WhAt yOu wIlL fInD…
2  CoNtEnTs 15  AmAzOn sAmBa
3  SaMbA BaSiCs
4  LeAdInG a sAmBa bAnD
5  SaMbA iNsTrUmEnTs
6  TeAcHiNg sAmBa
7  SaMbA pIeCeS [pArT 1]
8  RhYtHm & sYlLaBlEs
9  RhYtHm + GrId mEtHoD
10  ReAdInG RhYtHmS 1
11  ReAdInG rHyThMs 2
12  rHyThMs & rEsTs 1
13  RhYtHmS & rEsTs 2
14  SaMbA pIeCeS [pArT 2]
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16  DiNoSaUr sAmBa
17  CaRiBbEaN SaMbA
18  SaMbA ReGgAe
19  SwAsHbUcKlE sAmBa AgOgO
20  SoLaR sYsTeM sAmBa
21  SuPeRbOwL sAmBa
22  WoRlD cUp sAmBa
23  ‘BaTeRiA!’
24  CaRnIvAl sAmBa
SnArE
25  10 CaLl & ReSpOnSeS
O
26  10 BrEaKs SuRd
27  10 sOnGs fOr sAmBa
28  10 wArM-uP gAmEs
29  SaMpLe lEsSoN 1
30  SaMpLe lEsSoN 2
SaMbA BaSiCs
SaMbA iS a sTyLe oF mUsIc fRoM tHe sTrEeTs oF
BrAzIl, cOmMoNlY hEaRd aT cArNiVaLs. MoSt oF tHe
iNsTrUmEnTs uSeD aRe pErCuSsIoN iNsTrUmEnTs
wHiCh mAkEs iT qUiTe a lOuD sTyLe oF mUsIc.

EaCh yEaR, sAmBa sChOoLs cOmPeTe tO bE nAmEd

tHe bEsT. 12 gRoUpS oF mUsIcIaNs aNd dAnCeRs
pIcK a sOnG, tHeMe, cOsTuMeS, cReAtE dAnCeS aNd
dEcOrAtE fLoAtS tO iMpReSs tHe cRoWd aNd
jUdGeS wItH aS tHeY pArAdE tHrOuGh tHe sTrEeT.

CaRnIvAlS tAkE pLaCe iN mAnY dIfFeReNt CaRiBbEaN

aNd sOuTh AmErIcAn cOuNtRiEs bUt iN BrAzIl iT iS
tO mArK tHe bEgInNiNg oF lEnT, 40 dAyS bEfOrE
EaStEr, wHeRe pEoPlE dOn’t eAt mEaT fOr 40 dAyS.

ThInK: cArNiVoRe!

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 lEaDiNg a sAmBa bAnD
YoUr mAiN tEaChInG tOoL iS tHe ApItO wHiStLe.
MoSt
Ap
nOtE ItOs cAn
#1 YoU cAn uSe iT tO sTaRt aNd sToP tHe sAmBa bAnD. dOwN s; C, D + pRoDuCe
1, 2 o E 3
To sTaRt I nOrMaLlY uSe “1 2 3 4” aNd tO sToP “1... 2... 1 2 3 4” R 3 o bY hOlDiN
ThIs F tHe g
sIgNa c O uLd b hOlEs.
L dIf E
FeReN uSeD tO
#2 gIvE yOuR cLaSs a tUnE oR rHyThM tO fInIsH/cOpY aS aN aTtEnTiOn gRaBbEr.
If yOu pLaY “1234” tHeY pLaY “StOp! SaMbA TiMe” iN tHe sTyLe oF M.C. HaMmEr. t pAr
Ts.
#3 tO pRaCtIcE rHyThMs, gEt pUpIlS tO cOpY yOuR rHyThM iN cAlL & rEsPoNsE.
ThE ApItO iS nIcE aNd cLeAr. ‘DoN’t pLaY tHiS oNe bAcK’ Is a gReAt gAmE tO dO
tHiS wItH.

#4 wHeN pUpIlS aRe pLaYiNg, iF oNe gRoUp fAlLs oUt oF tImE, yOu cAn uSe tHe
ApItO tO gEt tHeIr aTtEnTiOn tO fOlLoW yOu. BlOw oNcE aNd pOiNt tO tHeM
tHeN yOuRsElF pErHaPs.

#5 pLaY lOnG oR sHoRt oN tHe ApItO tO gEt pUpIlS uSeD tO yOu cOnDuCtInG.
WhEn yOu pLaY lOnG tHeY nEeD tO pLaY aS qUiCk aS tHeY cAn [kEePiNg tHeIr
sTiCkS cLoSe tO tHe iNsTrUmEnT] tHeN jUsT 1 hIt wHeN yOu bLoW oNcE.

