Program:

1. Opening:

Presentation
Robertinho Silva´s musical initiation: self-taught
`Home` instruments: spoon, frying pan, plates, agogo bells, Tamborim

1. Robertinho Silva: Musical Background

Teachers, Methods, Rythm of the Afro-Brazilian Rituals and
Snare drums methods

1. Warming up exercises:

Quiálteras: 3,4,5,6,7,8 (triplets, quintuplets, eight note triplets,etc)
´Stretch arms´
Quiálteras de 3,5,7,9,11(triplets, quintuplets, etc)
Drumsticks exercises
Students use their body, Robertinho plays the drums

1. History of Drums in Rio de Janeiro: Play and tell
2. Bossa Nova: Edson Machado, Milton Banana and Dom Um Romão
3. Milton Nascimento

Tribute with composition: Percussion on the floor and Bells solo

1. Jazz

Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Philly Jo Jones, Tony Willians, and Max Raach.

1. First time in USA
2. Robertinho Silva meets the Idols

Recordings with Wayne Shoter

1. Research of Brazilian Rythms

Congada, Alujá, Jongo, Aguerê, Ijexá, Opanijé, Maracatu, Ciranda, Baião, Xaxado, Samba de Roda, Samba Reggae, Samba Enredo.

Duration: 4 hours

Material Resources:
Percussion Instruments (provided by Robertinho Silva)
2 complete drums set
3 congas
4 microphones, stage monitors, 2 rugs, stands for reading, reading material copies, 10 tables (pub tables)
Retro projector, data show, witeboard and pilot pen, flip sharp

Target audience:
Age – at least 7 years old, unlimited number of students. (the classes require the students to bring drumsticks, practice pads, notebooks and pens/pencils, water- for personal use;