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25 Feb 2015 São Bento Grande Variation In tonight’s class we practiced this variation, amongst other things. Mestre Poncianinho was playing the berimbau extra amazingly tonight, it was an audio-visual treat!!! Shame I didn’t record the class!!! tsh#tsh# dim dom dom x2 (São Bento Grande basic) tsh#tsh# dim dom dom domtss# dim dom dom First … Read more
Mojubá lessons – 16 to 22 February 2015 This week was all about s-dobrado Monday: was taught to look at hand when doing it, and also various techniques for teaching nervous system to learn it. This is what it will look like after I have practiced it for hours and hours! Can a 43 year … Read more
10 Feb 2015 – Berimbau notation on Berimbau… On Sunday, after Capoeira class, we were talking about Capoeira notation, and I asked Paula to write Iúna down for me, using Ponciano’s symbols – as I didn’t know how to represent the bit in bold in his notation: dom tsh#tsh# dom#tss# dom#tss# x2 So we moved … Read more
28 Jan 2015 – Toque de Amazonas We learned this tonight. Well, it was my first time playing it, other students knew it! So I should say, I learned this tonight and the group practiced it. Amazonas is really good fun to play – I think it might now be one my favourites, along with … Read more
16 Dec 2014 – Lavadeiras de Maré – Mestre José Antonio de Almeida On last Wednesday’s music practice with Mojubá group, Mestre José Antonio taught us this beautiful song he wrote. It was recorded and I have the honour to be in there, playing the berimbau and singing too with the rest of the group. … Read more