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Tamborim

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The tambor|rn ts slmtliar |Ir shape to a mtniature tambourlne but wlth no J|Itgles. It ls playcd
wlth a thtn wooden sdck or a three-pronged plasttc or rattan sttck, The flngers of thc hand holdtr4 the
tambo['tm are also us€d to dampen the back sfde of the head to produce open c closcd notca (r?gut"
I ). There are two waye lt ts commonly played. The firet and most baslc ts to pliay the top of the hcad
wnh the atfck Wwe 21, adJustlng the open and close the notes wlth the fingers on the underelde of the
head. Dlfierent stroke tJ[tes are alao used for a varlety of sounds: l, Tlp o,f st/r,k n @n@lr oJ hmd 2,
Rtrn shots, 3. Rtm shots wtth shoulder oJ sticb 4. Arents. In Escolias performlng ln Camaval sc\rcral arc
uscd ln unlson to orcheEtrate rhythmtc passageE.

Pracuce the folo$rfng patterns. The notes marked wlth a "+" are played wtth the fingerc muung
the head. lhose marked wtth an 'o" are open notes wlth no mutlng'

l.
++o oo

'no
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2.
+++ o ++ + o o o

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