Workshop Descriptions
Jamie Maschler
Workshop Session 1: Xote / Arrasta-pé (For All)
Workshop Session 2: Forró / Baião (Little more advanced)
In these workshops we will take a journey through Northeastern Brazil and it’s rich connection to the accordion. Forró is one of Brazil’s most popular accordion centric forms of dance music which (without COVID-19 of course) packs dance halls. The name literally means a big party and its origin history suggests that it was coined from the phrase “for-all”. We will navigate our way through xote- a relaxed back beat feel, arraste pé which is a Brazilian polka, forró and baião which are syncopated rhythms designed to make you want to move your body. Regardless of your skill level there will be opportunities to play your instrument - please have it handy.
Workshop Session 1: Xote / Arrasta-pé (For All)
Workshop Session 2: Forró / Baião (Little more advanced)
In these workshops we will take a journey through Northeastern Brazil and it’s rich connection to the accordion. Forró is one of Brazil’s most popular accordion centric forms of dance music which (without COVID-19 of course) packs dance halls. The name literally means a big party and its origin history suggests that it was coined from the phrase “for-all”. We will navigate our way through xote- a relaxed back beat feel, arraste pé which is a Brazilian polka, forró and baião which are syncopated rhythms designed to make you want to move your body. Regardless of your skill level there will be opportunities to play your instrument - please have it handy.
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Alex Cumming
Workshop Session 1: The Left Hand Toolkit (Int./Adv.) In this workshop we will learn how to play ascending and descending scales and arpeggios on the accordion bass. From these scales and arpeggios we will take an adventure looking how to add this skill into everyday accordioning and add some fun and vital new elements to your bass and chord toolkit, including bass lines, chord scales, melody playing and more. |
Jeremiah McLane
Workshop Session 2: Ridees - Breton tunes (For All) The Ridée/Laridé represents a family of Breton dances from the Vannes region, along Brittany’s southern coast. They are characterized by arm movements which enable the dancers to stay in time together and with the music, unlike Breton dances that are defined primarily by the choreography of the foot movements. This workshop will focus on a suite of four 'Ridée 6 temps' melodies and we’ll look at integrating left hand duple rhythms within the framework of a six count melody. |