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 SaMbA iNsTrUmEnTs
O
SuRd
ThE sUrDo iS tHe hEaRt
bEaT oF tHe mUsIc aNd iS
a lOuD aNd dEeP sOuNdInG
dRuM pLaYeD wItH tHe
hAnD oR a sOfT bEaTeR.
AgOgO
ThE aGoGoS aRe tHe
mElOdY / tUnE oF sAmBa
aNd cUt tHrOuGh tHe
mUsIc wItH tHeIr hIgH aNd
lOw mEtAl bElLs.
ThE sNaRe dRuM aDdS a
tRaIn-lIkE sOuNd tO tHe ApItO
sAmBa wItH tHeIr bUzZiNg
wIrEs aNd fAsT rHyThMs.
ThE tAmBoRiM iS tHe mAiN
rHyThM iNsTrUmEnT. It
nOrMaLlY pLaYs lOnGeR
pAtTeRnS. ThEy aRe pLaYeD
wItH pLaStIc ‘wHiPs’.
LiKe tHe sNaRe dRuM, tHe
gAnZa sHaKeR aDdS tO tHe
cOnStAnT fAsT-pAcEd tRaIn-
lIkE rHyThM oF sAmBa.
ThE aPiTo iS aNoThEr
mElOdY iNsTrUmEnT bUt iT
iS uSeD tO cOnDuCt tHe
pIeCe oF mUsIc.
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 TeAcHiNg sAmBa WhErE tO bEgIn FiRsT, sTaRt wItH bAsIc cAlL aNd rEsPoNsE
wHeRe yOu pLaY a rHyThM aNd tHeY cOpY iT.
ExPlAiN tHaT rHyThM iS eItHeR fAsT oR sLoW.

NeXt, tRy tO gEt pUpIlS tO uNdErStAnD tHe

tH dIfFeReNcE bEtWeEn bEaT aNd rHyThM…
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o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

FoR tHeM: bEaT iS lIkE a cLoCk tIcKiNg oR a hEaRt bEaTiNg. FoR FoR yOu: bEaT sEtS tHe sPeEd oF tHe mUsIc
rHyThM I tElL pUpIlS tO ImAgInE tHe nOiSe a tRaIn mAkEs aS iT bUt iT iS cOnStAnT aNd eQuAl [lIkE a cLoCk].
tRaVeLs aCrOsS tHe rAiLs. SoMe tImEs tHeRe aRe aLl 4 sLeEpErS RhYtHm iS tHeN tHe pAtTeRnS yOu pLaY iNsIdE
tHeRe lIkE tHe rHyThM aBoVe, bUt oThEr tImEs tHeRe’s oNlY 3, 2 oR eAcH bEaT. YoU cAn pLaY fAsT oN oNe bEaT
eVeN 1. I pUt wOrDs tO eAcH rHyThM lIkE bElOw [aNd oN pAgE 8] aNd aNd sLoW oN aNoThEr, oR nOt aT aLl.
sAy eAcH oN a bEaT oF tHe cLoCk [rEd bOxEs].
ThE iDeA iS fOr pUpIlS tO bE aBlE tO rEaD nOtAtIoN [iN
wHaTeVeR oRdEr] aNd pErFoRm tHe dIfFeReNt rHyThMs aT
tHe cOrReCt sPeEdS tO fIt wItH tHe bEaT. I sTaRt wItH 2
bEaT rHyThMs fIrSt bUt gRaDuAlLy GeT pUpIlS tO cReAtE
tHeIr oWn 4 bEaT rHyThMs oR pRiNt oUt eAcH gRoUp oF
nOtEs fOr pUpIlS tO aRrAnGe.
o o o o o o o o o o
[sEe pAgE 31 fOr cUt-oUt nOtEs]
[sEe pAgE 32 fOr mAkE yOuR oWn rHyThM tEmPlAtE]
SnArE SuRdO tAmBoRiM gAnZa sHaKeR [sEe pAgE 33 tO cOmPoSe a wHoLe pIeCe]
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EaCh sAmBa pIeCe iNcLuDeS 3 sEcTiOnS:
‘I aM tHe SaMbA mAn’
I cOmE fRoM dOwN yOuR wAy…wHaT cAn yOu pLaY?... I pLaY tHe...
1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE ThIs iS wHeRe
tHe lEaDeR pLaYs a pAtTeRn aNd tHe sAmBa bAnD
fInIsHeS iT oFf oR cOpIeS iT…
2
YoU pLaY: sCoObY dOoBy dOo
ThEy pLaY: wHeRe aRe yOu?

2] gRoOvE ThIs iS tHe mAiN sEcTiOn sHoWn 4

oN tHe rIgHt. ThErE aRe 5 dIfFeReNt rHyThMs bUt
tHeY sHoUlD aLl lInK tOgEtHeR.

RhYtHm 1/ iS SuRdO tWiCe tHe sPeEd oF tHe bEaT

RhYtHm 2/ iS GaNzA ShAkEr – tWiCe aS fAsT aS SuRdO 1
RhYtHm 3/ iS SnArE - tHe sAmE aS tHe bEaT
RhYtHm 4/ iS TaMbOrIm - 3 fAsT nOtEs oN eAcH bEaT
RhYtHm 5/ iS AgOgO - “a” iS lOnG aNd “gOgO” iS qUiCk
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3] bReAk tHiS iS hOw wE fInIsH pLaYiNg tHe
gRoOvE. ThEy cAn bE lOnG oR sHoRt. A sImPlE
bReAk wOuLd bE fOr yOu tO bLoW tHe aPiTo 4 tImEs
aNd fOr pUpIlS tO sAy & pLaY “sAmBa mUsIc”
5
TiP: LoOk aT hOw eAcH nEw gRoUp oF nOtEs sTaRtS aT
tHe sAmE tImE aS eAcH bEaT oF tHe cLoCk [rEd lInE]
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 RhYtHm Is cReAtEd wHeN yOu mIx
tOgEtHeR fAsT aNd sLoW pAtTeRnS

