Samba Music in a Cross-Curricular
(Category: Developing the Arts)
The overall aim of this initiative will be to train a group of students to be able to perform Brazilian Samba Music. As part of the initiative schools involve participating students in a cross-curricular project related to Brazil and/ or carnival. Students also:
• Learn about the history of samba music in Brazil and Europe
• Develop technical skills in playing the instruments
• Develop an understanding of the different percussion instruments involved in samba, their names, sounds and the roles they play in the music
• Work as a group to develop at least pieces of music to performance standard
• Investigate the roles of other elements such as voice, movement, costumes etc. in a samba performance
• Discuss and develop performance skills, integrating the different elements to produce a “show”
• Perform what they have learned for their peers and others
• Learn about the history of samba music in Brazil and Europe
• Develop technical skills in playing the instruments
• Develop an understanding of the different percussion instruments involved in samba, their names, sounds and the roles they play in the music
• Work as a group to develop at least pieces of music to performance standard
• Investigate the roles of other elements such as voice, movement, costumes etc. in a samba performance
• Discuss and develop performance skills, integrating the different elements to produce a “show”
• Perform what they have learned for their peers and others
Instructions
• The funding is available for schools to organise Samba workshops for studnets either locallly or throughthe Masamba group (details enclosed).• As part of the initiative schools should involved participating students in a cross-curricular project related to Brazil and/or carnival. Suggested ideas are enclosed.
• Schools need to have a suitable room available for the workshops where other classes are not disturbed.
• The travel expenses of the Masamba group are to be paid by the school. The funding provided only covers the cost of the workshops.
• Please enclose in your evaluation a detailed description of the activities undertaken in the running of the initiative along with any relevant photographs of the activities undertaken. We would be very grateful if the photos are sent to us digitally as the quality is great for publications. Please make sure that you have sought permission from parents/guardians to use the photos in publications. Some schools write to all parents asking them to make contact with the school if they object to photos being published.
• The evaluation should be submitted online at www.jcsp.ie. More details below.
