Take an audio tour through the some of Brazil’s finest bossa nova albums, recordings, and composers. This session is led by Brazilian piano guru Jovino Santos Neto.
A listening class on the colourful music of Brazil. Jovino shares some of his favourite recordings intertwined with Brazilian cultural and historical references.
Discover the recordings of Hermeto Pascoal – one of Brazil’s greatest musical minds. Jovino takes us on a guided audio tour through the discography of this legendary musician.
This live seminar is for students who are new to playing Brazilian music. We will discuss the basics of Brazilian bass lines, right hand comping, and how to create simple Brazilian grooves.
Antônio Carlos Jobim was one of Brazil’s most prolific composers and many of his songs are now included in jazz standard repertoires. In this live seminar Jovino walks us through Jobim’s most prized works and some of his more obscure compositions.
A live concert and listening session where Jovino shares and plays the piano scores of Hermeto Pascoal – one of Brazil’s greatest musical minds.
A listening session with Jovino, who will introduce several pianists who have defined the language of Brazilian piano. An in-depth exploration of what makes Brazilian music special.
We start with some improvisation tips and principles over common progressions and then explore improvisation over a handful of popular Broadway and Brazilian tunes.
Brazilian master Jovino breaks down 2 Bossa Nova classics. We study Jobim’s tunes “É Preciso Dizer Adeus” and “Fotografia” for solo piano.
Learn useful techniques and principles for chord substitution and reharmonisation that we can apply to our arrangements of jazz tunes and Brazilian jazz standards.
This seminar is a musical analysis of several rhythms from Brazil, including samba, baião, and more. We explore the construction of these rhythms and apply to some famous Brazilian tunes.
In this music composition workshop, participants will learn how to draw inspiration from many situations, and how to develop their reflexes as composers by catching ideas as they first appear. Jovino demonstrates how the creative process occurs by composing new music on the spot.
In this seminar we explore the concept of orbital chord progressions and then examine the voicings in context of a groovy Brazilian tune.
In this seminar we discuss the key principles for creating elegant and efficient chord voicings for the modern jazz musician.
Achieving hand independence is one of our top priorities as pianists. Jovino explains exercises and practice routines that we can use to improve our hand independence and musicality.
Learn the key principles for playing in 3/4 time. We explore the underlying theory and apply to different styles of 3/4 grooves.
Explore the harmonies of Antonia Carlos Jobim. One of Brazil’s most respected musicians; in this seminar we will discover some of his must-know compositions.
In this workshop we discuss inner voice movement over different chord types and explore how this is applied in piano performance.
Join this seminar to explore Brazilian Baião rhythms & grooves. We examine the syncopation and rhythmic nuances and then apply in context of Brazilian tunes.
In this live seminar we demystify the tune “Chega de Saudade” by Antônio Carlos Jobim. We explore the melody of the tune, a harmonic analysis, and tips for solo piano players.
In this workshop we explore a number of less-well-known samba jazz standards. Learn how to create the authentic samba jazz sound for solo piano performance.
An exploration of “The Shadow Of Your Smile”, “Dindi”, and “Meditação”. We discuss harmony, accompaniment, and improvisation over these Bossa Nova classics.
In this live seminar, Jovino demystifies the art of composition. We discuss melody, harmony, and rhythm, and how each of these components can be the starting point for composing music.
Participants are shown how to develop mutual trust and freedom in a collective musical context. How to think as an arranger in a group, how to comp effectively, the creative use of cues and many more items will be discussed by Jovino in this workshop.