BeAt Is lIkE a tIcKiNg cLoCk aNd yOu Snare Surdo Tamborim

eItHeR cHoSe tO pLaY a sLoW oR fAsT rHyThM Tadpole
Frog Butterfly
oN eAcH ‘tIcK’ aNd ‘tOcK’ Kiwi
Pear Coconut

ExAmPlE: iF wE tAkE tHe fIrSt fOuR

iNsEcT tHeMeD rHyThMs aNd pLaY oNe oN
eAcH ‘bEaT’ oF tHe cLoCk: [1] fRoG,

C k ’ ‘ToCk [2] tAdPoLe,

‘ T i ’ [3] bUtTeRfLy,
Agogo
yOu sHoUlD nOtIcE a fEw tHiNgS…
[4] gRaSsHoPpEr
Apito Ganza Shaker
Grasshopper Mosquito Caterpillar
FrOg lAsT oNe wHoLe bEaT, tAdPoLe iS fAsTeR tO fIt tHe
wOrD iN aNd bUtTeRfLy iS eVeN fAsTeR. HoWeVeR, Strawberry Banana Watermelon
‘gRaSsHoPpEr’ eNdS wItH tWo fAsTeR sYlLaBlEs.

O
AgOgO SuRd

SnArE
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RhYtHmS aNd rEsTs ReStS aRe tHe cUrVeD sIgNs oN tHe rEd aNd pUrPlE rOw. WhEn yOu sEe a rEsT yOu sTiLl
hAvE tO iMaGiNe sAyInG tHe wOrD bUt iNsTeAd nOt pLaYiNg fOr jUsT tHaT pArT oF tHe wOrD.

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

SnArE SuRdO tAmBoRiM AgOgO ApItO GaNzA sHaKeR

wE cOuLd fIt a
hAlF rEsT iN tHiS
dOuBlE sPaCe bUt
wE uSe a dOt
iNsTeAd....

x x o x o o x o o x o o o o

ShH sUr – dO a - gO-gO tAm - bOrIm A – pI - tO a - gO-gO

O
AgOgO SuRd

SnArE
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 RhYtHm eXeRcIsE 1
FoR tHeSe nExT 4 pAgEs iT
wOuLd bE a gOoD iDeA tO
dOwNlOaD a mEtRoNoMe. YoU
wIlL nEeD tO sEt iT tO 1/16tH nOtEs
aNd sEt tHe bPm (bEaTs pEr mInUtE]
lOw aT fIrSt. ThEy wIlL bE tHe sPeEd
yOu hAvE tO pLaY tHe bLuE rHyThM aT.

o o o o o o

o o o o o o o o

o o o o o o o o o o o

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 RhYtHm eXeRcIsE 2

o o o o o o o o o o o

o o o o o o o o

o o o o o o o o o o

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 RhYtHmS & rEsTs eXeRcIsE 1

o o o o o x

o o x o o o o

o o o o o x o o o o

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RhYtHmS & rEsTs eXeRcIsE 2

o o x o o o o o o o o

o o o o o x o o o

o o o o o o o o o

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 SaMbA pIeCeS
#01 AmAzOn sAmBa
#02 DiNoSaUr sAmBa
#03 CaRiBbEaN SaMbA AgOgO
#04 SaMbA ReGgAe
#05 SwAsHbUcKlE sAmBa
#06 SoLaR sYsTeM sAmBa
SnArE
#07 SuPeRbOwL sAmBa
O
#08 WoRlD cUp sAmBa SuRd
#09 ‘bAtErIa’
#10 CaRnIvAl SaMbA [cOmPeTiTiOn]
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1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE
YoU pLaY: wHaT dO tHe mOnKeYs sAy?
ThEy pLaY: oOh oOh aH aH aH x4
AmAzOn sAmBa
2] gRoOvE
RhYtHm 1/ tHe hIgH nOtE iS yOuR hAnD [lEfT]
Jun - gle Dru - mming
tHe lOw nOtE iS tHe sTiCk [rIgHt]

RhYtHm 2/ pLaYs 4 tImEs fAsTeR - lIkE a tRaIn

Rattlesnakes are In the jungle Rattlesnakes are In the jungle
RhYtHm 3/ hAs 4 tImEs fAsT tHeN 2 sLoW oN rEpEaT

RhYtHm 4/ pLaYs 2 sLoW, 2 fAsT tHeN aGaIn bAcKwArDs

RhYtHm 5/ iS 3 fAsT, 2 sLoW, 2 sLoW, 1 lOnG Mighty lion Roaring Mighty lion Roaring

BlOw tHe aPiTo 4 tImEs tO cUe

In the Amazon You can find Monkeys
3] bReAk “AmAzOn SaMbA”
CoNtInUe pLaYiNg tHe gRoOvE…

