Brazilian Rhythmics applied to Piano
The Method
by Fabio Torres, pianist with Trio Corrente, owner of two Grammy Awards
This method of Brazilian rhythmics applied to piano fills a gap in Brazilian popular music learning.
You can find much text on harmony and Jazz improvisation, but few options for the student to go beyond in rhythm.
This is so true that in Classical music, which comprises the work of the great European composers about piano technique, more often than not, there’s a difficulty among musicians to understand modern rhythm in popular music.
This method is compounded by 69 exercises and three etudes in which both hands have the same obligation: every rhythm you play with the right hand will be played with the left hand.
You will face progressive challenges until you get to the last group, working your fingers on a myriad of rhythms with independence.
1. The Idea
2. Who is it for
3. Developing the hands equally
4. The content of the method
5. The accompanying videos
Detailed Content
72 PDFs:
– 14 Percussive Exercises for Piano
– 55 Progressive Rhythmic Exercises
– 03 Rhythmic Etudes for Piano
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11 Supporting Videos:
– Presentation
– General Guidelines
– Lesson about Percussive Exercises 1 to 8
– Lesson about Percussive Exercises 9 and 10
– Lesson about Percussive Exercises 11 and 12
– Lesson about Percussive Exercises 13 and 14
– Lesson about Progressive Exercises 1 to 8
– Lesson about Progressive Exercises 9 to 16
– Lesson about Progressive Exercises 17 to 28
– Lesson about Progressive Exercises 29 to 44
– Lesson about Progressive Exercises 45 to 55
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Videos with performance of all exercises and studies
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Bonus:
Arrangements by Fabio Torres for these great tunes:
– 1 a 0
– Homenagem a Chiquinho do Acordeom
– Nilopolitano
If you have further questions, problems or suggestions, please write to admin@fabiotorres.mus.br.
Bio
Fabio Torres started his piano studies at age 5 and hasn’t stopped yet. His music goes from many dedicated hours to studying the music of Bach, Chopin and Ravel, to the passionate listening of jazz masters, Coltrane and Miles Davis.
But it was in the rich Brazilian Popular Music that this pianist finally acclaimed as his style. In his early 20’s, he had already played with Paulo Moura, Heraldo do Monte, Arismar do Espírito Santo and Dominguinhos. The encounter with the immortal music of Jobim, Jacob do Bandolim and Pixinguinha, as well as living with João Donato, Toninho Horta, Guinga, Leny Andrade, Ivan Lins and many others, consolidated his extremely personal and essentially Brazilian music playing.
Nowadays, Fabio integrates Trio Corrente, one of the most acknowledged Brazilian Jazz bands of the present time, with partners Paulo Paulelli (bass) and Edu Ribeiro (drums). Together, these three musicians created a unique way to interpret Brazilian standards and won the Grammy Award and Latin Grammy in 2014 for best Latin Jazz album with the CD “Song for Maura”, which is a partnership with Cuban clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera. Fabio also plays with Rosa Passos and Raul de Souza.