How to Play Samba on pandeiro. A beginners guide.

basic techniques for playing samba on pandeiro

[@arlingtonguy54]

I had been playing for ten years when I made this video. If you practice basic skills shown here 20 minutes per day and practice slowly, very slowly at first then you will be playing well in a couple of months. If you practice at fast tempos you will develop bad techinique that you will carry with you from then on. Practice very slowly.

[@helenabarreto2108]

Muito bom gostei. Idosa 82 anos ,,aprendendo a tocar pandeiro (eu) estou muito feliz. Obrigada a todos vocês que nos ensina .🤗

[@arlingtonguy54]

Parabems a senhora!

[@bakedbean37]

What a cool instrument. Nice demonstration too. It sounds like a complete samba rhythm section. I can see I need to buy myself yet another musical toy.

[@Pennies101]

Just had a clinic with Rogerio Bocatto, and now I must learn to master this instrument. He could make it sound like an entire drum kit. Your video is also very informative. Thanks for sharing.

[@arlingtonguy54]

One thing I love about pandiero is that it is light and easy to carry. I used to carry it everywhere with me when I lived in New Orleans and got to jam with so many great musicians. It is like carrying a very small complete drum set with you. Djembes are generally very heavy and very loud and most people don't like you to accompany them when they are acoustic.

[@gleventhal]

I totally agree. I am a bassist, but learned a bit of Pandeiro because its so damn versatile and light.

[@betemps666]

What a unique instrument for breaking through subconscious

[@FredBatala]

Cool, after 12 years of surdo and repinique in a samba-reggae band, I'm about to learn pandeiro with this technic.. Thanks

[@arlingtonguy54]

yea, I see clients in my home and have time when no one is around to play. That's the best way to improve, just have it at hand and play when you can. I first learned 10 years ago when I was in Brasil for three months and had plenty of time sitting on the beach in Bahia playing pandeiro. Keep at it and you will improve.

[@Gusty10000]

Muito bom cara !! Uma boa aula em apenas 5 minutos.

[@familiadediegos]

You're amazing. I'm inspired. Just learning myself. 💘 your video.

[@lynnsinclair5923]

Just want to thank you so much for all your information here! I’m looking for an instrument to love and learn. I’m 63 and my boyfriend has and plays many kinds of drums and other percussion and loves getting together with others to jam with whatever instrument they wish to play. From watching several videos this morning, especially this of yours, I think I’m falling in love with the Pandeiro! Brazilian music (MPB, but really most all) is my go-to for listening..if I had to choose just one genre to listen to the rest of my life, that’d be it. You’ve been very helpful with your tips, advice and encouragement here, showing me a promising way for me to join in with the fun :) thank you!!! - Lynn

[@dearsachima]

Thanks for the clear instructions! The sound of it is so charming... Now I'm thinking about getting one pandeiro and try practicing. :)

[@arlingtonguy54]

I agree with you about use of the thumb. I find that the sound is better on skin heads tuned low, using the thumb and better on plastic heads tuned higher with the middle finger. A tip about holding the pandeiro. Get a small piece of that thin rubber stuff they put under rugs to prevent slip. Use it to keep the pandeiro from slipping in your hand.

[@RitmoNo1]

Great breakdown of the rhythm. I'm practicing but have some way to go - for some reason I'm not quite getting it to swing - I keep coming back to this post - THANKS

[@lotusflower37]

Thank you very much for this great video. I just got my first tambourine and have a lot to learn. I don't expect to get this good, but it is sure fun watching you play.

[@arlingtonguy54]

For many people the hardest part of playing a pandeiro is holding it for any length of time. You will gain strength and learn how to hold it so your fingers don't hurt any more. My first teacher told me to carry my pandeiro around every day, holding it out in front just to gain strength. Now you can also practice the back and forth motion with the new style of playing.

[@rh8823]

I am learning Pandeiro from teacher. I live in Japan. Your video is very good. Thank you!

[@beetanz]

oh super ! Thank you so much from germany ! ! i did not play for many years .. fantastic to be able to learn it again from you !

[@testolino]

The best pandeiro tutorial on the web !!![2] This is the only one that really teaches! thanks man!

[@arlingtonguy54]

Pandeiro is traditionally played in Brazilian rhythms but is being adapted by many players of other types of music. You can make them up. It's music, have fun, be creative.

[@salilg09]

muito obrigado meu camarada. My brazilian friend gifted me a pandeiro and I promised him I'd learn it. Thank you for starting me off with this video.

[@Josepercu]

Muy buena lección. Felicidades!!. Very good lesson. Congratulations!!

[@sweavo]

yeah i know.. I just mean I could actually play along until that point... so I need practice. It's a really clear video that I could follow from knowing nothing up until that point where I need to up my game!