EnDiNg: sIgNaL eNdInG [rAiSe hAnD]

“StOp! SaMbA tImE!” aFtEr 4 wHiStLeS Amazon Samba All night long
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 DiNoSaUr sAmBa 1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE
YoU pLaY: oPeN tHe dOoR, gEt oN tHe fLoOr
ThEy pLaY: eVeRyBoDy wAlK tHe dInOsAuR
x4

2] gRoOvE
Dino - saur Dino - saur RhYtHm 1/ pLaY 2 sLoW wItH tHe sTiCk tHeN
1 tImE wItH yOuR hAnD eVeN sLoWeR

RhYtHm 2/ pLaYs 4 tImEs fAsT, 2 sLoW x2 tHeN 1

Pteredactyl flying In the Sky RhYtHm 3/ hAs 3 fAsT, 2 sLoW sAmE rEpEaTeD tWiCe

RhYtHm 4/ cHeCk tHe 1sT pArT [1 sLoW tHeN 2 fAsT]

Dinosaur Samba Dinosaur Samba RhYtHm 5/ sTaRtS wItH tHe sAmE aS pArT 3
tHeN hAs tWo sIlEnCe bEaTs

BlOw tHe aPiTo 4 tImEs tO cUe

T - rex is coming Coming for you 3] bReAk “dInOsAuR sAmBa”
CoNtInUe pLaYiNg tHe gRoOvE…

EnDiNg: sIgNaL eNdInG [rAiSe hAnD]

Dinosaur Samba shh shh “StOp! IcE aGe!” aFtEr 4 wHiStLeS

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1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE
CaRiBbEaN SaMbA
x4
YoU pLaY: wE cAn pLaY cAlYpSo
ThEy pLaY: wE cAn pLaY cAlYpSo

2] gRoOvE
RhYtHm 1/ tHe hIgH nOtE iS hAnD [lEfT] Sun Shine Sun Shining
tHe lOw nOtE iS sTiCk [rIgHt]

RhYtHm 2/ iS 4 tImEs fAsTeR 7 tImEs - lIkE a tRaIn

Caribbean Island sun shh shh
RhYtHm 3/ iS tHe sAmE bUt bEaT 3 iS x2 fAsTeR

RhYtHm 4/ iS sImIlAr tO tHe sNaRe bUt bEaT 3 hAs a dOt

wHiCh mEaNs tHaT tHe 2nD bEaT iS qUiCkLy bEfOrE bEaT 4.

Jump in The line Harry Bela - fonte

RhYtHm 5/ fOlLoWs sUrDo tHeN tAmBoRiM

BlOw tHe aPiTo tO tHe rHyThM:

Rock the Boat but Don’t fall out
3] bReAk “JuMp iN tHe lInE”
CoNtInUe pLaYiNg tHe gRoOvE…

StOp-tImE: sIgNaL 1 hIt tHeN 2 hItS.

[sEe vErSe oF ‘jUmP iN tHe lInE’] We can Play Ca - lypso
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 SaMbA ReGgAe 1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE
YoU pLaY: bOb mArLeY…
ThEy pLaY: lIkEs sAmBa rEgGaE x4

2] gRoOvE
Mar - ching To the Rhythm RhYtHm 1/ iS tHe sAmE aS rHyThM 5 [pAgE 17]

RhYtHm 2/ iS tHe sAmE aS rHyThM 3 [pAgE 17]

RhYtHm 3/ cOpIeS tHe eNd oF rHyThM 2 oN rEpEaT

Samba Reggae Super-Samba Reggae
RhYtHm 4/ pLaYs tHe 1sT + 4tH nOtEs oF a gRoUp oF 4
lIkE aBoVe iT iN yElLoW. ThE 3rD ‘rOcK’ iS oN tHe 2nD bEaT
oF RhYtHm. LiKe bElLoW iN tHe gReEn.
Super-Samba Reggae Super-Samba Reggae
RhYtHm 5/ iS 3 fAsT, 2 sLoW tHeN 2 rEsTs

BlOw tHe aPiTo 4 tImEs tO cUe

Rock Rock Rock The Beat
3] bReAk “SaMbA ReGgAe”
CoNtInUe pLaYiNg tHe gRoOvE…

EnDiNg: sIgNaL eNdInG [rAiSe hAnD]

Rock the rhythm To the Beat “SaMbA rEgGaE!” aFtEr 4 wHiStLeS

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1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE
YoU pLaY: rEaDy tO sEt sAiL?
ThEy pLaY: wE aRe! x4
SwAsH bUcKlE sAmBa
2] gRoOvE
RhYtHm 1/ iS tHe sAmE aS tHe sUrDo pAgE 18 Have You Found the Treasure?
[It cAn bE a tRiCkY bUt cOmMoN oNe]

RhYtHm 2/ iS tHe sAmE aS rHyThM 3 oN pAgE 20

Heave - ho Heave – ho Rowing to the Rhythm
RhYtHm 3/ cOpIeS tHe 2nD hAlF oF rHyThM 2

