Coordination studies for Brazilian Rhythms
Ramon Montagner explores the rhythmic concepts of motor coordination based on systems and readings.
This comprehensive methodology, which has already been used by great names such as Allan Dawson and Gary Chester with established methods from world drum literature, now has a reinterpretation and adaptation for the Brazilian rhythmic universe.
It covers five of the main Brazilian rhythms such as Samba, Baião, Frevo, Maracatu and Ijexá with original and unusual systems mixed with more traditional rhythms in the popular songbook.
The first three sections of the book present systems for one-, two-, and three-voice readings, delving deeply into the rhythmic voices of each genre studied. Sections 4 and 5 also explore the concept of harmonic independence, a development of the previous chapters, and also explore systems and readings for Brazilian rhythms in 5/4 and 7/8.