[@MrPartidoalto]

Excellent technique. The toughest Brasilian percussion instrument to play along with the sacred berimbau.

[@theswime945]

Thank you so much for making such a comprehensive guide. I'm off to practice...

[@ivbecker]

Muito bacana!!! Sensacional!!! Adorei!!! Fiquei copiando seus movimentos em um caderno de capa dura e me empolguei!!! Tchau, tô indo comprar meu pandeirooooo!

[@craigstevens1967]

Amazing lesson. Thanks for keeping it simple and true.

[@arlingtonguy54]

Glad you liked it!

[@抹茶ミルク-g5i]

タンバリンにこんなに惹きつけられたのは初めてです…

[@arlingtonguy54]

This is a 10" Contemporanea but I also use O Profissional (sp?) I like a wood frame and a real animal skin (pele). I don't really like the plastic heads or frames. Maybe you can find it on the internet or some big music stores.

[@claudiogoscilo]

Excelente: muy claro en relación a otros videos , gracias

[@othaday54]

Thank you SO much for this - I have been looking for a really clear pandeiro lesson on YT. What a great presentation!! Peace, Otha

[@82613880889]

Thank you for your awesome tuition! It was really helpful!!

[@cuuy]

Thx! I already can play the basics, but I didn't really know how to vary. It's great that you explain it :-)

[@time0503]

obrigado! very clear + easy to understand - I go now and practice.

[@arlingtonguy54]

Good luck! I keep a pandeiro in my office and one in my bedroom and when I have a few minutes of waiting for something I pick it up and practice, every day.

[@LanaWolle]

Wonderful video! Thank you soo much

[@lucybrand]

@arlington I agree about the microphone, it defenately takes away from some of the tamber and tones of the drum, but it does allow for recording possibilities. If you listen to 1970's samba recordings, you can see it's a different "language" than nowadays samba. It's defenately much SIMPLER and STRONG. Since then they've added instruments (like repique de mão for example) and the grooves vary. Listen to Clara Nunes recordings like Tristeza pé no chão and you'll hear it. Simple and strong.

[@HaileISela]

nice video... those more complex rhythms are so sweet. dude, you really know how to do some fine music!

[@ChrisDeJuanMusic]

Muchas gracias...Thank you man!...thanks for sharing your musical knowledge!!...

[@sweavo]

superb video! thank you so much. I went from complete pandeiro noob to 2:10 then you lost me at 2:20. I will come back again and again to this video until I can do this convincingly! Thanks again.

[@solarfactz]

You should create an instructional DVD. This basic lesson really helped me. Muito Axe

[@arlingtonguy54]

Yes, you lift the pandeiro with your left hand so that the jingles come up and down again creating the extra jingle sounds. It is what the Brasilians like to call the swing. Hard to explain exactly what that is though.

[@unclebraddah]

Great instructional video!!!!

[@GMbass]

Hey thanks - great lesson, nice production. Much appreciated!

[@julieb34685]

this is great, no words needed. Love the dog!

[@andretupi]

Very nice!! Still don't have much of something that in brazil we name as "malemolência" or "molejo"... You know it's like playing more loose and relaxed.. Just swinging thru the rhythm... I think that's the way to get to the brazilian samba's real deal... But you're definitely giving some great lessons... I myself found really helpful... I play string instruments but im starting to get very interested on pandero too..

[@arlingtonguy54]

Yes I agree. It’s the most difficult part of any samba instrument for Gringos.

[@andretupi]

@@arlingtonguy54 i saw you posted the video 13 years ago. Im sure it's much better now

[@miguelpozavillagran8424]

Excelente!!!!!

[@holton345]

Excellent lesson video. Thanks for posting.

[@swellbow55]

Super helpful! Thanks!

[@Leegaucho]

Good video! Congratulations, Greetings from Brazil!

[@Dyshof]

Yes indeed, fully agree, very helpful, thanx alot

[@gleventhal]

@48jeanmarie Did you buy the stanton moore pandeiro? that is not a normal pandeiro, it was designed to be played in a drum set with a stick.

[@arlingtonguy54]

@lucybrand I am aware of this style and occasionally use it but always go back to the old style. Why is it that they always have a microphone? I feel you can't get as much power for playing acoustically with other instruments. Even when I use my thumb only for tones I still use the back and forth motion to get the swing, although don't show it in this video. Drumming in general has gotten too busy and that goes for rock, latin and pandiero. More is not necessarily better, it's only more.

[@grafikdrummer]

Thank you very much, exacetly what i was looking for!

