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Samba Hanon: 50 Exercises for the Beginning to Professional Pianist.(Book review)
* Samba Hanon: 50 Exercises for the Beginning to Professional Pianist, by Peter Deneff. Hal Leonard Corporation (www.musicdispatch.com; (800) 637-2852), 2007. 95pp. $12.95
This new volume includes 50 exercises or studies in essential Latin patterns for the beginning to professional pianist. Using these studies, pianists learn to play idiomatic piano ostinatos of styles such as samba, bossa nova, lambada, bahia and partido alto, and artists including Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, Gilberto Gil, Sergio Mendes and others. The technical requirements of samba, bossa and some jazz styles can be assimilated with a fair amount of ease.
The studies deal with subtle syncopations and voicing of Brazilian samba, bossa nova, Afro-Brazilian axe and Brazilian jazz. The studies are not arranged in progressive order of difficulty but can be selected randomly as needed or appropriate for specific skills.
The student is encouraged to play these studies with a sequenced drum pattern or midi sequencer. They can be played at any tempo with ...
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