Study for Pandeiros & Tan-tan (Ritmos da Mão Brasileiro)
Considered Brazil’s national instrument and an icon of samba, the tonal and rhythmic complexity of the pandeiro is increasingly more popular in the US. This 5-minute performance study for two pandeiros and accompanying tan-tan (the smaller, lap version of the deep-sounding surdo), or rebolo, features a variety of rhythms associated with Brazilian cultures.
Exploring selected performance techniques on these instruments, this percussion trio provides a variety of patterns and technical combinations of sound production with the intent to encourage improvisation, in addition to a very basic insight into a few performance styles (including Samba, Baião, Maracatu, Xaxado, and Capoeira).
The notation for pandeiro and tan-tan is relatively easy to read and comprehend.