[@eunicemirandaaraujoalves5086]

Muito bom o melhor professor

[@arlingtonguy54]

Obrigado

[@subzero9724]

very good lesson thank you

[@EmeraldVideosNL]

brillant! best instruction video, and that without a spoken word :)

[@arlingtonguy54]

There are different styles of playing. In this video I use the old style of playing which only twists the pandeiro when you want the jingles to sound. That gives you the swing in samba. I play the tones with my thumb only and don't rotate when I want a slap. In the more modern style, the pandeiro is twisted back and forth constantly but then you have to use your thumb and forefinger for the tones. The slaps can come anywhere whether rotating toward or away from you. Hope that helps.

[@benitezfoto-video197]

Capisimo, saludos desde el norte argentino.

[@theau61]

thanks for this course

[@claudiopolis]

genial!!!!! saludos desde argentina

[@elspethsavani]

Beautiful technique. I've been practicing these and working on my stamina to play steady, longer. Do you have another video with other variations?

[@arlingtonguy54]

@theAIex2 I like Contemporanea 10" wood frame with skin head. I am sure there are other good ones but I like this one, made in Brazil. Avoid one that is too heavy or you will hate playing it. There are also some very good but expensive custom pandieros available in the US online. Good luck finding your pandeiro.

[@lamontemckinney9724]

Great video

[@RaphaelNattiv]

Very good tutorial! thanks

[@ozuozuozu]

best pandeiro lesson on the tube.

[@zam626]

Very cool!

[@prasadmdan]

Is Pandeiro national instrument of Brazil? O Pandeiro é instrumento nacional do Brasil?

[@c.z.7060]

MAESTRO!

[@arlingtonguy54]

@lucybrand Thanks for your insights and comments. I love the old samba recordings and listen to a lot of this. I guess thats why I prefer the older style.

[@justinwiggy]

great video...thanks

[@simonedetavares]

Estupendo. Vou provar.

[@CarlosRamos-km5eh]

Adorei professor sem converssa e muito toque óptimo

[@allenfrost2148]

Obrigado!

[@CarlosRamos-km5eh]

Professor faz outras aulas estou aprendendo e adorei suas aulas estou seguindo suas batidas

[@arlingtonguy54]

A regular tambourine has the jingles reversed (facing away from each other) and it will make too much jingle noise and not enough head noise. You can do it but it will not sound the same.

[@arlingtonguy54]

@48jeanmarie Yea I have a 12" also. I only use if for juggling and spinning. Even some 10" are too heavy. I always look for a very lightweight pandeiro for playing. But, the 12" will build up your strenght!

[@jhanstorres]

magnifico!

[@argonauta50]

muito bacana!!!!!!

[@ozuozuozu]

fantastic.

[@arlingtonguy54]

@mefanictic Thanks for your comment. Not everyone plays in the Marcos Suzano style. I learned this old fashioned way of playing and for me it is fine. One thing I don't like about Suzano style is that it becomes to full, too busy. I like the old style of playing better but I realize it is not for everyone. To each his own.

[@mrkerrgrade8]

Nice one!

[@louiscarrillo5873]

extremely well done

[@musicinmiami]

Superb!

[@Franzonlucas]

So faltou dar uma afinada nl pandero

[@francovolpe5306]

bravo grazie molto chiaro

[@gabijp1408]

Adorei o cachorrinho!! Hehe

[@monkeyzeetube]

obrigado

[@avequesalta]

impecable!!!!!

[@arlingtonguy54]

@dnickason1 Thanks for your comment. You have picked some of the more challenging Brazilian instruments to learn, but keep at it, watching videos and getting lessons when available and you can become proficient at them. I am only a beginner at tamborim and cannot play cuica to save my life. Good luck and good playing.

[@antoniotemprano1452]

Maravilhoso, muito obrigado!!

[@carmenmontoya2424]

más vídeos por favor estoy practicando me gusto mucho gracias

[@jorgecortes09]

Espero que también entiendas español... Obrigado por el video, funciona muy bien! Compré en Sao Paulo un pandero O Profissional de 8¨de diámetro. Su toque es diferente por ser más pequeño?

[@arlingtonguy54]

ten 10" inches is the best size for playing. The bigger ones are used more for juggling. Also I like the wooden (madeira) ones with real animal skin head (pele)

[@lagosfernando]

You rock.

[@Conectados2525]

Muito bom ! Ensino certinho !

[@arlingtonguy54]

André Edição de Vídeos Obrigado!

[@SkataStar]

super bon! thanks

[@lucybrand]

@arlingtonguy54 I agree that Marcos Suzano is not at all the be all end all of pandeiro playing, I don't particularly like his style either, though I respect it. However, the left hand motion of the pandeiro is an essential part of the swing, it allows you to accent defferent notes while you play. You can also use your fingertips on your right hand to make low notes as well as your thumb. That will give you more liberty to play with variation. Check out the master Jackson do Pandeiro.

[@oomfg123]

thanks for the upload!

[@ninabril1]

I love your dog jejeje

[@igeordie]

Obrigado.

[@alitoalito]

muito bom. abraço desde roma