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Brazilian Percussion, Voice & Dance Workshops For Schools
The Melbourne Samba School is happy to announce
its 2010/11 School Program designed to provide students and teachers
with the opportunity to experience and learn some of the unique dance
styles and musical rhythms of Brazil.
Our Philosophy
Brazilian music and dance is fun, energetic and creative.
Rich in history, culture and rhythm the Melbourne Samba School aims to pass on this heritage to students of all ages and musical levels.
Having fun while learning is a key to our teaching philosophy
with adults and children alike all benefiting from
their experience with us.
Teaching Method
Our classes are interactive, hands on events adaptable
to a variety of settings including classroom groups, private
tuition or larger workshop environments. Whether it is drumming
only, dance or a combination of the both, we can
meet your needs. Teaching can be provided throughout the school
year, evenings and on weekends with class duration varying from one
hour, ½ day or ongoing sessions. Genuine Brazilian percussion instruments
provided.
Student Benefits
- Classes are fun and motivating
- Students develop a sense of rhythm and beat
- Active participation encourages confidence
- Students improve their listening skills
- Everyone can play beautiful sounds in only a short period of time
- Classes are open to all levels and abilities giving an opportunity
for all students to learn
- More experienced students have the chance to play complex material and focus their skills
- Dance movement develops physical coordination, health and well being
- Students will learn about the culture of Brazil
Some of the schools visited (Australia)
- Caulfield Grammar School (VIC)
- Kew High School (VIC)
- Sholem Aleichem College (VIC)
- Caulfield Montessori School (VIC)
- Clifton Hill Primary School (VIC)
- Royal Women's Hospital Child Care Centre (VIC)
- St Stephen's School, Carramar (WA)
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Samba School
Teacher
PERCUSSION & DRUM KIT
Carlos Ferreira |
Carlos Ferreira comes from Vila Isabel, a
suburb of Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil) which is to samba what
old New Orleans is to jazz. He initially developed his style playing
samba drums in some of Rio's most important Samba Schools. Later
he toured with TV - sponsored Brazilian jazz bands.
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Since arriving in Australia in 1985, Ferreira has become one of Melbourne's
most exciting and innovative exponents of cross-cultural jazz, combining
local jazz styles with Brazilian rhythms.
Ferreira has given workshops at a range or primary, secondary
and tertiary institutions at a national level. He has
also extensively traveled overseas where he both performed and organised
Brazilian percussion workshops. Countries visited include China, Canada,
New Zealand, Ireland, Spain, England, Scotland, Iceland, Slovenia, Sweden, Japan,
USA, Germany and Switzerland. Ferreira has participated
as a teacher at the 2003/2004 Jambalaya New Zealand Percussion Festivals
where he trained a 100-plus bateria for a special performance at the
end of the 2004 Festival. Ferreira has been so successful with his teaching that both Samba groups from Auckland and Wellington have organised his return to NZ. Ferreira did a very successful European tour in 2004, leading 410 UK samba percussionists on the World Record Attempt for the Guinness Book of Records in St. Ives,Cornwall and 150 plus UK percussionists for the Edinburgh Festival Cavalcade 2004. Recent international worrkshops include Hong Kong 2006, the Edinburgh Samba School 2006 and Isle of Wight 2006.
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Major workshops conducted by Ferreira:
- 2010 Wellington Batucada Workshops, Wellington, New Zealand
- 2010 St Stephen's School, Carramar (WA)
- 2009 London School of Samba Workshop - UK
- 2009 Manchester School of Samba Workshop - UK
- 2009 Unidos Workshop - Isle of Wight, UK
- 2009 Querschlaeger Workshop - Paderborn, Germany
- 2009 Bloco Tortura Workshop - Paderborn, Germany
- 2009 St Stephen's School, Carramar (WA)
- 2009 New Zealand Tour & Cuba Street Festival (Sponsored by the Brazilian Embassy in New Zealand)
- 2008 Wellington Batucada Workshops, Wellington, NZ
- 2008 AK Samba Workshops, Auckland, NZ
- 2008 Rotorua Samba Workshops, Rotorua, NZ
- 2008 Tauranga Samba Workshops, Tauranga, NZ
- 2008 Wanaka Samba Workshops, Wanaka, New Zealand
- 2008 Mt Aspiring College, Wanaka, New Zealand
- 2008 Caulfield Grammar School Workshops and Performance - Concert Hall, Melbourne
- 2007 Samba Workshops for Beleza (Fremantle)
- 2007 Samba Workshops for Brisamba (Brisbane)
- 2006 Hong Kong Academy For Performing Arts
- 2006 Workshop for 1000 Primary & Secondary students - Tsuen Wan Town Hall - Hong Kong
- 2006 Workshops for 1000 Primary & Secondary students - Ko Shan Theatre - Hong Kong
- 2006 Kids Workshop at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- 2006 Masterclass - Hong Kong Culural Centre
- 2006 Monash University Multicultural Week
- 2006 Edinburgh Samba School (Scotland)
- 2006 Isle of Wight (England)
- 2005 Monash University Multicultural Week
- 2004 Birmingham Music Conservatoire (England)
- 2004 Carnival Encounter (Brighton, England)
- 2004 Braincroft Lodge Workshops (Scotland)
- 2004 Bristol Samba School (England)
- 2004 Sol Samba (Oxford, England)
- 2004 Edinburgh Samba School
(Scotland)
- 2004 Encontro Atlantico - St. Ives, Cornwall, England
- 2004 Isle of Wight (England)
- 2004 Uniao do Samba (Stockholm - Sweden)
- 2004 Reikjavik (Iceland)
- 2004 Jambalaya Festival (New Zealand)
- 2003 Jambalaya Festival (New Zealand )
- 2003 Wellington International Jazz Festival
- 2003 NMIT Collingwood - Music Department
- 2003 NMIT Greensborough - Music Department
- 2003 Caulfield Grammar School -
Percussion & Voice Workshop for 400 students - Junior Assembly
- 2001 National Conference Of Kodaly Musical Education Institute Of Australia
- 2001 School of Creative and Performing Arts (University of Auckland)
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