Musique Didier Lockwood in Paris, and is currently on the faculty of EMESP (São Paulo State School of Music).

Edú is also a skilled educator, having taught workshops at the Juilliard School of Music, Le Centre de Musique Didier Lockwood in Paris, and is currently on the faculty of EMESP (São Paulo State School of Music).

Course Contents

Lessons

  • Hand Technique
  • Coordination for Brazilian Rhythms
  • Hand Techniques and Accentuations
  • Finger Control Technique
  • Bass Drum and Hi-Hat Concepts for Brazilian Rhythms
  • Essential Rudiments (Double Stroke and Paradiddles)
  • Using the Paradiddle as a Coordinations for 3 Rhythms
  • Samba
  • Baião
  • Choro
  • Frevo
  • Maracatu
  • Ijexaá
  • Exploring the Samba – Part 1
  • Exploring the Samba – Part 2
  • Exploring Samba – Part 3
  • Exploring Samba – Part 4
  • Partido Alto
  • Maracatu (Exploring Maracatu)
  • Explaining the Grooves (Exploring Maracatu)
  • Improvising on the Maracatu
  • Visions of Frevo
  • Explaining the Grooves (Exploring Frevo)
  • Grooves for Baião
  • Explaining the Grooves (Exploring Baião)
  • Improvising on the Baião
  • Technique for the Brushes
  • 2 Musical Examples
  • Slow Tempos
  • Fast Tempos

"El Rei dos Casamentos" Play-Along

  • Performance
  • Performance (with click)
  • Performance (with click, lower volume)
  • Performance (no drums)
  • Solo Section (no drums, with click)
  • Solo Section (no drums, click lower)
  • Solo Section (no click, no drums)

"O ?ndio Cond?" Play-Along

  • Performance
  • Performance (no drums, with click)
  • Performance (no drums, click lower)

"Já to te Esperando" Play-Along

  • Performance
  • Performance (with click)
  • Performance (with click, lower volume)
  • Performance (no drums)
  • Solo Section
  • Solo Section (with click)
  • Solo Section (with click, lower)
  • Solo Section (no drums)

"Maracatim" Play-Along

  • Performance
  • Performance (with click)
  • Performance (with click, lower)
  • Performance (no drums)

"Cebola no Frevo" Play-Along

  • Performance
  • Performance (with click)
  • Performance (with click, lower)
  • Performance (no drums)
  • Solo Section
  • Solo Section (with click)
  • Solo Section (with click, lower)

"Nívea" Play-Along

  • Performance
  • Performance (with click)
  • Performance (with click in 7)
  • Performance (with click, lower)
  • Performance (with click in 7, lower)
  • Performance (no drums)
  • Test Lesson