- Year 10
- Edexcel
Samba, bossa nova and other Latin dance music
I can explain the links between samba and bossa nova and can create a bossa nova groove.
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- Year 10
- Edexcel
Samba, bossa nova and other Latin dance music
I can explain the links between samba and bossa nova and can create a bossa nova groove.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Samba is a form of Brazilian dance and music which comes in many forms, one of which is batucada.
- Batucada is often played at celebrations and carnival, and is performed by a percussion ensemble called a bateria.
- Bossa nova adapts many of the features of samba to create a more relaxed style.
- It often uses a version of the clave called the bossa nova clave.
- Many other styles exist in the region, including habanera, tango, danzón, cha-cha-chá and rumba.
Keywords
Samba - Samba is a style of energetic Brazilian dance, or the music that goes with it.
Batucada - Batucada is a type of fast-paced samba music performed by a percussion ensemble (bateria).
Bossa nova - Bossa nova is a style of music and dance that developed from samba in the 1950s.
Bossa nova clave - The bossa nova clave is a version of the clave in which the second note of the ‘2’ is delayed by a quaver.
Habanera - The habanera rhythm is a repeated two-beat rhythm used in habanera and tango music.
Common misconception
Pupils may confuse the bossa nova clave and rumba clave with each other.
Break the bossa nova clave into its group of 3 and group of 2. Practise the '3' on its own, identically to the son clave. Then practise the '2' with the second note delayed by a quaver. Only once the two parts are separately learnt then combine them.
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