RhYtHm 4/ uSeS tHe nAmE oF tHe pIeCe

[1 sLoW aNd 2 fAsT fOr tHe wOrD ‘sWaShBuCkLe’]
Caribbean Pirate Caribbean Pirate
RhYtHm 5/ iS 3 fAsT, 2 sLoW, 2 sLoW tHeN 1

BlOw tHe aPiTo tO tHe rHyThM:

Swashbuckle Samba shh shh
3] bReAk “rEaDy tO wAlK tHe pLaNk!”
CoNtInUe pLaYiNg tHe gRoOvE…

eNdInG: “I’m a pIrAtE” [4 sYlLaBlEs]

AfTeR hEaRiNg 4 aPiTo wHiStLeS Have You Found the Treasure
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 SoLaR sYsTeM sAmBa 1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE
YoU pLaY: WhO iS aN aLiEn?
ThEy pLaY: I aM aN aLiEn!
x4

2] gRoOvE
Space Is - the Place RhYtHm 1/ fOlLoW pArT2: pLaY oN bEaT 1, tHeN 2
tHeN oN tHe 2nD hAlF oF bEaT 3 tHeN oN bEaT 4

RhYtHm 2/ ‘cOnStElLaTiOnS’ + ‘sOlAr sYsTeM’

aRe tHe sAmE sPeEd
Look up At the Stars and Constellations
RhYtHm 3/ iS tHe sAmE pAtTeRn rEpEaTeD tWiCe

RhYtHm 4/ iS tHe sAmE aS rHyThM 4 - pAgE 20

Solar System Samba Solar System Samba RhYtHm 5/ sTaRtS wItH tHe rHyThM ‘aPiTo’

BlOw tHe aPiTo 4 tImEs tO cUe

Shh Shh Launch the Rocket 3] bReAk “SoLaR SyStEm SaMbA”
CoNtInUe pLaYiNg tHe gRoOvE…

EnDiNg: sIgNaL eNdInG [rAiSe hAnD]

Earth is the Third rock From the Sun “10 9 8 - 7 6 5 - 4 3 2 - 1 - BoOm!”

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 SuPeRbOwL SaMbA
eLl?”
1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE “wHaT
dOeS i
T sP
A!”
YoU pLaY: GiVe mE aN ‘S’ “SaMb
ThEy pLaY: ‘s’ [gRaDuAlLy sPeLlInG ‘sAmBa’]

2] gRoOvE
RhYtHm 1/ iS tHe sUrDo pArT oN pAgE 20 bUt wItH 1 I Can bang - the Drum
nOtE aDdEd. WaTcH oUt fOr tHe hAnD/sTiCk pAtTeRn.

RhYtHm 2/ iS sImIlAr tO rHyThM 2 oN pAgE 20

RhYtHm 3/ iS tHe sAmE rHyThM aS tHe sUrDo Marching Through the Soccer Stadium
RhYtHm 4/ iS rHyThM 5 oN pAgE 16 bUt wItH
bEaT 1 + 2 sWaPpEd fOr bEaT 3 + 4

RhYtHm 5/ iS tHe aGoGo pArT oN pAgE 20 bUt I Can bang - the Drum
mIsSiNg oNe nOtE

BlOw tHe aPiTo 4 tImEs tO cUe

3] bReAk “sUpErBoWl sAmBa” Shh Shh You can find Monkeys

CoNtInUe pLaYiNg tHe gRoOvE…

EnDiNg: sIgNaL eNdInG [rAiSe hAnD]

“StOp! HaLf tImE” aFtEr 4 wHiStLeS We are the Best team - oh Yeah!
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 WoRlD CuP SaMbA 1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE
YoU pLaY: tHeY tHiNk iT’s aLl oVeR…
ThEy pLaY: iT iS nOw! x4

2] gRoOvE
Shh Football Shh Super-Striker RhYtHm 1/ sTaRtS wItH a rEsT tHeN 2 nOtEs, aNoThEr
rEsT tHeN 4 nOtEs tWiCe tHe sPeEd.

RhYtHm 2/ iS 4 fAsT, 2 sLoW tHeN bAcKwArDs

Footballers are Singing To our World cup samba
RhYtHm 3/ iS ‘aPiTo’ ‘sUrDo’ ‘gAnZaShAkEr’ ‘sNaRe’

RhYtHm 4/ wOuLd bE ‘sHh’ ‘sHh’ ‘gAnZaShAkEr’ ‘sUrDo’

We are the Strikers We like scoring Goals RhYtHm 5/ iS tHe sAmE aS rHyThM 3 bUt wItH 2
rEsTs oN tHe eNd

BlOw tHe aPiTo 4 tImEs tO cUe

Shh Shh We are the de - fenders
3] bReAk “wE aRe tHe wInNeRs”
CoNtInUe pLaYiNg tHe gRoOvE…

EnDiNg: sIgNaL eNdInG [rAiSe hAnD]

I am the Goalie Shh Shh “StOp! HaLf tImE” aFtEr 4 wHiStLeS

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1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE
‘BaTeRiA!’
oN tHe gReY nOtEs hIt tHe
YoU pLaY: ReAdY tO sAmBa? mEtAl rIm oF tHe dRuM
ThEy pLaY: aLrIgHt! x4

2] gRoOvE [StEaDy]
ThIs oNe I’m gOiNg tO lEaVe fOr yOu aNd yOuR
Feel the Groove of our Bateria
cLaSs tO wOrK oUt aS a cHaLlEnGe.
LoOk bAcK aT pAgE 9 tO hElP yOu wOrK oUt tHe rHyThMs.

