Love Jobim’s music? Learn how to get started with Jobim’s iconic tunes including “Girl From Ipanema” & “Corcovado”. A masterclass hosted by Jovino.
Learn the syncopation, rhythmic division, and the feel of the Samba groove found in Brazilian piano. Jovino answers students questions on Brazilian piano styles.
A seminar dedicated to “Samba Jazz” – an instrumental subgenre of samba that emerged in the bossa nova ambit in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Brazil
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.
In this seminar, Jovino will demonstrate how to play the accompaniment and the melody of Triste (Antonio Carlos Jobim) and Summer Samba (Marcos Valle) in the Bossa Nova style, including a harmonic analysis and tips for players.
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 session dedicated to melodic phrasing. Learn how to craft memorable phrases and enhance your melodic creativity.
We explore a selection of less well-known Bossa Nova tunes. For each tune Jovino outlines harmonic considerations, accompaniment, and improvisation.
Join this seminar to explore Brazilian Baião rhythms & grooves. We examine the syncopation and rhythmic nuances and then apply in context of Brazilian tunes.
Learn the most important principles for playing and performing solo piano. We discuss voicings, intros, endings, improvisation, and how to create a full and complete performance.
Explore 2 tunes with Brazilian piano guru Jovino Santos Neto. We take the ballad “Campinas” and the Baião “Bebê” and explore melody, harmony, and improvisation with a Brazilian flavour.
Learn the Brazilian tunes “Café Com Pão”, “Joãozinho Boa Pinta”, & “Samba de Orly”. Jovino teaches the melody, harmony, accompaniment, and arrangement principles.
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 live seminar we identify and isolate the different rhythmic layers when playing Brazilian grooves on the piano. We discuss and explore the key components of the Brazilian samba groove.
Learn how to expand and contract our chord voicings by connecting triads. This concept is related to the Triad Improvisation Seminars referenced in the related seminars.
