ARE YOU READY
to immerse yourself
in the heart of
Brazilian music?
From beginners to advanced:
learn your way on any device
We provide a comprehensive overview of the main timelines and rhythmic patterns that define different styles of Samba. With our specific exercises and vocalizations, you will learn how to
master the Samba swing!
Theory and practice in 6 modules comprising
46 classes
In Module 1 we will focus on learning the time lines or rhythmic patterns that define almost all of the different styles of Samba.
You will learn how it all started from the Cabula rhythm of the Angola Candomblé tradition, and follow the many different paths leading to Samba today. You will also see some nice performances with wonderful percussionists playing Cabula, Samba Partido Alto or Pagode, Samba Duro and so on.
Modules 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are entirely dedicated to learning the most iconic Samba instruments: pandeiro, agogô, ganzá, surdo and tamborim. You will learn their specific techniques and how they fit together.
Our course is aimed both at sheet music readers and those who learn by ear. You will find a lot of information, including written material, music scores, and very simple graphics for those who don´t read music. You can study at your own pace, and practice with our play-along audio.
Bill Lucas is a percussionist and drummer with extensive national and international experience, having participated in more than 500 albums in the studio and on stage. He has toured Brazil with various artists and groups and performed in several countries worldwide, including England, Wales, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, India, Angola, and French Guiana and Martinique territories.
Bill has played and recorded with some of the most renowned names in music from Minas Gerais and other states of Brazil, including Lô Borges, Beto Guedes, Samuel Rosa, Vander Lee, Fabiana Cozza, Osvaldinho da Cuíca, Roberto Menescal, Aline Calixto, Fernando Brant, Tavinho Moura, Paulinho Pedra Azul, Túlio Mourão, Tavito, Nivaldo Ornelas, Saulo Laranjeira, Célio Balona, Skank, Jota Quest, Wilson Sideral, Célio Balona, among many others. As a teacher, he has ministered many courses and workshops in Brazil and abroad. He conceived and produced the 1º Percussion Festival of the city of Belo Horizonte, along with Cuban master percussionist Eduardo Espasande.
He is the founder and director of group “Bantuquerê”, that released the DVD “Do Terreiro à Escola de Samba”. He also launched his own CD “Morada”, soundtrack of one of the most important dance Companies of Brazil, “Corpo Escola de Dança”. In May/June 2022, Bill toured Austria with group “Agô”, where he performed in eight shows and taught eight workshops on Brazilian rhythms. Now, Bill Lucas is your teacher at Samba Intimacy, a course dedicated to the learning and appreciation of the most popular musical genre in Brazil, the Samba.
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