ReMeMbEr tHaT eAcH gRoUp oF nOtEs sTaRtS oN eAcH bEaT Bateria Carnival Bateria Party
oF tHe cLoCk (uNlEsS iT sTaRtS wItH a rEsT].

AlSo, lOoK aT oThEr pArTs tO sEe iF tHeRe iS sOmEtHiNg

sImIlAr bEiNg pLaYeD.

GoOd lUcK! Carnival is - is the Place to Be

x2
BlOw tHe aPiTo tO tHe rHyThM:
THIS IS - BA - TER – I - A
3] bReAk “bAtErIa bEaT bAtErIa gRoOvE!”
CoNtInUe pLaYiNg tHe gRoOvE…

StOp-tImE: sIgNaL 1 hIt tHeN 2 hItS.

‘ThIs iS bAtErIa’ lIkE pArT 4 Carnival - Is the Place to Be
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 CaRnIvAl SaMbA 1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE
YoU pLaY:
ThEy pLaY:

2] gRoOvE
YoU hAvE bEeN tAsKeD wItH cReAtInG
yOuR oWn sAmBa pIeCe. PiCk a tHeMe aNd
tHeN cReAtE yOuR oWn cAlL + rEsPoNsE
aNd bReAk pAtTeRnS.

RhYtHm 1/ kEeP iT sImPlE [sInGlEs/dOuBlEs]

RhYtHm 2/ uSe a fAsTeR rHyThM
RhYtHm 3/ rEpEaT bEaT 1 + 2 oN bEaT 3 + 4
RhYtHm 4/ tRy aNd mAkE eAcH bEaT dIfFeReNt
RhYtHm 5/ tAkE fRoM oThEr pArTs

BlOw tHe aPiTo 4 tImEs tO cUe

3] bReAk “________________”
CoNtInUe pLaYiNg tHe gRoOvE…

EnDiNg: sIgNaL eNdInG [rAiSe hAnD]

“__________________” aFtEr 4 wHiStLeS

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 CaLl & ReSpOnSe
HoCuS pOcUs EvErYbOdY fOcUs
1, 2, 3 eYeS oN mE 1, 2, 3 eYeS oN yOu
PlAcEs pLeAsE eVeRyBoDy fReEzE
ZiP iT, lOcK iT pUt iT iN yOuR pOcKeT
1, 2, 3, pLaY wItH mE 4, 5, 6 wItH oUr sTiCkS YoU mIgHt wAnT tO mAkE yOu oWn bAsEd
oN yOuR tHeMe. If yOu’rE sTrUgGlInG
GoOdNeSs gRaCiOuS gReAt bAlLs oF fIrE! fOr iDeAs hErE aRe a fEw:
ScOoBy dOoBy-dOo wHeRe aRe yOu? BrAzIl ChRiStMaS
To iNfInItY… aNd bEyOnD! FoOtBaLl DiSnEy
In tHe jUnGlE ThE mIgHtY jUnGlE A FiLm StAr WaRs
WhO iS aT tHe dOoR? KnOcK, kNoCk, kNoCk PoP StArS YoUr sChOoL
RoCk StArS WhErE yOu lIvE
ReAdY tO sAmBa? Oh yEaH AnCiEnT EgYpT MyThIcAl cReAtUrEs
A BoOk Tv sHoW
WhErE dOeS SaMbA cOmE fRoM? BrAzIl WiZaRdS/wItChEs ThE OlYmPiCs
WhAt dO wE wAnT? We wAnT sAmBa! FaRm AnImAlS AnOtHeR tYpE oF mUsIc
StOp! SaMbA tImE! A sOnG A cUrReNt cLaSs tOpIc
I’m a dRuMmEr oH, nO yOu’rE nOt! ChInEsE nEw yEaR A gAmE

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 ThE BrEaK
ThE bReAk iS a nOrMaLlY a sHoRt
rHyThM pLaYeD bY eVeRyOnE tO bReAk
“SaMbA MuSiC!”
uP tHe mAiN gRoOvE oR bEfOrE
mOvInG tO tHe nExT sEcTiOn. “1 2 3 4 5 “HeY!”
“SaMbA cOmEs fRoM sOuTh aMeRiCa!”
YoU cOuLd rEpEaT iT 4 tImEs aNd “SuPeRdUpEr sAmBa!”
eVeN cHaNgE sOmEtHiNg eAcH tImE
sUcH aS vOlUmE… “I cAn pLaY tHe dRuM”
...oR yOu cOuLd pLaY tHe gRoOvE 3 “RiO dE jAnEiRo”
tImEs tHeN tHe bReAk oNcE tO
cReAtE a 4 bAr gRoOvE [cReAtInG “SaMbIsTa sQuAd”
bAlAnCe, sImIlAr tO wItH 4 bEaTs].
“DaNcE tO tHe gRoOvE”

