Capoeira Music-How to Play Berimbau (most important details)

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today i will be teaching the basics of playing berimbau for those who want to play better and those who are taking their first steps playing the berimbau this video will help you reach a higher level of playing much faster

this is the first video of the new berimbau playing playlist that I'm currently creating in the following videos I will be teaching you different rhythms and tips you will be able to implement right away

if this is you first time approaching this amazing instrument i would love to teach a little about it the berimbau is a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, originally from Africa, that is now commonly used in Brazil in capoeira circles

it is called berimbau because its made mostly from birba tree which is flexible and strong so it could maintain the pressure created to keep the string strained
the string is called arame its simply a metal wire
with a loop on both ends tied on one end and hooked on the other
and a Gourd( I'm not sure about the pronunciation) dried, opened and hollowed-out, attached to the lower portion of the birba by a loop of tough string, acts as a resonator.

lastly
Pedra or Dobrão: small stone or coin pressed against the arame to change the tone of the berimbau
Baqueta: small stick struck against the arame to produce the sound
Caxixi: small rattle that optionally accompanies the baqueta in the same hand

Capoeiristas split berimbaus in three categories:

Gunga some call it Berra-boi and it has the lowest tone
Médio medium tone
and Viola with highest tone

usually capoeira circles called roda have all 3 berimbaus are playing together in harmony
to each a different rhtyem- toque in pourtgese and a diffrent role

next i will cover holding the berimbau the right way, the diffrent sounds you can create and 3 drills to better your technique
in order to play the berimbau nicely its important to have a good control so inorder for you to be able to focus on actually playing you need to develop control holding to berimbau
the berimbau is held by the pinky finger from below the ring in middle fingers hold the birba
the index and thum will hold the pedra
first drill for holding the berimbau will be moving it from you stomach forward
side to side and down
you can practice this standing and sitted
try having you shoulder down and relaxed

next is holding the baqueta
there are 2 ways to hold it
I'm more used to this one
when hitting the arame let the baqueta bounce off so it will have a clean one hit sound
move the baqueta only using your fingers and a little bit of a your wrist
your hand shouldn't move much
i find hitting downwards is more comfortable
your volume is controlled by the range and speed of your hit

now adding the pedra its important to have you thumb as if it was going out straight out of the biriba that way when you will push the pedra against the string it wont slip
hold you the pedra in upwards diagonal that will also help you have more control of the pedra

there are 3 diffrent sound you can make the buzz sound also called tin
touching the pedra to the arame gently
secondly din pushing the pedra onto the arame
watch out for finishing the sound cleanly and not with a tin
either keep the pedra pushed onto the arame until there's not sound
or take it off in one movement
and the third sound is with out touching the pedra to the arame called dom
in the first two sounds you hit above the pedra and with the open sound below the pedra
when playing the buzz sound the cabace will be closed next to the body
and with the other two sounds the cabaca is opened

before getting to the drills i learned from mestre edan
lets see if we can get this video to 200 likes because that will tell me you're loving this content

now the next challenge switching between the diffrent sounds and keeping them clear and nice so 3 recommended drills are
tin tin din two buzz sounds with the pedra gently touching the arame and one din pushing the pedra to the arame
tin tin dom starting the same and finishing with open sound
and putting them together tin tin din tin tin dom
with all of these drills try playing them on repet in different tempo

if you want to learn how to string a berimbau here's an old video i made
and here i you will have the berimbau playlist i was talking about at the begging of the video as soon as it will be ready
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