SimplySamba

Enhance rhythmic, listening and teamwork skills with this Carnival-infused resource

Get that carnival feeling with SimplySamba! This resource helps to transform your class into a synchronised Samba-inspired drum group.

  • Start by understanding the South American genre with the Introduction before choosing your instruments and picking up your sticks when you can learn some basic Practice Rhythms with your classmates
  • Next, learn individual rhythms for each instrument as we teach you how to play two authentic samba pieces in Rio and Carnival
  • To finish, play along to some percussive-led classics. Choose from the 1998 World Cup anthem – Carnaval de Paris, Tito Puente’s legendary latin number – Oye Cómo Va, or Sergio Mendes’ bossa nova classic – Mas Que Nada

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Getting Started

Getting Started

Information for teachers including alternative percussion instruments and resource guidance

Introduction to Samba

Learn about the origins of Samba, plus key signals and structure aspects for the project ahead

Practice Rhythms

Warm up with some call & response rhythms as a full class. Everybody plays the same rhythms

Rio & Carnival

Learn your first two samba compositions! First view the Learn sections which contain how-to-play guides to give every student the chance to learn their part, before moving onto the Perform section where you can choose to play with or without video guides.

Rio

Learn Perform

Carnival

Learn Perform

Playalongs

Carnaval de Paris – Dario G

Arguably the greatest football World Cup anthem of all time, this Parisian & carnival-infused track will get pulses racing

Learn Perform

Oye Cómo Va – Tito Puente

A Latin classic! Released in 1962 by Tito Puente, often credited as “El Rey”, the King of Latin music

Learn Perform

Mas Que Nada – Sergio Mendes

Brazilian legend, Sergio Mendes and his band Brasil ’66, released this bossa nova track in 1966

Learn Perform

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