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 10 sOnGs fOr sAmBa
#1 SoNg oF bRaZiL lItTlEsT pEt sHoP
#2 ReAl iN rIo rIo sOuNdTrAcK
#3 BaIaNa bArBaTuQuEs

#4 PaRaNa E tRaDiTiOnAl BrAzIlIaN sOnG

#5 PeIxInHoS dO mAr tRaDiTiOnAl BrAzIlIaN sOnG

#6 sAmBa dE jAnEiRo bElLiNi

#7 BaTeRiA sAmBa sQuAd
#8 ObViOuS ChIlD PaUl SiMoN
#9 mEgAlEnHa sErGiO mEnDeS
#10 ThE cUp oF lIfE rIcKy mArTiN

ExTrAs: I uSe ‘JuMp iN tHe lInE’ bY HaRrY BeLaFoNtE fOr tHe cArIbBeAn sAmBa,
I uSe ‘sAmBa rEgGaE’ bY jImMy cLiFf / oLoDuM fOr tHe sAmBa rEgGaE lEsSoNs aNd
I uSe ‘mAs qUe nAdA’ bY SeRgIo MeNdEs fOr tHe wOrLd cUp tHeMe.
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In a cIrClE,
“SeQuEnCe” GiVe pEoPlE
4-8 wOrDs oR a sEnTeNcE wHeRe
eAcH pUpIl hAs tO sAy + pLaY
tHe nExT wOrD/rHyThM iN tHe
sEqUeNcE. If tHeY mIsS iT oR sAy
tHe wRoNg oNe tHeN oUt!
“ChInEsE wHiSpErS”
GeT sOmEoNe tO mAkE uP a rHyThM.
PuPiLs aRe tO tHeN tAp iT oN tHe
bAcK oF tHe nExT pErSoN iN tHe
lInE, bY tHe eNd oF tHe lInE, iF tHe
fInAl pUpIl pLaYs tHe sAmE rHyThM,
tHe cLaSs wIn!
“WhAt’s tHe pAsSwOrD?”
OnE pUpIl cOmEs uP wItH a cAlL +
rEsPoNsE pAtTeRn aNd tHe cLaSs
hAvE tO gUeSs tHe rEsPoNsE aFtEr
tHeY hEaR tHe cAlL
“BuStEd!” PuPiLs pIcK a cArD
aT rAnDoM. EaCh oNe hAs a rHyThM
tO cLaP oR a ‘bUsTeD’ cArD wHeRe
yOu lOsE 1 pOiNt tO aNoThEr tEaM.
10 wArM-uP gAmEs
“1 2 3 4” “dOn’t pLaY tHiS oNe bAcK!”
In a cIrClE, GeT pUpIlS tO cOpY aNy rHyThM yOu pLaY
pUpIlS tAkE aPaRt fRoM tHiS pAtTeRn:
iT iN tUrNs
t O s Ay +
“dO wHaT I dO,
cLaP 1, 2, 3 NoT wHaT I sAy” “DoN’t pLaY tHiS oNe bAcK”
oR 4 tO tHe Do oNe aCtIoN wItH yOuR bOdY aNd sAy aNoThEr wItH
bEaT. If tHeY yOuR vOiCe, tHoSe tHaT fOlLoW tHe vOiCe aRe oUt!
m I s S t H e “LiOn, tIgEr, eLePhAnT, rHiNoCeRoS, rAt, hIpPoPoTaMuS, sNaKe”
bEaT oR sAy GeT pUpIlS tO sAy + pLaY tHiS sEnTeNcE. NeXt, rEpLaCe oNe
tHe wRoNg oF tHe aNiMaLs wItH sIlEnCe. If yOu pLaY tHeN yOu’rE oUt!
nUmBeR tHeY EaCh pUpIl pLaYs fOr 2
BeAtS [fOr eXaMpLe: “sUrDo
“DoMiNo rHyThMs”
aRe oUt. YoU
tAmBoRiM – lIkE dOn’t pLaY tHiS oNe bAcK] tHeN tHe nExT
cAn dO tHiS pUpIl hAs tO tAkE tHe 2nD pArT aNd aDd a nEw eNdInG…
wItH fOuR
wOrDs tOo. “S a m b a eAcH pUpIl tAkEs iT iN tUrNs tO pLaY
EvErYoNe pLaYs “sAmBa mUsIc” tHeN
m u s I c!” tHeIr oWn rHyThM aFtErWaRdS… 28
 SaMpLe lEsSoN 1
#1 pLaY “wHaT iS yOuR nAmE?” [tHeN yOuR nEiGhBoRs nAmE]
#2 pLaY “1 2 3 4” oR “4/4”
#3 sPlIt iN tO 2 tEaMs: sUrDo/tAmBoRiM + aGoGo/gAnZaS
#4 tEaM 1 pIcKs 1 cOlOuR aNd tEaM 2 pIcKs aNoThEr tO pLaY
#5 eAcH tEaM iS tO rEpEaT tHeIr pAtTeRn 4 tImEs – nO gApS
#6 cOuNt bOtH tEaMs iN aNd sEe iF tHeY cAn sTaRt aNd
fInIsH tOgEtHeR. It wIlL lAsT 16 bEaTs iN tOtAl iF yOu
wAnT tO pLaY a cOwBeLl aLoNg wItH pUpIlS.

