New York Guitar Seminar - Brazilian Guitar Panorama

Welcome all guitarists to the dedicated page for my comprehensive NYGS masterclass:

BRAZILIAN GUITAR PANORAMA: 
Authentic Fluency in Duo Accompaniment


This page includes:

• Orientation: Read pages 5 & 6 of PDF:

Essential Principles for Fluency in
Brazilian Music and Accompaniment


• COMPLETE VIDEO in EIGHT SEGMENTS
including closeup shots

COMPLETE PDF of Musical Examples


• Audio of Masterclass Repertoire used

• AUDIO from my NEW CD,
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I welcome all your feedback and questions.

Richard Boukas presenting his comprehensive masterclass, BRAZILIAN GUITAR PANORAMA at
New York Guitar Seminar.

Boukas duo comping workshop at Mannes' New York Guitar Seminar.

Masterclass Content

The masterclass covers these five primary Brazilian genres from a duo accompaniment standpoint and addresses some solo guitar and phrasing aspects:

samba canção         bossa nova          samba          choro          baião

Each genre is culminated by a duo performance of a famous Brazilian piece.
For these performances I am joined by my longtime guitarist colleague Joe Ravo.

For more rhythmically complex Brazilian genres such as samba and baião, first I demonstrate essential Brazilian percussion source rhythms, then adapt them to directly to guitar comping.

The COMPLETE MASTERCLASS VIDEO is divided into EIGHT SEGMENTS.
Samba and Baião are divided into two segments because of their more detailed treatment.

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Richard Boukas and Joe Ravo performing "Wave".

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Masterclass Complete Video

Duo Comping Insights