Two pandeiro workshop with Scott Feiner
At Maracatu NY - Gowanus Arts Building, 295 Douglass St. (between 3rd & 4th Ave), Brooklyn
Price: $25 each
Space is limited, so reserve your spot now - 917-838-5548 | www.maracatuny.com.

Beginners workshop (March 18th from 8:30pm - 10:00pm)
Students will be introduced to the pandeiro and its musical possibilities. Proper playing technique, including the importance of posture and stretching, will be discussed. Students will learn how to generate the pandeiro’s basic sounds and exercises will be presented to help develop the necessary coordination of the left and right hands. Along with exercises, this technique will be applied to several rhythms, such as baião, samba, partido-alto, maracatu and others.

Intermediate/Advanced Workshop (March 25 from 8:30pm - 10:00pm)
For those already familiar with the pandeiro, basic Brazilian rhythms, and with at least a basic level of experience in using movement in the holding hand as well as generating bass tones with the fingertips. Creative concepts will be presented such as the isolation of the different tones on the pandeiro within a given rhythm. Steady, precise holding-hand rotation will be strongly emphasized. More elaborate versions of essential Brazilian rhythms will be presented, as well as non-Brazilian rhythms such as 6/8, 12/8 shuffle and funk patterns. Odd-time rhythms will also be covered.