In tHe FoLlOwInG lEsSoNs…

AiM tO iNcReAsE tHe aMoUnT oF rHyThMs bEiNg uSeD uNtIl aLl 5 aRe bEiNg uSeD.
NeXt, gEt pUpIlS tO pErFoRm tHe ‘bReAk’ aT tHe eNd oF pLaYiNg tHeIr rHyThM 4 tImEs
AdD a cAlL + rEsPoNsE aT tHe bEgInNiNg oF tHe pIeCe
FiNaLlY, yOu’lL nEeD 3 hAnD sIgNaLs fOr; tHe bReAk, tHe cAlL + rEsPoNsE aNd tHe eNdInG

BrEaK: AmAzOn SaMbA CaLl + ReSpOnSe: WhAt DoEs tHe MoNkEy SaY? EnDiNg: SaMbA MuSiC
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 SaMpLe lEsSoN 2
#1 pLaY “dOn’t pLaY tHiS oNe bAcK” [pUpIl cOuLd lEaD]
#2 GeT pUpIlS tO rEpEaT bAcK eAcH oF tHe 5 rHyThMs
#3 sPlIt iN tO 5 tEaMs: sUrDo, tAmBoRiM. AgOgO, gAnZa, sNaRe
#4 eAcH tEaM pLaYs 4 tImEs bEfOrE tHe nExT tEaM jOiNs iN
#5 tO gEt pUpIlS uSeD tO cOuNtInG hOw lOnG tO pLaY fOr,
gEt tHeM tO pLaY tHeIr rHyThM oNcE tHeN cOuNt “1 2 3
4” bEfOrE rEpEaTiNg. Do tHiS wItH 2, 3 aNd 4 rEpEaTs…
#6 bLoW tHe aPiTo oN tHe 4tH tImE cOuNtInG “1 2 3 4”…
#7 ...lEaDiNg iN tO tHe bReAk: “JuMp iN tHe lInE”

In tHe FoLlOwInG lEsSoNs…

AiM tO gEt pUpIlS rEpEaTiNg tHe rHyThMs 4 tImEs tHeN tHe bReAk iNdEpEnDeNtLy
NeXt, sElEcT pUpIlS tO cOmE uP wItH tHeIr oWn cAlL + rEsPoNsEs bAsEd oN tHe tHeMe
StRuCtUrE tHe pIeCe tO iNcLuDe cAlL + rEsPoNsE tHeN gRoOvE/bReAk/gRoOvE oN rEpEaT
FiNaLlY, yOu’lL nEeD 3 hAnD sIgNaLs fOr; tHe bReAk, tHe cAlL + rEsPoNsE aNd tHe eNdInG

BrEaK: [sEe sOnG vErSe] CaLl + ReSpOnSe: wE cAn pLaY cAlYpSo EnDiNg: jUmP iN tHe lInE
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 - cUt-oUt RhYtHmS -

o x o o o o x o o

SnArE ShH GaNzA sHaKeR TaM-bO-rIm

o o x o o o o x o o

SuR - dO sUr – dO A – pI - tO A – pI - tO

o o o x o o o o o o o

TaM-bO-rIm a - gO-gO A - gO-gO A - gO-gO

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o o

o o o

SeE iF yOu cAn dRaW aNd pLaY 3 oF yOuR oWn

rHyThMs. If yOu wAnT tO pRaCtIcE, tRaCe tHe 7
gRoUpS oF nOtEs tO tHe lEfT aNd aBoVe fOr
pRaCtIcE. ReMeMbEr: iF yOu dRaW 3 nOtEs, mAkE
sUrE tO fIlL iN 3 oF tHe bOxEs uNdErNeAtH.

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 TiTlE/ 1] cAlL & rEsPoNsE
ThEmE: _ ______________ YoU pLaY:
ThEy pLaY:

2] gRoOvE
[kEeP a pUlSe oN a cOwBeLl tO hElP pUpIlS]

BlOw tHe aPiTo 4 tImEs tO cUe

3] bReAk “________________”
CoNtInUe pLaYiNg tHe gRoOvE…

ReApEaT fRoM 1-4 a fEw tImEs tHeN sIgNaL fOr...

4] eNdInG “________________”

OpTiOnAl:
5] CaLl + ReSpOnSe 2
YoU pLaY:
ThEy pLaY:

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AlSo iNcLuDeD:
5 pRe-pRePaReD lEsSoNs: 5 pRe-pRePaReD gAmEs:
#1 AmAzOn sAmBa #1 bUsTeD!
#2 DiNoSaUr SaMbA #2 DoMiNo RhYtHmS
#3 SaMbA ReGgAe #3 sEqUeNcE
#4 CaRiBbEaN SaMbA #4 dOn’t cLaP tHiS oNe bAcK
#5 SoLaR sYsTeM sAmBa #5 wHaT’s bEhInD tHe dOoR?

5 aUdIo tRaCkS:
#1 AmAzOn sAmBa
#2 DiNoSaUr SaMbA
#3 SaMbA ReGgAe
#4 CaRiBbEaN SaMbA
#5 sWaSh bUcKlE sAmBa

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